A delay will only hurt the defense. If I were his attorney I'd DEMAND a speedy trial by jury right there in Sanford. No requests for change of venue, no requests for discovery, nothing. Just put it on. They don't have the facts to support a guilty verdict on a murder charge.
The prosecution is PRAYING for a delay until after the election when they can quietly ask for all charges to be dismissed. The murder charges were only brought to mollify the mob and prevent an imminent race riot.
There is no way on earth that a Murder charge can be proven. At best they have a negligent homicide, but I don't think they could prove that either. The witness said that Martin was on top of Zimmerman and Zimmerman's head was being bashed against the concrete. Zimmerman had a gun.
If Zimmerman had lost consciousness then he would have surrendered possession of the gun to the guy who was pounding his head into the concrete. He had to assume that Martin would have used the gun to finish him off if he lost consciousness. His only recourse was to use the gun to eliminate the threat.
Not Guilty. Slam dunk.
My point, also.
If the prosecutor wanted to get a conviction, she might have a prayer with manslaughter, but that would not satisfy the race-baiters.
In a just world yes, but we don't live in a just world any longer.
One or two black victim-class types on the jury who refuse to vote the law and there is no slam dunk. It's a hung jury.