Even Rush was saying today that the legal requirements to charge Zimmerman with 2nd degree murder are tenuous, at best. Zimmerman’s lawyer is going to have the court’s undies all bunched up for a while with pretrial motions and other various legal maneuvering.
I’m very interested in the discovery phase, personally. I don’t think the prosecution has anything substantive to use against Zimmerman.
Also, let’s be very clear about Stand Your Ground in Florida. SYG covers the old “duty to retreat” clause prevalent in many state statutes. Specifically, the duty to retreat is nullified provided the shooter is using his/her firearm to prevent the commission of a forcible felony. Hence the reason I’m interested in the discovery phase. If there are medical files showing Zimmerman was treated for injuries sustained during a struggle, there’s no way they can legally challenge his claim to self-defense.
And overwhelming majority of WHITE Americans agree that this little thug overstepped and confronted a legally armed citizen. I hope ballistics reports are shown during discovery to prove that only one round was fired and a second round never cycled into the chamber due to “someone’s” hand being on the slide during discharge. If there was a struggle for the gun, that’s another positive for Zimmerman.
IF the law truly plays this out the way it seems to have happened (based on extant evidence presented by the media), then Zimmerman will be acquitted. Unless there’s damning evidence present that the media has not yet discussed or aired, Zimmerman’s going to walk from this show trial.
I do not, however, believe that Zimmerman’s life will ever be the same. Having twice used a firearm to defend my life, I can personally attest that it changes you forever.