It’s pretty easy to hang the special prosecutor on this stuff, but what if... Just, what if...
I understand that the defendant may invoke the FL self defense statute as an affirmative defense in these cases. And, he/she can do so at the very start of the trial (maybe earlier?). Further, the judge must rule on that defense motion before anything else can move forward. SO, what if the special prosecutor intentionally overcharged the case, so as to give the trial judge an ‘out’ for the self defense claim?
Obama still gets to tell the faithful that the case was properly brought, and that the real problem is that damn FL self defense statute. The race baiters are never going to be placated, no matter what happens. And, the NBP can continue their tinpot army antics, as they will under any circumstances.
The finer legal minds here on FR can pick this apart much better than I can; but, it seems to me that there may be other ulterior motives in play, not just “hang Zimmerman” BS.
“SO, what if the special prosecutor intentionally overcharged the case, so as to give the trial judge an ‘out’ for the self defense claim?
Obama still gets to tell the faithful that the case was properly brought, and that the real problem is that damn FL self defense statute”
Huh? You could make that point easier and more forcefully by not charging him at all. More importantly, you wouldn’t have wasted my time.