Posted on 06/27/2013 7:09:04 AM PDT by iowamark
A teenage friend of Trayvon Martin was forced to admit today in the George Zimmerman murder trial that she did not write a letter that was sent to Martin's mother describing what she allegedly heard on a phone call with Martin moments before he was shot.
In a painfully embarassing moment, Rachel Jeantel was asked to read the letter out loud in court.
"Are you able to read that at all?" defense attorney Don West asked.
Jeantel, head bowed, eyes averted whispered into the court microphone, "Some but not all. I don't read cursive."
It sent a hush through the packed courtroom.
Jeantel, 19, was unable to read any of the letter save for her name...
During nearly two hours of cross examination Wednesday in which he tried to raise questions about her version of events and accused her of telling several lies under oath, including about her whereabouts during Martin's wake.
"Under oath, you created a lie and said you went to the hospital?" asked West.
"Yes," responded Jeantel. She said she lied because she didn't want to see the body.
Jeantel became increasingly agitated and scoffed when West told her that she would have to continue testifying.
She is seen as a critical witness to the prosecution because she is the only person able to say that Martin claimed that he noticed a strange man following him and that he was scared. Jeantel said Martin described the stranger as a "creepy ass cracker."
Jeantel said Martin, 17, was walking home during halftime of the NBA All-Star Game when he became unnerved because he was being followed.
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I first heard the term 'cursive' in the 70's when my kids were in elementary school.
She’s Precious!
Now tell us who paid for the carbs she’s packed on.
What’s that thing around her neck?
LOL
This is so absurd it should embarrass the entire criminal “justice” system...
That too...
I wish it was a giant sucking sound. Really it’s a giant hushing sound... as in hush-hush the whole thing up be the left...
Special do-up to highlight her honesty right? :/
And you are surprised because....!!!
This case is a travesty of Justice. The DA should be charged with crimes.
yes you’re right.
The explaination at the beginning of that movie... where intelligent people wait to have children while stupid people breed like rabits is perfectly believable.
And I am quite sure that whites will be far outnumbered by then, simply for this reason... Tyrone and Shaniqua Welfare will keep plopping out food stamp babies and they will continue... generation after generation.
Shaniqua will be whoring for her pimp, Upgrayedd.
Shotgun shells are still in stock. Stock up now.
I had to take a look at several other pics of her to see what it was.
My conclusion?
A thin fat fold!
"What the Hell is that?"
Da, I agree. I also find it is easy to read.
If she could oh say spell the word “cursive” - while on the stand - no dictionary or “lifeline” allowed & use it in a sentence, to go with her fabricated statement
it might help.
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