Posted on 07/03/2013 2:02:13 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The lead investigator for George Zimmerman’s case testified on Tuesday that he believes Zimmerman may have exaggerated the manner in which he was injured during the confrontation that resulted in Trayvon Martin’s death last year.
Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder in the death of the 17-year-old unarmed teenager, has pleaded not guilty, claiming Martin attacked him on Feb. 26, 2012, in the gated Sanford, Fla., community where the two encountered each other. Martin died of a single gunshot wound; Zimmerman was photographed by police that night with a bloody, swollen nose and wounds to the back of the head.
Zimmerman alleges Martin straddled him after punching him in the nose and banged his head repeatedly against the sidewalk, warning him before Zimmerman fired a shot at him, “You’re going to die tonight.”
On Tuesday, Chris Serino, the lead investigator in Zimmerman’s case, took the stand for a second day and testified that based on Zimmerman’s statements following the teen’s death, he felt Zimmerman may have been exaggerating the manner in which he was injured.
“You felt he was exaggerating certain parts of it?” prosecutor Bernie De La Rionda asked Serino.
“Among other things,” Serino said.
“Did you feel he exaggerated the manner in which he was hit?” De La Rionda asked.
“Yes, sir,” Serino responded.
When questioned later during cross-examination, Serino added he believed Zimmerman could have exaggerated the number of times he was punched or hit.
The back-and-forth on the stand followed testimony Monday during which Serino told the court he believed Zimmerman was relieved after being told by investigators last year – falsely – that video may exist of the shooting. Serino had testified on Monday that he tried to bluff Zimmerman about the existence of a video to provoke a reaction and gauge Zimmerman’s assertion
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Been knocked out 3 times in my life. Ain't going to let some zombie make contact with my head if I have a choice.
End of last Griffith Paret fight with commentary
Guy on the ropes died 10 days later. Trayvon was no Griffith but he was in a position to use his body weight to smash Zimmerman's head in.
Z knew that T saw the pistol and was going for it. I think that was when Z really knew he had to defend his own life. Z was carrying a little Keltech, hardly the weapon of a Vigilante Racist.
Haha! Yeah. Good one. Such nonsense.
When MOM asked this officer if he thought Zimmerman was telling the truth, the answer was yes. It’s normal for investigators to be suspicious of every suspect. It means nothing towards guilt, but I’m not surprised to see NBC portraying it that way.
This is not reporting it’s editorializing. This witness told the defense attorney yesterday he thought Zimmerman was truthful in his several interrogations.
So this investigators feelings are evidence?
I’ve been knocked unconscious once, training a pony when I was about eight. I had a concussion one other time, when my hands slipped off a branch and wound up hitting my head.
I’m with you. You start messing with my head, you’re giving me carte blanche with your rights.
“If he’s a cracker, he must be the attacker”
“If no crime was committed, he must be acquitted”
“Let me guess media..Zimmerman pounded his own head into the concrete for WOW factor”
That was actually insinuated in an article I read a couple of days ago. I believe the article was linked on the Drudge Report. Written, of course, by a black columnist.
The Captain is a nice touch.
Ayep. Somebody put some thought into that one.
For that corupt ME the persecution trotted out as well as this officer, I offer the same thing. Lets smash you to the ground and repeatedly strike you in the face. It can stop when you feel your life is in danger.
How many blows do you think either of them would take.
Why is this not stricken?
This is opinion of a witness by another witness.
It’s no different than the other cop stating that he believed Zimmerman was being truthful.
That was basically the first thing I thought of when I read it. I thought personal opinions weren't allowed.
Zimmerman should have waited until the pain was ‘unbearable’ before firing at his attacker? In what universe?
The state’s own witness under oath said that If GZ doesn’t have a scratch, it doesn’t matter to self defense law. How much injury is a red herring and irrelevant to the law of self defense.
“... he believed Zimmerman was relieved after being told by investigators last year – falsely – that video may exist of the shooting.” this could be the knockout punch for the prosecutors.
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