Apparently, Martin’s DNA was NOT found on Zimmerman’s gun, according to the prosecution. This bombshell was mentioned on Nancy Grace’s show, so you gotta consider the source.
Even if true, why is that a "bombshell"? So GZ pulled his gun while getting the crap beat out of him and shot the punk and there is no DNA on the handgun? That just tells me that Zimmerman pulled and shot. That is not evidence of anything.
Seriously, this is the most insane racist politically motivated trial I have seen in my 63 years. And I'm one of the few who thought the officers beating Rodney King should have been found guilty.
Oh Heaven’s....Nancy DisGrace show?
Hurrumph!
What Nancy Grace didn’t tell you is what O’Mara did on cross with that. It was raining that night and the witness agreed that rain would have washed away fingerprints. So in the end, that bit was a ‘wash’.
this was also explained by the specialist because the gun surface was too hard
Martin’s DNA absent from the gun means that it was Zimmerman doing all the bleeding. Which is the story he told. Nose and head and that blood smearing and spraying in random places and directions. This suggests that at some point zim might have tried to protect either his nose or head or both with his hands
Bottom line, though, is that it confirms that zim was doing the bleeding. And that supports his version of the events
I missed the part where GZ said that TM got his hand on the gun. Did anyone hear George ever say that?
That's hardly a bombshell. There is useful and probative DNA in maybe 1/3 of such cases, and the absence of it proves nothing. And it also was not first revealed at trial.
I wonder why there is not more commentary on the fact that no DNA was found on the trigger? I mean, that turns this shooting into quite a whodunnit! Right?
Officer Tim Smith's DNA was not identified on the weapon's slide, so apparently he lied on the stand about taking and clearing it!
I can't think of any reason for the prosecution to have put this DNA guy on the stand, except that they hoped the jury would be stupid enough not to understand there was nothing of any relevance to either side presented.
(Although, FWIW, the witness testified that they "could not exclude" Martin's DNA from the holster swabs...)
I want to know if they found DNA from the cop who handled Z’s gun on the gun. If they mentioned it I missed it.
The DNA expert found a mix of DNA on both the holster and the slide. He wasn't able to exclude Trayvon Martin as a possible contributor to that DNA.
If the talking heads wanted to say it another way, they could say "DNA found on holster and slide that expert said couldn't be ruled out as Martin's."
This is the same prosecution team who couldn't even find DNA on Martin's hands.He must have left it all on Zimmerman's head.