Day 21 (Week #5) Zimmerman Trial – Witness Discussion Thread

The Conservative Treehouse ^ | July 9, 2013 | Sundance

[sheikdetailfeather]

WFTV Eyewitness News ✔ @WFTV BREAKING: Defense is calling its final witness and says they'll likely rest tomorrow. #Zimmermanon9 #Zimmermantrial Retweeted by Kathi Belich, WFTV

[jjsheridan5]

How would that be counter-productive, please.

The jury now knows that the prosecution didn't release the tox report, and tried to keep it out. The actual report isn't that bad, it merely shows traces of pot (at least that's what we know). The jury is left to speculate, which in this case is worse for the prosecution than the actual report.

Most people don't see pot as being that unusual for a person of Skittle's age. Bringing it in would appear like a stretch, and distract from the main points of the defense.

[viaveritasvita]

Yes, that’s what I need...a really good laugh! I can’t take any more! ;)

[sheikdetailfeather]

3:45

Comment From Guesty
The defense is not bringing in the toxicology report according to MSNBC and CNN.

3:45

Bruce at WFTV:
If this is their last witness, it looks like they won’t be doing that.

3:45

Comment From Guest
LAST WITNESS FOR THE DEFENSE???? ARe you serious? No toxicology

[UCANSEE2]

BDLR: Objection.

Judge: On what?

BDLR: Hearsay. Witness is stating what someone else said. Only our witnesses are allowed to do that, or witnesses when I am asking them. Defense is not allowed to do that.

Judge: Sustained.

[101stAirborneVet]

"Z's nose looked disfigured when police showed me a picture, versus how I knew George to appear." - witness

[NautiNurse]

Witness describes photo of GZ, where she identified him to LEO. She states his nose was disfigured.

[MrEdd]

Plus by having the jury remember Zim’s mom and uncle when they think of his family it reminds them that this man is himself part black. Mom and the uncle are darker than Obama or Tiger woods.

The prosecution based much of their fabrication on casting Zimmerman as a sheetwearing clansman.

[don-o]

Identified GZ with bloody nose. That’s my neighbor nose.

Shown second picture. Did not know his name. Had perhaps seen him earlier, in passing

[NautiNurse]

Witness states she was shown photo of TM. States she did not know who he was, but that she had seen him earlier that day. Witness states she wanted to know where GZ’s wife was that night.

[Pollster1]

I’m not sure of the point in this testimony. I don’t know where the defense is going with this.

[DrewsMum]

Ok then, carry on...

[sheikdetailfeather]

Why is this lady friends with such a huge racist?

[onyx]

ELOUISE DILLIGARD

[Mercat]

What is this about????? Is this pandering to the jury? Why?

[101stAirborneVet]

I’m not sure of the point in this testimony. I don’t know where the defense is going with this.

So far, it seems to have been helpful for the neighbor to testify that GZ's nose was disfigured versus how she knew it to look normally.

[tanknetter]

Interesting about no toxicology. Did the various motions about whether to permit it take place while the jury was present? If so, they now know that Martin was positive for pot, but don’t know how much or for what kind of impact. Might be a very good move by the defense.

[txmissy]

So they’re not calling Crump, huh?

[tioga]

This lady clearly was friendly with George and his wife. Shows George was not a racist.

[Pollster1]

So far, it seems to have been helpful for the neighbor to testify that GZ's nose was disfigured versus how she knew it to look normally.

We have a photograph of that disfigured nose. I'm wondering if they are going anywhere else.