Posted on 07/11/2013 4:59:59 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
Today, July 11th, is DAY #23 (of 5th week) State of Florida V. George Zimmerman case.
Yesterday the defense rested its case. A legal analysis via Professor Jacobson HERE.
From my perspective the entire case ended, as expected, early in the day yesterday when Judge Nelson gave George Zimmerman his personal Platinum Express DCA Acquittal Card. The ruling, and more importantly the legal determination she used on the ruling, regarding the Trayvon Martin phone evidence was an immediate Nuclear DCA option. Nelson essentially ruled against admissibility based on ”authentication”. She could have kept it out under other legal reasoning, but no, she chose the one without the slightest chance of being upheld by a District Court of Appeals. IMHO this was intentional and aligns itself with the way she has ruled during the pre-trial discovery phase, and during the case itself. She’s a rigid ideologue, but she’s not stupid – this was intentional.
By ruling the phone records (texts and pics from Trayvon) cannot be “authenticated” to have originated by the specific personage of Trayvon Martin just gave the dismissal of the case to George Zimmerman with a bow on it.
As it was carefully explained to me, the phone is like a bucket. The data inside the phone is like marbles in a bucket. Some marbles from calls, others from pictures, others from texts, etc. The State brought the bucket into court – and validated the bucket contents with their own witness from the phone company – Both the State and the defense then began arguing their case around the phone call marbles in the bucket – Primarily with Rachel Jeantel. But no-one challenged the bucket itself. The State authenticated the bucket and the content of the bucket during the introduction.
The defense picks up the same bucket the state hands them, and now begins to use the contents – texts and pictures – and then Nelson rules the bucket itself cannot be authenticated. It doesn’t work that way.
If the state authenticates evidence, it cannot be divided and only authentic when the state holds it, but not the defense. Flawed logic – ABSOLUTELY positioned to give such a prejudicial outcome, the appeal would result in dismissal, not retrial. Nelson gave the case away to George Zimmerman.
She could have ruled on relevance, admissibility, or other factors – but she chose the one destined to fail, “authentication”. She gave it away.
In other news, people are catching on to the Eric Holder, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Community Relations Service – being the actual puppeteers behind the entire construct of the false case. To them we say “welcome to the party pal“.
The jury is gonna need earplugs if this goes on for 3 hours. His voice is totally annoying.
This prosecutor is is sinking faster than the Titanic..he knows this is gonna be an easy acquittal
I think he said Treyvon bought WATERMELON ice tea.
Drink was Watermelon Tea.
>> I am guessing there will be at least... 6 a$$holes.
In the closing argument? Okay... BDLR, Guy, Mantei, that’s three. Oh, and Corey. Four.
Who are the other two?
He’s playing up the citizen’s watch as a good thing and that GZ abused his authority. He’s setting the jury up for going with a manslaughter conviction because the murder charge is way too weak.
Does anyone have an audio-only link? (No video) Or is there a radio station carrying this live?
A cracker in an SUV tracking down poor black skittle eater.....
He had a gun and concealed permit, BUT M only have skittles...
This persecutor is full of crap!
"There is no crime there, but it is important to remember it lead to TM death" quotes are loose here, be advised. trying to skim
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WTF TV. One juror who has always taken notes.......is not now.
Maybe it's just me, but I garner a lot from a person's tone of voice. Exaggerated drama ALWAYS sets of my BS meter. This has served me well in the past.
if a plastic flashlight could be a weapon so could a can of ice tea..those are big cans
I had to tune Bernie out. He also reminds me of my ex-husband.
Ok, I thought he bought strawberry iced tea..
The bald guy is making Zimmerman’s case to the jury, just like they have been doing through this whole farce!
I called MOM office to make sure they picked up on that killed and shot info.
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