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“.
closing arguments are not the real definitive place you win your case.
Generally the pre-trial motions, jury instructions, and PHYSICAL testimony is where the action is going to matter.
shutting down the faux rebuttal testimony was good.
shutting out the man 3 was good.
the judge permissivly allowing manslaughter is bad.
keeping crump out of courtroom was good.
MOM is is for the defense
If State was smart Guy would close after that..but I bet Jar Jar does it
Oh. I did not know filing an immediate appeal would lead to a mistrial. If that is so, then imaginably you are correct.
Most people in the audience are watching the jurors for reactions to Bernie —
Uh oh, I 'm not sure that's a good thing.
As of 1418 EST:
"A**Hole":5
"F***ing Punks":5
"Crazy a** cracker": 1
Rachael Jeantel, Haitian descent. Now that is funny.
Yeah, BDLR is done.
OOps. sorry.
That’s what I think, bad news for defense.
Like...Unarmed?? “Yeh right...he broke his nose and bashed his head”. His friggin’ “fight experience” was his weapon. Don’t forget...he circled his car and reported a “pussy-ass cracker”....a wimp....
The uneducated fat child is a serial liar.
I picked her up and massaged her lower jaw muscles to calm her down. Works like a charm.
With this bunch, nothing is too far out there.
Short answer: The “judge,” biased as she is, did not allow the Murder 3 w/ Child Abuse charge to be included.
Bruce at WFTV:
Based on what we have seen, this jury will be ready to deliberate as soon as they can, and won’t stop until the judge makes them take a break.
implication is her appearance was voluntary.
can defens now mention the subpoena? expenses to fly her there?
can they mention THE PROSECUTION HIDING HER!?
NOW, BDLR says that Trayvon did wander around the vehicle, and George didn’t ask him if he needed help, or a ride.
Thanks. missed that. went for a sandwich.
Now he's holding up Janteal as believable.
the court is allowing electronic devices in the courtroom?
LOL is that what they said, she is Haitian..WOW thats a slap in the face to Haitian people, Rachael is no Haitian, she is just an idiot..in fact my theory is that she provoked Trayvon into going after Zimmerman, I dont think it was Trayvon who called Zimmerman a “Creepy ass cracker” I think it was Rachael, that is why she didnt go see Trayvon in the hospital or go to his funeral, she knows its her fault he’s dead
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