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“.
Comment From Sanford
If 84% of bloggers say that the state’s argument is not good, there is no way that the jury will find Zimmerman guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
Same.
I swear I’m going to be sick to my stomach.
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My stomach is churning.
As for "what now"?
I swear I'm not Mark Levin's publicist. August 18th or 13th, Levin's new book The Liberty Amendments will be in stores.
He kinda' outlined it on his show last night.
It sounds like its written for people like you and me who are asking "what now?"
No worries. Mark has GOT this!
As of 1503 EST:
"A**Hole":9
"F***ing Punks":6
"Crazy a** cracker": 1
By the way...how long is recess?
I love that.
"Say there, sir, do you happen to have a state-issued form of ID I can use to determine your age? And by the way, you look kinda suspicious to me. Why don't you just hop in my car and I'll take you wherever you want to go?"
He called 411, which is a non emergency number and when told "we don't need you to do that", he said ok and started back to his truck. I know I am probably a little late getting to you but thought I would try anyway.:)
and to add MoM has all nite to re hear this jickeyjack’s words
The Hindenburg at Lakehurst would be a better demonstration.
I bet the value of the condos in that place just took a big dump after this.
I honestly believe you have not truly followed the FACTS of this case. You are parroting such idiotic LIV points it is really insulting to those of us who have watched, listened and learned.
How about you take your ‘experience’ and go sell it to the twitter crowd who are salivating over the same lame argument you keep trying to push here.
Thanks, all.
My Mother-in-law with Alzheimer’s makes more sense than this farce.
break about up
Is Guy going after MOM.
Jury reponds to Guy.
That is bad news.
What bloggers think and what a jury will do are completely different. All the people following the Casey Anthony case thought it was a slam dunk and that wacky defense attorney was a circus clown, but guess what!
Tell the prick to f&vk off.
Just curious...
Excellent point. If it wasn’t TM, the actual burglars could have been easily scared off.
Andrew Branca, LOSD @LawSelfDefense
#zimmermantrial Got a bottle of champagne in the fridge for the first time BDLR’s closing is referred to as “trainwreck” by TV commentators
Hey! They are stealing MY material!
Bernie going on a break.
Which is the reason for the Bible parable about man's TONGUE being his worst enemy.
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