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“.
I disagree :
“Basically overruled”
(Actually, the Judge told the Jury SHE would instruct as to the law, which got Bernie back on track.)
Last time BLDR used those he didn’t even need to. I think he just likes cursing in open court.
If you had paid attention, you would have noticed that Zimmerman didn't tell his version either. In fact, he remained silent throughout the trial. Go figure.
I think he has said 17 yo boy at least 100 times.
Hahaha!!!
I don't think it will be ALL, but it will be MOST, based on what I've seen so far.
OH, Thank GOD, he keeps screaming. That always pleases a jury.
LOL!
LOL!
I can’t believe GZ gave the police all this information and face time without having an attorney. MOM should hammer that home.
Comment From Lissa in Montreal, Canada
Bernie is more worked up than he should be...nothing calm and confident here. He is the one with ill will and hate.
did anyone tell Bernie he MUST exclude all reasonable doubt?
going for phone or something else? doubt.
What z hit in the nose? no doubt.
“Maybe the Justice Brothers are holding up Holder’s plane? Better have all the race riot organizers together.”
I figure our illustrious Community Organizer In Chief will make a personal appearance for this historical riot.
hahahaha!
GZ’s extreme cooperation with the LEO speaks volumes.
Thanks, Bernie, for sharing that again with the jury.
Dispatcher said, "We don't need you do to that." Dispatcher wanted street name. Z walked to look at street sign. He was walking back to his truck when Trayvon approached him. Trayvon turned back from the family house to approach Z. If Trayvon had gone in family house, this would not have happened.
Think so?
Do know on reflection decades later, having stumbled into the wrong row house, one street over from where i needed to be, no cops were called.
Don’t think that would be true today. Do you?
Z told his version that night. He told it to Sean Hannity later. He didn’t tell it at trial.
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