"Mr. Guy, when you are through could I take the witness to my chambers?"
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 agree, the judge does ask the defendant if he has been informed of his right to testify or not and that it was his choice......she does NOT have that right before all the other witnesses have been called and the trial is still ongoing. She badgered him as well, not just ask at the appropriate time. JudgeCrazy showed her insanity.
he probably knows already that the judge is going to include any or all charges she can.
I think it was actually a 6 year old, and the perp was actually GEORGE Bush (not George Zimmerman) in KKK garb.
I can tell you this, most reasonable people on a jury, if after a conviction found out the hidden evidence of TM prior acts, (especially the jewelry he claimed he was holding for a friend) would feel blindsided and lied to.
thx
I'll take him for a neighbor.
Also - gives her precious prosecutors a heads-up on what to be working on.....whether cross examination of GZ or their rebuttal witnesses & closing....
"Mr. Guy, when you are through could I take the witness to my chambers?"
I believe all jurors have made up their minds at this point
He needs an acquittal not a hung jury.
I don’t think they will deliberate long. Could have verdict Friday depending on when they get it.
Hey, I’m doing good just to not make typos or misspell anything here ....still working on 1st cup of java. But I’ll try to do better...lol. Ooops. Forgot already.
Post I am responding to:
“I will repeat a request I saw yesterday....
PLEASE, copy and paste some of what you are commenting on, if your comment is a response. Otherwise it makes little or no sense to anyone on the thread, save maybe two people.”
Wow, talk about “caption this, please!”
(Prosecutor to himself) “I wonder if anyone would miss this...you just wait till I get you home, with all your gray, slim lusciousness. I’ll show you some ground and pound.”
“Also - gives her precious prosecutors a heads-up on what to be working on.....whether cross examination of GZ or their rebuttal witnesses & closing....”
Exactly! I hadn’t thought of that angle, but it fits right in with her “help the prosecution” mentality throughout this entire trial.
Van Susteren was adamant on this fact and considering she’s from Florida she should know.
http://nation.foxnews.com/2013/07/11/greta-zimmerman-judge-was-way-out-line
Zimmerman knows he would not live ONE year in prison. If he's not completely acquitted, he's dead. Expect defense to fiercely oppose any lesser charges.
I think she told jury to be back in at 10:00 today (Thursday).
Yes, they are ironing a few things out this morning.
MOM not in today. <8^{
MOM working today on closing argument due Friday afternoon.
Court back in session. C-ya!
The curtain is back up.
Spike Lee was at fault and he apologized and settled with $ for damages ..but as we know the folks who will raise chaos and havoc are unaware and careless of facts. It just struck me as worrisome if the police are that concerned.
President Obama vs. George Zimmerman: America Loses
http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/07/president_obama_vs_george_zimmerman_america_loses.html
My car is Hyundai 2009 and it automagically turns off the lights if I forget to turn them off. That is a good thing. I had to deal with the wrecker guy instead of watching trial but now I'm here. Hope the defense gets their way about charges.
I dont agree that she would know all of florida law NOW BUT Diana Tennis should.
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