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“.
See post 2516
It was bio-degradable. That has to count for something.
See post 2516
He’s also quite good at the subtle needle. That “may I use your doll” remark, for example.
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That's kind of like the Menendez (sic?) trial in California.
Two sons sneak up on their parents. Parents were watching TV, I think. Gunshot. Gunshot.
I think the defense actually said to find the brothers 'not guilty' because, after all, they were now orphans. IIRC, these guys, I think, were in early 20's of age.
Defense told them to wear certain pullovers to look normal and neat and the defense was hanging all over them as if she was mother to those cute little scamps.
They went to prison.
Today’s closing argument was long on emotion, short on concrete and truthful facts. Just like a typical Dem on any given day. All emotion, no facts.
I think he went back to get that ‘break in’ tool he left in the bushes, and got mad because Zimmerman was still following him.
Can MOM tell the jury what the sentencing guidelines are for each charge?
Someone said he was prohibited from doing so.
What is the penalty for him just stating the info to the jury?
roflmao
“overloaded”
So 16+1 and two spare mags would be an “arsenal”?
;-)
Donna, take papa bear’s advice to heart. This person will LIE about what you say and do, make it up out of whole cloth if necessary, just to get you into trouble big enough to get you fired. Do not interact with her in any way unless you have a witness! Please!
And never say the word “shoot” around her, even with a witness!
I don't know what to think but if it were my choice, NOT GUILTY on all counts would be my ruling. Because of the jury rules, disregard for the rule of law, etc. I wouldn't be surprised at a Manslaughter charge which will be overturned on appeal.
A few times in my life I’ve seen a racehorse not leave the gate. Other times run dead last . Once I saw one jump the fence and run through the infield.
Each time I would LMAO.
He can’t do that but I’m sure tomorrow he will dispel with the culpable negligence part of the manslaughter charge in his closing remarks.
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