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“.
Arguments on the jury instructions is on now.
Mantei: We believe that this case should be treated no different than others.
Really —
I don't think I've ever seen a Judge who didn't have a "pro-state" bias.
At my own trial, many years ago... before it started, the bailiff was hand delivering to the prosecutors invitations to the Judge's Christmas party!
But...I won, anyway! :-)
Seems that Spike Lee should keep cutting checks as long as the residents must vacate their home due to his inflammatory public outcry.
My 2003 CRV isn't that smart. And as it turn out, neither am I...
Buttery syrup to prosecution, just zinged West again.
“George Zimmerman” will be substituted for “defendant”.
Yes!! I pray they do vigorously oppose but unfortunately, based on what I've seen of this judge, she won't give a flip whether it's legal, fair, customary, or ANYTHING else.... if she has been told to include lesser charges the defense is just wasting their breath How sad for our judicial system to have sunk to this state :(
And with each George Zimmerman mentioned, the court instructs it be followed , with guilty.
Academic as they are both in agreement on the issue.
Fleas, perhaps?
Sometimes it seems to happen most when he obviously thinks he has stated something that he thinks is pretty awesome.
Dolt.
She goes after West because EVERYONE would nail her for going after Mark. AND it puts a wedge between the attorneys.
Betting that she will not be condescending as usual towards West.
Closing arguments usually mean a quiet room and a mirror. Practice, practice, practice!!
So did the speech impaired attorney from "My Cousin Vinny".
Manti is a classic “Little Twerp”
Prosecution adding 3rd degree murder. Why don’t they just go for 1st degree, hell they have the wind at their backs, why not.
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