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“.
That it was excluded is a major reason for mistrial (evidence inappropriately excluded).
MMA, Purple Drank, THC, his texts, etc.
The jury should know if Trayvon was in fact as troublesome as GZ thought he might be.
It is completely relevant.
If he is a choirboy...no problem. If he is a thug (which he was)...the jury should know.
While I wish no ill, if Bernie got his head bashed on a sidewalk tomorrow...I would....cheer or cry? Hmmm
bttt
Wtg on the sale.....I sold real estate for years......first rule keep politics out of the mix. I remember going into quite a few homes with buyers and the owners had MLK pictures on wall, several had Malcolm X. I never understood why other realtors who had these listings didnt advise their clients to remove them because of potential negative political aspects. It is a fine line, however.
Is it possible for MOM to humanize George during his closing arguments? For example bringing up some of his life history.
I would, but my stomach doesn’t handle tequila any more. Two shots and it starts grumbling. Something about the agave enzymes, I’m guessing.
Law School? You're crazy!
Yes, I am a drinking wimp...and glad I am.
Oh I totally agree. It’s been one of the most outrageous aspects of this trial... how da judge refuses to allow damaging to Trayvon evidence be admitted. Well...that, and her pissy/assy behavior.
Crazy? Well, yes. But at 65 y/o, I figure I can work til 95 or 100.
After that, I plan to retire (or get into farming...I have experience herding cats).
I know! LOL
Gone are the days of being able to drink as much as you want with no after affects at all (like having to stay in bed all day the day after). Ah... youth. If we could bottle and sell it, we’d be zillionaires.
There are people who will use multiple shill accounts to conduct an online campaign for you, using Twitter, FaceBook, and commenting on blogs and news articles. You give them a list of the "talking points" you want to get "out there", and they go to work hammering those points home, and attacking any contrary opinions. Sometimes for a price, other times as volunteers working for a political campaign.
The tipoff is the consitency of phraseology among arguments being made by multiple different screen names.
For the most part (excluding some union types), my family/friends (near Shelby Township) have positive things to say about Emergency Mgr and Snyder. They all supported...Bing, I think his name is.
Used to work for Wayne State Law School. Partied in East Lansing.
Those were the days, my FRiend.
Knarf can have ‘em. I’m nice that way...
:^)
Mark and Don know this and are probably friends of his.
but they sure did pick up on the “child abuse” thang quickly
Thanks for this link and the other one!
it is my understanding the 911 timeline of all the 911 calls coming in spanned 45 min. he was heard screaming on several. not positive though.
I know the secret (exercise, humor, positive thinking...and faith). Unfortunately it can't be bottled and there isn't much of a market for it (though I am working on that).
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