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 think O’Mara looks more like Clint than that sheriff.
they are suppose to be there at 10 unless something changed
jury at 1
I’m in.
That’s funny, because I think Attny West looks like Lee Van Cleef.
She never looked under duress as she tried to humiliate Zimmerman's attorneys.
Maybe I am misunderstanding you......Are you saying she's not the witch we all think she is?
Racial politics supported by State power come down on George Zimmerman
First order of business is to argue jury instructions. Defense will contest addition of manslaughter, aggravated assault. This is key, because if anything is added, there is great danger of a "compromise verdict."
she’s definitely the witch we think she is and I think she’s basically incompetent and that’s how she blew it. Not some well laid intricacy to get the case thrown out.
And, I want GZ to be found NOT GUILTY NOW, not down the road with an appeal.
I think she has behaved horribly during this trial, but I think her motives are to 1. save her butt and 2. discourage any riots and damage after a verdict.
Acquittal = RIOTS!!! Guilty verdict then overturned by courts = By this time nobody is paying attention. They thing they got their guilty and they go on their merry way.
George is stuck in the middle of this abomination. So sad.
Gads....while I will miss the actual proceedings of this trial I must admit.....
I will NOT miss seeing that ugly puss of hers on my monitor screen.
I’m not sure that lines up though because she is definitely in the bag for the state and the state is in the bag for the DOJ and the DOJ definitely wants riots as this is how they think they gain and keep power.
Thanks for the ping, Uncle C!
She may have been promised something. She has applied twice for the Florida Supreme Court.
It appears to be "harassment".
Suppose he said no??
The Doll was black.. Martin
the doll also looks like it has a hood on by the shape of the head
It’s not a mistake. There is a Florida case that indicates the Judge should inquire to make sure that it is the defendants decision. The case doesn’t mandate it but it says they should do it.
I heard a news report this morning that the DEFENSE introduced the blow-up then the prosecution proceeded using it afterwards.
Selective memory reporting?
I’d say Corey in the audience has/had a lot to do with Nelson’s behavior. It’s a do as I say or else.
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