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Day 23 (Week #5) Zimmerman Trial – Closing Statements
The Conservative Treehouse ^ | July 11, 2013 | Sundance

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“.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: blackkk; florida; georgezimmerman; livezimmermantrial; trayvon; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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10:24

Bill Sheaffer:
Tallahassee Lassie: This is typical in all murder trials. Hard to say what Judge Nelson will do. I think it’s a stretch but we’ll see— and I would say very creative by the State


341 posted on 07/11/2013 7:25:07 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather (Yuri Bezmenov (KGB Defector) - "Kick The Communists Out of Your Govt. & Don't Accept Their Goodies.")
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To: MNDude
It’s ridiculous. When was GZ’s opportunity to contest allegation of child abuse? Due process? FUHGETABOUTIT!

Exactly --

342 posted on 07/11/2013 7:25:16 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: tioga

Child abuse??? Sounds like the Casey Anthony “throw the sh!/ up against the wall and see what sticks” method of winning a case.

DISGUSTING!

Grasping at straws and Judge Goodman will go along with it.


343 posted on 07/11/2013 7:25:16 AM PDT by EnquiringMind
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To: Sacajaweau

There is a statue of Martin Luther in Washington, who knew?


344 posted on 07/11/2013 7:25:47 AM PDT by xone
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To: RummyChick
Kathi Belich, WFTV@KBelichWFTV The state is arguing for third degree felony murder.. arguing irrational or hostile behavior toward a child resulting 1/2 #Zimmermanon9

Kathi Belich, WFTV@KBelichWFTV In death even if unintentional and even if #Zimmermanon9 didn't realize Martin was under 18 should be a related lesser charge.
345 posted on 07/11/2013 7:25:53 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: don-o

Clutter like your post #283? Got it!


346 posted on 07/11/2013 7:26:22 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: hummingbird
Matei sniffs a lot. It's pretty gross - maybe he doesn't even knowing he's doing it.

"Sorry, I have a slight cold."


347 posted on 07/11/2013 7:26:53 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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To: Uncle Chip

“I am incredulous. Has the state even proven that Martin was a child — under 18.”

According to his birthdate, which I believe is Feb. 5, 1995, he had just turned 17 that month. But since “children” are charged as adults in many cases, the state is, as usual, flailing.


348 posted on 07/11/2013 7:26:57 AM PDT by XenaLee (The only good commie is a dead commie)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

10:26

Kathi Belich, WFTV@KBelichWFTV

The state seemed to concede yesterday that even if Martin was on top, once #Zimmermanon9 grabbed for his gun he became the aggressor.


349 posted on 07/11/2013 7:27:01 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather (Yuri Bezmenov (KGB Defector) - "Kick The Communists Out of Your Govt. & Don't Accept Their Goodies.")
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To: Toespi

MS 13?


350 posted on 07/11/2013 7:27:07 AM PDT by MomofMarine
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To: Ditter

West says
OMG..just when I thought this case couldnt get any more bizarre


351 posted on 07/11/2013 7:27:09 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

GO WEST.


352 posted on 07/11/2013 7:27:11 AM PDT by txmissy
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To: don-o

“What’s too funny? Why not paste the funny so everyone can laugh?”

You’re not going to shoot anybody in the foot, are you?


353 posted on 07/11/2013 7:27:11 AM PDT by headsonpikes (Mass murder and cannibalism are the twin sacraments of socialism - "Who-whom?"-Lenin)
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To: XenaLee

West is PISSED!!!


354 posted on 07/11/2013 7:27:36 AM PDT by JPX2011
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To: Ditter

West ........ God love him.


355 posted on 07/11/2013 7:27:43 AM PDT by moehoward
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To: don-o
What's too funny? Why not paste the funny so everyone can laugh?

It's a picture and you'd probably holler about people posting pictures?

356 posted on 07/11/2013 7:27:46 AM PDT by Cyber Liberty (I am a dissident. Will you join me? My name is John....)
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To: sheikdetailfeather

WEST shoving it up their arses now about the child abuse charge.


357 posted on 07/11/2013 7:27:46 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather (Yuri Bezmenov (KGB Defector) - "Kick The Communists Out of Your Govt. & Don't Accept Their Goodies.")
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To: showme_the_Glory; hummingbird

>> Matei sniffs a lot. Is he on Coke or going through rehab?

Sometimes snot is just snot. And with someone THAT full of snot, frequent leaks are to be expected.


358 posted on 07/11/2013 7:27:53 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
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WOW — West nails this court and the prosecution.


359 posted on 07/11/2013 7:28:01 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
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To: Uncle Chip
Don West: "Just when I thought this trial could not get any more bizarre...child abuse?"

Hahah!

360 posted on 07/11/2013 7:28:03 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (You can't eat Sharia)
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