No, the child abuse charge is necessary to allege Felony Murder. Felony Murder says that anyone you kill in while in the commission of a crime, even if the killing was unintentional, is murder. For that to apply, Zimmerman had to be committing a felony separate from the shooting itself for the shooting to be murder. So they are alleging child abuse as the felony to get felony murder charges included. But the prosecution is arguing that the shooting is what constitutes child abuse, which makes the shooting a felony, which make it felony murder. Kind of a circular logic there.
Amen! Said it perfectly. Circular logic. Makes no sense whatsoever.
Thank you - excellent explanation.
“Kind of a circular logic there. “
Sounds more like a kind of circular illogic to me.