Day 24 (Week #5) Zimmerman Trial – Final Day – Probably a Verdict before dinner [No, Jury Adjourned]

The Conservative Treehouse ^ | July 12, 2013 | Sundance

[Uncle Chip]

Today, July 12th, is DAY #24 (of 5th week) State of Florida V. George Zimmerman case.

Yesterday the prosecution provide closing arguments (Summary: http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/07/states-closing-argument-two-hours-of-raising-doubt).

Today the defense attorney, Mark O’Mara will present his closing argument. Then the prosecution rebuttal.

[Fresh Wind]

It was hard to tell, but I think this is the picture they showed:

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/130523170103-01-trayvon-0523-story-top.jpg

[BuckeyeTexan]

MOM showed two pics of the gunshot wound and Trayvon’s muscular build. (It appeared to be the one of his upper body with a couch in the background.)

[House Atreides]

Guy trying to be low key.

[onemiddleamerican]

For those who have to go out, and who may live in or near areas of possible ginned-up unrest... be vigilant, aware of your surroundings, aware of activity brewing. If you don't have a police scanner, you could try Broadcastify.com to see if they have your local PDs feed. Another thing you can do is check with your local PD (on their non-emergency line, of course) as to any concerns they have.

If you have your CCW, good on you. Stay alert. Stay safe.

[AllAmericanGirl44]

Throw her under the bus too! lol

[John W]

Prepare to start it or stop it?

[GreatOne]

Absolutely agree. I’ve spoken with three colleagues that I know are left of center - defense attorneys - and all three started off with the “shouldn’t have followed him,” “he’s a wannabe cop,” and “he was profiled” crap.

[moehoward]

OH JEEEZ!
Straight to the emotion. They have NOTHING!! Zero case!

[MrB]

I saw someone change AA to be “American African” - more descriptively truthful.

[BunnySlippers]

I watched it too. It was three hours.

Besides the ballots were not unanimous. The only white juror wanted to deliberate. She said the others had to brow beat her to vote to acquit.

[Toespi]

Guy said good afternoon, jury did not respond.

[EnquiringMind]

MOM did not show the autopsy photo. He said the prosection showed it, and MOM described it a bit by saying there was no mucle tone and 1/2 the blood was out of the body. That’s when Sybrina walked out. Repeat: HE DID NOT SHOW THAT PHOTO.

[Yardstick]

I thought those first few posters were great, the ones showing the levels of certainty and doubt required for guilty versus not guilty. If the jury keeps those in mind while weighing the evidence, there’s no way they come back with a guilty verdict.

[Mouton]

This is as bad as West’s knock knock joke at the beginning.

[onyx]

Why the Zimmerman Prosecutors Should Be Disbarred

Toward the end of his closing statement on Thursday, Florida Assistant State Attorney Bernie de la Rionda posted a slide on a screen in a fifth-floor Seminole County courtroom.

"Which Owner would be more inclined to yell for help?" read the banner on the top of the slide. The slide was divided in two. On the left was a photo of George Zimmerman's Kel-Tec PF-9 9mm handgun, and on the right was a can of Arizona Watermelon Fruit Juice Cocktail. Beneath the photo of the gun was the question, "Who followed?" Under the can was the question, "Who ran?"

So absurd was de la Rionda's presentation, and the whole case for that matter, that the can was turned sideways so the label could not be read. Throughout the trial, prosecutors have called the drink "iced tea" lest the word "watermelon" be said in court. "F***ing" was okay. De la Rionda said it more times than the average rapper, but "watermelon," apparently because of its racial connotations, was not.

Hiding the word "watermelon" was the least of de la Rionda's dishonesties. This one slide had several built in. As to who ran, Martin had four minutes to run the 100 or so yards to the house he was visiting. When he attacked Zimmerman, he was still 70 or so yards from that townhouse. Do the math.

[machogirl]

hey Guy, it’s not heart, it’s evidence. is he using a slight accent?

[Sacajaweau]

thank you

[Uncle Chip]

Guy is now up —

giving a cardiology lesson

if we want to know what happened that dark and rainy night shouldn’t we look into the heart of GZ and that child.

[ArmstedFragg]

He used the animation.

That was the defense’s only shot, the prosecution gets two.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Did he bring the doll with him?