Posted on 07/12/2013 4:52:55 AM PDT by 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.
(Excerpt) Read more at theconservativetreehouse.com ...
The ability to defend oneself against thuggery will have been extracted much like many of our other liberties. Things will get quite ugly I am afraid.
Any SEIU buses nearby?
The jury consists of 6 females — 5 white and 1 black Hispanic, mostly middle age.
Jury adjourning.
Community organizers at work.
Uh oh.
Why no males then?
I thought the hispanic was white.
CFL Media Committee @cflmedia 37s
Judge Nelson called jury back into courtroom, no details available
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Rene Stutzman @renestutzman 1m
Attys are summoned back to #Zimmerman c-room. No verdict. Not sure what it is.
Jury is adjourning for the evening. Will resume deliberations Saturday morning at 9AM.
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No verdict today.
Jury coming back 9am.
Dinner time...
My only jury experience shared a lot with this case. It wasn’t murder but it was a case that should have never gone to trial. The prosecution had nothing but a bunch of theories.
The jury instructions (at least here in Cali) are very clear - you do not vote until you have deliberated. If you walk into that jury room with your mind already made up, you are in violation of the instructions. Of course, everyone already has their minds made up. But you don’t want to walk into the jury room and proclaim, “Well, THAT was a colossal waste of time!” like you want to, you have to systematically go thru the evidence.
If you don’t, you risk getting thrown off the jury. Or, in a high-profile case like this one, getting called out by the others in the media. No one wants to be “that guy.” So you go thru the motions.
When we finally got around to actually voting, there were 2 holdouts. A slam dunk case, and there were still 2 people who could not connect the freaking dots! We spent 3 days beating them up until they finally saw the light (or caved in).
This one could easily take a week before a verdict.
WFT reporting that the jury has decided to retire for the night and take things back up in the morning.
PER WFTV THE JURY HAS DECIDED TO QUIT FOR THE DAY. WILL RESUME DELIBERATIONS AT 9AM TOMORROW MORNING.
That one juror seen crying during the prosecution closing arguments, thats probably the problem juror here
Hugh typsos?
JeffWeinerOS 1m
Jury wants to adjourn for the night, come back tomorrow at 9 a.m. Attorneys agree. #ZimmemanTrial #GeorgeZImmerman
the defendant is but the juror isn’t.
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