If any people under 18 are watching this farce... they should charge the Weasel with child abuse

_________________
Do not go gentle into that good night.
___________ Rage, rage against the dying of the light

Multi-tasking so may not have heard correctly, but my guess is the defense doesn't want the jury to worry they have to convict TM™ of a felony.

_________________
All posts are my own opinion and do not necessarily reflect the views of Random Topics. Differences are allowed here.

West is deconstructing Nelson's attempts to screw with the self-defense jury instructions.

_________________
"That the attacker sustained a mortal wound is a matter that should have been considered by the deceased before he committed himself to the task he undertook." - 5th DCA, Stinson v. State (Fl)

I think I see what West is doing here: he doesn't want the forcible felony justification, because it would require the court to instruct the jury on the definition of aggravated battery, as the underlying forcible felony.

West thinks that the State wants that instruction, so that the definition of aggravated battery is in front of the jury, somehow biasing the jury toward convicting Zimmerman of a similar offense.

_________________
"That the attacker sustained a mortal wound is a matter that should have been considered by the deceased before he committed himself to the task he undertook." - 5th DCA, Stinson v. State (Fl)

The way Weasel is changing "or" to "and" evidently leads to other instructions elsewhere that twists the law.

The state is now working to adjust sounds of vocal confrontation into physical provocation!

Mini-Me claiming that Zimmerman's statements have been found to be "materially inconsistent" and "false", which is directly contradicted by witness testimony. I thought lawyers could not mis-represent facts in oral argument?

_________________
"That the attacker sustained a mortal wound is a matter that should have been considered by the deceased before he committed himself to the task he undertook." - 5th DCA, Stinson v. State (Fl)

Wow what a trick bringing up felony murder. How can it be if the child is on top of the victim and pounding his head to the ground. How can they call this child abuse.

Now I see your post after putting mine up!

Ethically, you're correct. But who is going to file the bar complaint? And even if it gets filed, the subject would argue that was their understanding, blah blah. Very, very hard to prove what someone knows/believes.

_________________
All posts are my own opinion and do not necessarily reflect the views of Random Topics. Differences are allowed here.

West just dumped on BDLR: "We know that to be true from the direct evidence and from the circumstantial evidence - which we know is just as good as direct evidence, thanks to Mr. De La Rionda."

_________________
"That the attacker sustained a mortal wound is a matter that should have been considered by the deceased before he committed himself to the task he undertook." - 5th DCA, Stinson v. State (Fl)

Hi, packy! Glad you made it today.

You're not the only one that sees it that way -- pretty much a consensus among the lawyers in the twitterverse.

_________________
All posts are my own opinion and do not necessarily reflect the views of Random Topics. Differences are allowed here.

Mini-Me: "carrying a concealed firearm is evidence of force or threat of force"

Say what?

_________________
"That the attacker sustained a mortal wound is a matter that should have been considered by the deceased before he committed himself to the task he undertook." - 5th DCA, Stinson v. State (Fl)

inference inference inference inference

Here comes the Devil's Advocate