If I was a Juror, it'd go like this.

I don't care about any wrongs or history TM has. Not here to judge him. Here to judge GZ.

So, work it backwards from the moment of the murder charge. GZ shoots TM. Before that, GZ was taking a beating. Probably Aggravated Assault and Battery, which under law you've the right to use deadly force to stop.

Take it back further, did GZ do anything to deny himself the right to self defense? Well... before he took the beating someone made contact first. Someone approached the other, someone started this "fight". Who? We don't know. Only Zimmerman knows, and his testimony is obviously in his own favor. We can't just rely on that - but we have nothing to contradict it either.

So GZ's testimony stands by default, no piece of evidence challenges it.

Case closed, not guilty.

It is like a breath of fresh air now that the defense has started it's case. The witnesses are actually credible, and obviously telling the truth rather than reciting their memorized scripts,
Mike

I predict Nelson - State will attempt conviction via very fuarked up jury instructions.

The Trayvon Martin Case, Update 32.5: The Prosecution Rests; The ME Explodes!

The final day of the prosecution’s case remained true to form in every respect, and also provided another glimpse—actually, a substantial look—into the prosecution’s closing arguments.

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Attorneys have a duty never to misstate facts or the law. One expects defense attorneys to take the occasional liberty with the truth and to spin facts to fit their theories, but I’ve never before seen a prosecutor engage in such blatant falsehoods, and so many in such a short time. It was a disgusting and demeaning performance.
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It's a body language gesture of sympathy for someone you're going to disappoint

The Trayvon Martin Case; Update 32.4: The Faithful Waver

Before I launch into the news for the week of July 4, readers that have not yet seen George Zimmerman’s reenactment of the events of February 26, 2012, should visit Greta VanSusteran’s blog where she has the video. It goes a long way toward putting a human face on the media creation that has, until recently, been George Zimmerman. I suspect that many will be struck by how meek he is, hardly a raging, racist killer. The reenactment was filmed the next day, a bit after 5 PM.

It may also be enlightening, but not surprising, to visit Twitchy to discover the kinds of threats being made against Zimmerman’s life.
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