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George Zimmerman: Defense plans many witnesses
Sentinel ^ | 6:08 p.m. EDT, July 2, 2013 | Hal Boedeker

Posted on 07/03/2013 11:00:28 PM PDT by Red Steel

Edited on 07/04/2013 3:10:35 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

George Zimmerman's team plans to put on "a lot of witnesses," defense attorney Mark O'Mara told WKMG-Channel 6 Tuesday night.

Those witnesses will include family members, friends, neighbors and an expert on a timeline for the night Zimmerman fatally shot Trayvon Martin, O'Mara told Tony Pipitone.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: trayvon; zimmerman
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To: Secret Agent Man

Remember the LA riots? All the LEO’s left town to work a carnival in Burbank.


41 posted on 07/04/2013 4:35:31 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Obama: What did I not know and when did I not know it?)
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To: Red Steel

I think the defense should rest and thank the prosecution for proving their case.


42 posted on 07/04/2013 4:37:52 AM PDT by maddog55 (America Rising.... Civil War II)
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To: Paladin2

Wouldn’t it be the prosecution calling Mr. Rubio?


43 posted on 07/04/2013 4:52:30 AM PDT by Theodore R. ("Hey, the American people must all be crazy out there!")
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To: Paladin2
State needs to list elements of Murder2 and ‘splain where they provided evidence of same

It must be very difficult preparing the defense in a show trial.

Certainly he should move for a directed verdict before presenting anything. I don't know what the elements of Murder 2 are in Florida, but one of them has to be intention.

It does not sound like the State has put on a case which, if everything their witnesses have testified to is believed by the jury, could sustain a verdict IF the jury follows the law.

44 posted on 07/04/2013 4:56:25 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: Christie at the beach
I image they along with alot of us can see this as a simple self defense case against a corrupt system to get the guy

I don't think that O'Mara will be allowed to present evidence about the "system", although it is very important.

45 posted on 07/04/2013 4:58:45 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: struwwelpeter

The Defense Dist.Serv Medal is the highest medal and should be on the top left side. The WWII Philip. Service Medal (according to wikipedia)has not been awarded since 1947. She does not look old enough to be a WWII vet.


46 posted on 07/04/2013 5:23:23 AM PDT by Bruce Kurtz
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To: Red Steel

47 posted on 07/04/2013 5:26:09 AM PDT by Lazamataz (If illegal aliens voted (R), then the Dems would create the tightest border security in the world.)
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To: Red Steel

Now we get to see the English-speaking part of America and other normal people who don’t take footbaths in morgues.


48 posted on 07/04/2013 5:33:57 AM PDT by sergeantdave (No, I don't have links for everything I post)
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To: struwwelpeter

Not amused, but very offended. Especially perhaps, because she doesn’t even know what the ribbons represent. Why, in Heaven’s name, does the PD even do this? Does the PD not have the correct PD ribbons? Or hasn’t she earned any of them?


49 posted on 07/04/2013 5:35:39 AM PDT by Rannug ("God has given it to me, let him who touches it beware.")
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To: Impala64ssa; P-Marlowe

Martin’s DNA absent from the gun means that it was Zimmerman doing all the bleeding. Which is the story he told. Nose and head and that blood smearing and spraying in random places and directions. This suggests that at some point zim might have tried to protect either his nose or head or both with his hands

Bottom line, though, is that it confirms that zim was doing the bleeding. And that supports his version of the events


50 posted on 07/04/2013 5:39:38 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: expat1000

Significant...it means zim was doing the bleeding at that point of the struggle...exactly as he said

This supports the defense. The media are idiots


51 posted on 07/04/2013 5:42:05 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: Impala64ssa
Apparently, Martin’s DNA was NOT found on Zimmerman’s gun,

I missed the part where GZ said that TM got his hand on the gun. Did anyone hear George ever say that?

52 posted on 07/04/2013 5:42:44 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
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To: Impala64ssa
Apparently, Martin’s DNA was NOT found on Zimmerman’s gun, according to the prosecution. This bombshell was mentioned on Nancy Grace’s show, so you gotta consider the source.

That's hardly a bombshell. There is useful and probative DNA in maybe 1/3 of such cases, and the absence of it proves nothing. And it also was not first revealed at trial.

I wonder why there is not more commentary on the fact that no DNA was found on the trigger? I mean, that turns this shooting into quite a whodunnit! Right?

Officer Tim Smith's DNA was not identified on the weapon's slide, so apparently he lied on the stand about taking and clearing it!

I can't think of any reason for the prosecution to have put this DNA guy on the stand, except that they hoped the jury would be stupid enough not to understand there was nothing of any relevance to either side presented.

(Although, FWIW, the witness testified that they "could not exclude" Martin's DNA from the holster swabs...)

53 posted on 07/04/2013 5:43:19 AM PDT by PhatHead
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To: Impala64ssa

I want to know if they found DNA from the cop who handled Z’s gun on the gun. If they mentioned it I missed it.


54 posted on 07/04/2013 5:45:31 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Lancey Howard

One of my favorite pics as well. Thanks for posting.


55 posted on 07/04/2013 5:45:33 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
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To: tioga

I know I am being silly, but really. Does there have to be DNA on a gun for Martin to have reached for it or touched it? RME


56 posted on 07/04/2013 5:46:56 AM PDT by tioga
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To: Ecliptic
GZ has made a statement thar TM tried to take the gun from him.

The statement I heard was that GZ felt TM's hand moving in the direction of the pistol. He never has said, to my knowledge, that TM had his hand on the pistol.

57 posted on 07/04/2013 5:49:17 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
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To: Bruce Kurtz; mickie; flaglady47; Bob Ireland; pax_et_bonum; Maine Mariner; seekthetruth; ...
She's an ex-military faker.

Her police chief has just put a stop to such fakery in the Sanford PD because of outrage from veterans after they saw her on TV in the witness box.

She (and the corrupt prosecution team) hoped all those impressive-looking military service bars would influence the jurors as to her credibility.

Fraudulant!

Shameful!

Leni

58 posted on 07/04/2013 5:49:35 AM PDT by MinuteGal
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To: Ecliptic; P-Marlowe

“Take gun from him”....

Actually supports zim version since he was bleeding at that point and Martin wasn’t. Zim’s blood all over that gun is exactly what you’d expect if zim was getting beaten and bloodied and Martin was the aggressor

In fact, ANY of zim’s blood on Martin supports zim’s version. And LITTLE Martin blood supports it, too, since Martin wasn’t seriously bleeding until gunshot.

Any ‘Martin blood on front of zim in any location supports Martin getting sprayed or smeared with zim blood


59 posted on 07/04/2013 5:51:52 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: Jim Noble
I don't think that O'Mara will be allowed to present evidence about the "system", although it is very important.

Well, he is deposing the race hustler - Crump. He has something in mind.

60 posted on 07/04/2013 5:54:15 AM PDT by don-o (He will not share His glory, and He will not be mocked! Blessed be the Name of the Lord forever!)
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