I thought I recognized the name.
Posted on 07/12/2013 4:42:02 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
Mark O'Mara will give his closing argument tomorrow morning, using a vivid computer animation showing step by step the defense theory of how the encounter occurred. There were hours of testimony about the accuracy of the animation, and the Judge ruled it would not come into evidence but O'Mara could use it as a demonstrative exhibit during his closing.
In his closing today, State's Attorney Bernardo de la Rionda used Powerpoint slides that seemed straight out of a 1990's continuing legal education seminar. They were impersonal and had too much text. The jurors couldn't possibly read it all and listen to him talk at the same time. I said in my earlier post that his theme of "assumptions" was a poor one, because coupled with his tossing rhetorical questions at the jury asking "isn't it possible" that such and such happened without answers, he merely created the very reasonable doubt he is obligated to overcome for a a conviction.
Surely it wasn't lost on the jurors that when he told them (more than once) to "use your G-d given common sense" he was really telling them he didn't have the goods and wanted them to ignore the contrary evidence and rely on "assumptions" instead of proof.......
Since I'm convinced there's no match between what O'Mara will do tomorrow and what de la Rionda did today, I'm focused on the state's next move.
The prosecution gets the last word because they have the burden of proof. De la Rionda's closing was so weak, I'm wondering if it wasn't planned to be that way, to keep the defense from guessing what John Guy will unleash in his closing. The rebuttal closing by BDLR's co-prosecutor John Guy is what I'm focusing on now...............
In other words, I'm not breaking out the bubbly yet. Instead, I'm going to try and figure out what trick of illusion John Guy has stored up his sleeve......
It's a thin reed the state is hanging on by, which is precisely why I think they're up to no good and will pull some kind of stunt tomorrow.
>> The jurors couldn’t possibly read it all
That’s OK; my understanding is Bernie read it TO them. :-)
Of course, as most of us know, reading your slides to the audience is presentation FAIL... but that’s Bernie!
Make a good movie..
“The Honkification of George”...
Will this be the thread for live posting or is that one on it’s way?
No — I’ll post the CTH thread as I have done for the last three plus weeks in a few minutes.
This should be good. I heard MOM being interviewed on some show. The reporter asked him if he was busy preparing his script. He said he didn’t use one. Instead, he simply goes before the jury and states his case. Zimmerman couldn’t have a better attorney representing him.
Thank you for doing all of that.
MOM will definitely give a great closing arguement, but I am a little worried about the rebuttal by the persecution since he does seem to be much more likeable than baldy. I’m hoping that by the time MOM finishes, there will be nodoubt in the jurors mind about what happened and they will not be swayed by the executioners’ team.
That doesn't matter, as long as they could hear the a-word and f-bomb, which appear to be central to the prosecution's case.
Were I on the jury I would ask for the death penalty. For the prosecution.
We have needed this and you provided.
Yep, when you know the case in your head, you don’t need a script to read from. And the case doesn’t exist “on paper” but in the mind, through understanding and common sense.
“It was a dark and rainy night.............”
A prayer for Mark O’Mara and Don West to be at their absolute brilliant best to do the best job possible for George.
A prayer for truth to reign, and for George to be protected from the obvious evil circling around him in that courtroom.
A prayer for the six women on the jury, that they might have extraordinary wisdom and discernment to tell the truth from error, and not to be afraid of doing their jobs.
Whatever the verdict, it will never be over for GZ. Sad.
Big thanks for all your hard work both in posting the threads and all of your research and links
However, we do not live in a 'just' world anymore.....
...However! we do have a 'just' God and with Him, all things are possible!!!!!!
Two or more amen to your prayers
That's not hard to figure out. He has neither the facts or law on his side. He has to resort to emotion, speculation, distortion and flat out misrepresentation. It's all he's got.
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