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Zimmerman Attorney To Anderson Cooper: Trayvon Martin Broke My Client’s Nose
mediaite ^ | 3/24/2012 | by Frances Martel

Posted on 03/24/2012 6:47:49 AM PDT by tobyhill

Amid the rush of loud outrage and vocal protest from the parents of Trayvon Martin and their supporters the silence of one character in this tragic tale has been deafening: George Zimmerman, the free man who shot Martin and alleges self-defense. His attorney, Craig Sonner, finally spoke out to Anderson Cooper last night, and had few answers but one accusation– his client has a broken nose and a laceration on his skull, and that was “an injury done by Trayvon Martin.”

Sonner noted to Cooper that his client seemed fine save for a “considerable bit of stress” natural to his situation, but admitted that “y conversations have been by telephone.” He did not know where Zimmerman was but assumed he was “still in the area” and hadn’t fled the country. He had surprisingly little to offer Cooper about the facts of the case; asked what Zimmerman had told him about what transpired the night Martin died, he said “he should have made a statement to police at the time, I believe he did,” and said he “did not discuss the details,” and they would be privileged even if he had.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blackkk; florida; georgezimmerman; trayvonmartin
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To: 101stAirborneVet

I respect your experience 100%, and would listen to you based on your vastly greater experience.

I just hope the Grand Jury agrees with you about only the last 30 seconds counting.


161 posted on 03/24/2012 9:57:57 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: wtc911

Violation of ones civil rights, gives the feds standing, and the kids civil rights were violated.


162 posted on 03/24/2012 9:58:16 AM PDT by org.whodat
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To: Travis McGee
“Stand your ground” does not include “pursue,” especially after the 911 operator has told the pursuer that police are coming, meet the police, do not pursue.

A couple of really important points need to be made here. First, Zimmerman did not call 911, he called Sanford Police non-emergency. Because it was not an emergency, and there was not a crime in progress. Second, the operator who said "we don't need you to (follow)" was not issuing a lawful police order, as the Sanford police have affirmed. Third, we know for a fact that Zimmerman stopped following. He replied "Okay," and remained on the phone for almost two more minutes, during which he said he no longer could see Martin, and did not know where "this kid" went.

Now, I am fairly sure that after he hung up he went down the walkway behind the houses to try to spot Martin. That is not illegal, and it also is not "pursuit." You can argue that it is poor judgment. But it is also poor judgment to circle back and confront the guy you think is following you.

We know from what Martin's girlfriend has said that it was Martin who initiated the conversation with Zimmerman, not the other way around. Zimmerman then asked Martin why he was there - and, contrary to your other statement, he was perfectly within his rights to ask that question. He wasn't pursuing or detaining anybody.

Martin also had a right not to answer - a right he clearly exercised, and so, at that point, it somehow came to blows. It is a truly tragic shame that they didn't both just explain to each other who they were and why they were there.

But I am getting really tired of the characterization of Zimmerman as some kind of aggressive vigilante when we actually know enough about his "state of mind" and his actions to suggest that this just isn't so.

If he wanted a confrontation, then why didn't he just roll down his window and confront Martin when he first saw him? When Martin hurried away, why didn't he yell out "come back here, you punk!"? Why, when the operator said "we don't need you to (follow)" did he stop following? Why, when the operator asked for his address, did he nervously decline to give it, because he didn't know where "this kid" was, and was afraid he'd be overheard?

From all I have read, neither Martin nor Zimmerman sound like they were bad guys, and it is a terrible, terrible human tragedy that one of them is dead due to circumstances they both brought about taking actions that I could very easily envision myself taking.

163 posted on 03/24/2012 9:59:22 AM PDT by PhatHead
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To: Travis McGee

He might. But I have a hunch that once the facts come out he will be no billed.


164 posted on 03/24/2012 9:59:56 AM PDT by Lurker (The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
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To: wtc911

I am just afraid that this has gone so far down the political path that if the State Attorney/Grand Jury doesn’t charge him, the Feds will bring a civil case. I just can’t see this ending any other way.


165 posted on 03/24/2012 10:01:18 AM PDT by PhatHead
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To: Netizen

Exactly my thoughts. The claim that Martin was only defending himself against the overzealous pursuit of Zimmerman goes out the window if he turned around and pursued Zimmerman as Zimmerman returned to his truck. “Martin felt threatened by Zimmerman’s pursuit” doesn’t play.


166 posted on 03/24/2012 10:02:44 AM PDT by trappedincanuckistan (livefreeordietryin)
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To: wtc911
What about the part of the tape after all that, when he loses sight of him and then relays info to the dispatcher about where to meet police. He ceases being the "aggressor" (if following someone while on a cell call to the police is being the aggressor. Not many stalkers I know of are talking to the cops while stalking) if that is what happened.

He was arrested but both were dropped, and in fact had filed a counter charge against girlfriend. How you can infer smacking his girlfriend around with that is pretty lame, you can get a DV or an assault charge for spitting on someone.

167 posted on 03/24/2012 10:03:13 AM PDT by cport (How can political capital be spent on a bunch of ingrates)
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To: Vaduz
“The media will have to do a lot of back tracking on the race baiting story.”

If only the media and the race pimps were held accountable for their damnable race baiting. I can not recall a case when the national or local media stepped up and said “We were wrong.” They simply find a new story and the public soon forgets. At least with Doctors and some other professions they can be held accountable for wrong decisions, via malpractice lawsuits.

168 posted on 03/24/2012 10:03:15 AM PDT by Tahoe3002
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To: snowstorm12

You’re imagining stuff.

Of course, we all are at this point, but your scenario is more fanciful than most.


169 posted on 03/24/2012 10:04:13 AM PDT by altura
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To: MHGinTN

BULL, the kid had as much right to stand his ground as did his stalker, even more so, since he was talking to his girl friend and said he was being stalked. But I understand how people with the minority opinion get excited. And your opinion is the minority. When the writer, of the stand your ground law, takes the stand and says “his law it did not apply to zimmerman”, the little 28 year dead beat is cooked goose.


170 posted on 03/24/2012 10:05:03 AM PDT by org.whodat
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To: PhatHead
It's just a damn shame that the conversation didn't go like this:

"Why are you following me?"
"Look, buddy, I don't want any trouble. I'm George and I'm with the neighborhood watch. I actually already called the cops. Do you live around here?"
"Man, you scared the crap out of me. I'm Taryvon. I'm visiting my dad in that house across the street."

Just a sad, sad event. That's why the story is so compelling, and why the political and racist agitation surrounding it is even more tragic.

That's the same conclusion I've come to about this event, pending any profoundly significant evidence to the contrary being revealed.

171 posted on 03/24/2012 10:05:43 AM PDT by lonevoice (Klepto Baracka Marxo, impeach we much.)
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To: snowstorm12
The eyewitness admits he only saw a few seconds of the end of the fight when they were on the ground. He also called it a scuffle. He could not say if Zimmerman was throwing punches at all during the beginning of it. He said stop I'm calling police. He then quickly went inside. stopped watching what happens after that. He hears a gunshot then looks outside his top story window and sees Zimmerman standing and Trayvon face down on the ground.

I bet there are major problems with Zimmerman's recorded interview and story of events that the police don't want anyone to hear. I noticed the police are very silent about any of the physical evidence, but they talk about Zimmerman's injuries as proof he was acting in self-defense, but it's not really proof of anything. Two people fighting both usually have injuries. The botched investigation and evidence collection from the keyston cops is probably really embarassing as well.
172 posted on 03/24/2012 10:05:43 AM PDT by snowstorm12
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To: PhatHead; wtc911; Lurker
In today's racially charged climate, with Holder running "Justice," I will be totally shocked if Zimmerman does not go to prison.

Now I have to sign off and get back to life!

173 posted on 03/24/2012 10:05:47 AM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: vg0va3

At this point, facts no longer matter.


174 posted on 03/24/2012 10:05:53 AM PDT by sport
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To: Travis McGee

Well, as I laid out in my earlier post, I think it is a mischaracterization to say Zimmerman was in “pursuit.” And I think it’s important to make that clear, for just the reasons you state.

I agree he showed some poor judgment, but from all the available information, I don’t think he did anything really all that unreasonable. And I think, at the risk of sounding like I’m “blaming the victim,” that Martin also displayed poor judgment in choosing to confront Zimmerman instead of just going home.

And why, why, why, once they were face to face, didn’t they both just explain who they were and why they were there?


175 posted on 03/24/2012 10:07:45 AM PDT by PhatHead
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To: cport
His step father or whatever he is, is a former judge, he has been keeping the dead beat out of jail for years, his step father hired an attorney he filed a counter suite, the girl was then probably paid off and the file sealed, end of story, happens all the time.
176 posted on 03/24/2012 10:08:50 AM PDT by org.whodat
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To: Travis McGee; wtc911; Lurker

Agreed. Off to do Saturday chores myself...


177 posted on 03/24/2012 10:09:15 AM PDT by PhatHead
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To: Jeff Head

Trayvor Martin’s father heard the 911 call and said the voice screaming for help was not his son’s voice.


178 posted on 03/24/2012 10:10:09 AM PDT by little jeremiah (We will have to go through hell to get out of hell. Signed, a fanatic)
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To: PhatHead
But I think the writing is on the (political) wall, and I will be stunned if he is not charged with something.

Sadly, I agree with this conclusion also. In today's climate, Bernhard Goetz would be sitting on death row.

179 posted on 03/24/2012 10:12:25 AM PDT by lonevoice (Klepto Baracka Marxo, impeach we much.)
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To: org.whodat
When the writer, of the stand your ground law, takes the stand and says “his law it did not apply to zimmerman”, the little 28 year dead beat is cooked goose

The reason Stand Your Ground doesn't apply is because Zimmerman was pinned to the ground. It can reasonably be said that he was unable to retreat. So, the statute that says he has no duty to retreat even if he could is irrelevant to this case.

180 posted on 03/24/2012 10:13:49 AM PDT by 101stAirborneVet
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