Posted on 04/09/2012 9:59:57 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
And what evidence is there for charging him?
An experienced prosecutor can get a GJ (sometimes single member) to indict just about anybody.
Ihope they don’t take away Zimmerman’s right to carry a concealed weapon...coz’ he is gonna’ need that gun more than ever once this thing is settled...or at least until he can pull up stakes, change his name and appearance, etc.
This may be an indication of good news. Juries tend to be swayed by Oprah Winfrey and Nancy Grace and vote accordingly. They are not to be trusted. Of course, the judicial system is corrupt with many political appointees. The only hope is that there will be a prosecutor who is fair and not file charges.
Amazing how few know how to read with comprehension these days, especially in the legal, political and journalistic professions.
I quite agree. However, a grand jury indictment (or decision not to indict) is at least something resembling due process, not just an administrative decision by a prosecutor.
At common law there used to be something called a coroner’s jury or inquest or something like that. It’s job was to determine the facts of the case, not file charges or indict or convict. Something similar might be a good idea in such cases.
We ought to be at least discussing the probable fact that had Zimmerman rather than Martin wound up dead on the ground, then Martin probably could have also successfully claimed self-defense.
This is perhaps inevitable, since whoever is dead is unable to dispute the version told by the survivor. And without the dead guy’s testimony there is very little evidence about who said or did what to whom.
Like others who follow what’s going on in the Martin killing, I am captivated by all the “speculation” of what happened, what may have happened and what should have happened. I don’t honestly believe that Mr. Zimmerman was intent on harming anyone that morning. Regardless of the outcome, Sharpton, Jackson. Obama and the legions of pathetic race baiters could channel their hate somewhere else. I’m always amazed when these self proclaimed “reverends” spew the most stupidity and hate. The Great Oz has spoken.
I think it might have been an advantage to go to a grand jury, but is it possible to get justice in a trial in Florida under the circumstances? Jurors would probably fear death if they voted for Zimmerman in an open trial.
My bet is that she doesn’t prosecute. She has said from the beginning that she doesn’t need a grand jury. It’s her call.
From a political standpoint, or a 'peoples' will' standpoint, Angela Corey would have been best served to leave this matter to the Grand Jury. Whether the GJ indicted or chose to no-bill Zimmerman, she could say that the matter had been handled by the GJ and not her; that it was the decision made by people of Florida selected to serve on a Grand Jury after hearing evidence presented to them. So it seems as if she's not covering her political rear end.
Now she's personally responsible for the decision - any blowback or praise. Not charging Zimmerman is a gutsy thing and perhaps political suicide, if she ever plans to run for higher office. However, she can charge Zimmerman in accordance with (warped) public sentiment and that's what I suspect she'll do. My best guess is she'll charge Zimmerman and Zimmerman's defense will have to let the jury decide whether Florida's Stand Your Ground Law and the provisions of Florida Statutes 776.012 and 776.041 apply. There will be conflicting witness testimony, based on what we've heard.
She may also charge Zimmerman with some lesser offenses for which the Stand Your Ground law is not a defense - such as civil rights-type claims (I haven't done research on Florida's version of laws on depriving an individual of civil rights).
I think she decided not to go the way of a grand jury because she fears the grand jury will not indict.
She can’t have that.
She MUST have a trial, and if Z is found not guilty, then she can just wash her hands of it and say; “I did what I could to convict the bad guy. . .it was the jury’s fault, not mine.”
If Zimmerman had ended up dead, maybe Martin would be back in Miami regaling his friends with how he jumped a “cracker” and shot him with his own gun...and the police in Sanford would have an unsolved homicide in their files.
Another possibility.
you can pose that question to the person that’s charging him tomorrow with whatever they can figure because they don’t want justice, they just want to avoid riots.
Who will be charging him tomorrow?
the DA that didn’t trust the GJ to come out with a cause to indict because the evidence is on the side of the “accused”...
I think that these people really want this to go away, regardless of the facts. I expect a process charge, like Scooter Libby and Bernie Goetz. If they charge him with a criminal act, I hope they take it to trial so the evidence can come out and the Zimmerman kid walks.
Move the trial to Miami, and I think it might work out okay for him.
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