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Zimmerman trial judge strikes detective statements
cbc ^ | Jul 2, 2013 1:54 PM ET

Posted on 07/02/2013 11:31:19 AM PDT by BenLurkin

Bernie de la Rionda began by asking the judge to strike from the record a statement Det. Chris Serino made Monday in which he said he found credible Zimmerman's account of how he got into a fight with Trayvon Martin. De la Rionda argued the statement was improper because one witness isn't allowed to give an opinion on the credibility of another witness. Defence attorney Mark O'Mara argued it was proper because Serino was vetting Zimmerman's veracity in his probe.

Judge Debra Nelson told jurors to disregard the statement.

"This is an improper comment," the judge said.

(Excerpt) Read more at cbc.ca ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: georgezimmerman; martin; trayvonmartin; zimmerman
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To: BenLurkin

Reminds me of the saying,
“What do you call the lawyer who graduates last in their class? Your Honor.”


41 posted on 07/02/2013 12:52:15 PM PDT by servo1969
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To: Tenacious 1

There is NO way this jackass judge is going to dismiss this case regardless of the (Lack of evidence of a crime) facts supporting any charges. She will boot it and make the jury rule on a racial tinderbox.


42 posted on 07/02/2013 12:58:38 PM PDT by VRWCarea51
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To: truth_seeker

“But you can’t make chicken salad out of chicken sh!t”

I love that and will squirrel it away for future use


43 posted on 07/02/2013 1:05:32 PM PDT by CrappieLuck
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To: BenLurkin

I thought I heard a quote yesterday where someone under oath that he believed Zimmerman’s account was overall accurate or else he’s completely unhinged.

Why would the “unhinged” (or whatever the adjective was) be permitted without challenge?

Media’s been playing up today the bit about overall accurate (or else someone else’s similar comment).


44 posted on 07/02/2013 1:21:57 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Tenacious 1

Nope. Move for dismissal. If denied, apply a full defense then win with a two part close. The first part would be based on the defense case. The second part? I’d say, “now this is what was said during the prosecution’s case,” and use only prosecution witnesses’s statements to gut the case.


45 posted on 07/02/2013 2:28:10 PM PDT by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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To: Tenacious 1

Read some of the leftwing blogs (bring a barf bag). The State tried to prosecute this case pre-trial, and sadly to some degree it worked. This is just a show trial in hopes that they got six of the people they’d already convinced on the jury.


46 posted on 07/02/2013 2:32:45 PM PDT by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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To: fortheDeclaration

Awesome movie. I actually read the book long before the movie was made. ‘The Verdict’. At the end, the look on the judge’s face when the jury asked if they could award MORE than the amount being sued for was priceless.


47 posted on 07/02/2013 3:04:14 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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