Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Zimmerman Trial Day 2 – Analysis of State’s Witnesses

Posted by Andrew Branca , Legal Insurrection

quote:
Today can only be characterized as an utter debacle for the prosecution in Florida v. Zimmerman. Besides the testimony of a couple of highly professional law enforcement witnesses, the testimony of the the other State witnesses ranged from signing George Zimmerman’s praises, to acknowledging the utility of following a suspicious person from a distance, to being utterly discredited by razor sharp cross-examination of the defense.[ emphasis added]

comment:

I didn't catch all of the testimony, so this filled in a few blanks.

Another point is that the "left-to-right" movement may be more important than I thought when I heard it.  At any rate, the defense totally destroyed that witness' credibility.

Finally, the part that I emphasized above is the only thread that the state can hang its case on.  But that would only be useful in a lesser charge of manslaughter.  But why should a manslaughter case be national news?  It wouldn't be, so that's the point.  The state is taking part in a rabble rousing effort to get the black community outraged at a not guilty verdict, should that be the outcome.    Furthermore, if Zimmerman's name was Gonzales, and not the "white" name Zimmerman, this case would be harder to demagogue.

All in all, a disgraceful performance.


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