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This whole case is a farce and a waste of Floridian's money.
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You mean Trayvon's girl lied? Say it ain't so!
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[ATTACH]3051[/ATTACH]Originally posted by ted View PostLast edited by diablo rojo; 12-07-2015, 01:40 PM.Comment
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State pushes to keep Trayvon Martin's past out of George Zimmerman trial
State files motion to keep defense from using Martin's school records, texts, social media
ORLANDO, Fla. - State prosecutors in the case against George Zimmerman are pushing to keep Zimmerman's attorneys from bringing testimony about Trayvon Martin's past during the trial.
The state said in motions filed on Friday they want to prevent Zimmerman's attorneys from bringing up Martin's personal life, including his school records, previous suspension from school, fights, text messages sent prior to his death unless related to case and his social media use.
The motion also says the state wants to prevent the defense from using Martin's toxicology report, which showed the level of marijuana in Martin's blood the night he was shot and killed.
The state's filings suggest they fear the defense may try to attack Martin's character, instead of focusing on whether Zimmerman murdered Martin. Assistant prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda argued that Martin's past is irrelevant and would clearly be designed only to prejudice the jury.
The state filing the motion doesn't mean the defense was trying to use it at the trial and often similar motions are filed as a precaution to give the judge an opportunity to tell both sides what they should not reference or introduce unless later ruled relevant and admissible.
[READ: Notice of hearing | Motion to allow expert testimony | Redacted motion to allow additional witness]
Zimmerman's attorney, Mark O'Mara also filed motions discussing what they will discuss at the next hearing, which is set for May 28. Among the motions were a motion to allow additional witnesses and to allow expert testimony by video at the hearing.
Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder after shooting and killing Martin in Sanford in February 2012.
Jury selection is slated to begin on June 10.Comment
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Of course, state doesn't want their case attacked. Accept your prison sentence and let us appease the black panthersI wear a Fez. Fez-es are coolComment
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So they want to remove evidence that this kid was a worthless scumbag piece of shit his whole life. Riiiight.The state said in motions filed on Friday they want to prevent Zimmerman's attorneys from bringing up Martin's personal life, including his school records, previous suspension from school, fights, text messages sent prior to his deathWhen the government pays, the government controls.Comment
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And only allow photos of him at 12 years old and earlier.Comment
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Although I think his past is relevant. Based off what I know (nothing has changed my mind), none of it should matter for Zimmerman to have his case dismissed anyway. Hell, it should not be going to trial in the first place.Originally posted by MR EDDComment
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Of course it's relevant.Originally posted by ceyko View Post
And it's going to bias the Hell out of the jury.
And of course this should not have even been filed in the first case, but that's what happens when Affirmative Action, Entitlements, and Reverse Discrimination run rampant.Comment
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Release this semi-white man!Comment
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This is bullshit. You can't use the character and history or a person who is alleged to have attacked someone and died for it? What a bunch of shit. You can bet that if any of us did anything like this, every word you put on the internet would be used against you as fact to your character.
Lawyers for George Zimmerman will not be permitted to mention pictures of drugs and guns found on Trayvon Martin's cell phone during opening statements in Zimmerman's trial for murder next month, a judge ruled today.
At a hearing today in Sanford, Fla., Circuit Judge Debra Nelson set some of the rules for what will be a closely watched trial scheduled to begin on June 10. Among a barrage of rulings by the judge today was a rejection of a request by Zimmerman's legal team to delay the trial.
Zimmerman, 29, is the neighborhood watch captain who is accused of fatally shooting Martin, 17, last February. He is charged with second degree murder and has pleaded not guilty.
Zimmerman's lawyer argued that Martin's marijuana use and history of fighting was central to proving that Zimmerman acted in self-defense.
"We have a lot of evidence that marijuana use had something to do with the event," Zimmerman's lawyer Mark O'Mara said. "It could have affected his behavior."
Nelson said that evidence would not be permitted in opening statements, but left open the possibility it could eventually be submitted during the trial. gees, thanks!
The judge's decision comes days after Zimmerman's lawyers made public the contents of Martin's phone, including pictures of marijuana leaves, a .40-caliber hand gun, and a photo that appears to show Martin smoking pot.
The defense also posted online, texts Martin sent about getting into fights and being kicked out of his house by his mother.
"Those text messages relate to issues I think will be relevant, pot use, guns, violence, fighting," O'Mara said a press conference following the hearing.
O'Mara said the evidence was essential to combat an early narrative of the case reported by the media .
"Public opinion was swayed by a false presentation of this case from the beginning," he said. "The Martin family, through their handlers, presented a picture of who Trayvon was and who George was that is wholly inaccurate."
O'Mara also requested that all potential jurors, as many as 500 of them, be sequestered in hotels until a panel was selected for the trial.
He acknowledged the difficulty in granting the request, calling it an "absurd expense" but said it was necessary to guarantee a fair trial for his client.
Scott Ponce, a lawyer representing media covering the trial, called the request a "sequestered jury on steroids" and asked the judge to permit the media to cover jury selection in open court.
Nelson denied the request to sequester the entire panel of potential jurors, but has yet to rule on whether the actual jury will be sequestered.
However, the judge ruled to keep the identity of jurors and potential jurors private, referring to them only by an assigned number and prohibiting the press from photographing their faces.
O'Mara also asked that the entire jury be taken to the crime scene in a bus with "blacked out windows."
The defense objected to the motion, arguing that there was no way to recreate the exact lighting and weather conditions at the scene of the crime.
Nelson rejected that motion as well. She called the idea of taking a jury that is suppose to remain anonymous out into public was "a logistical nightmare" and warned that neighbors could photograph jurors with their cell phones, or the press could monitor them with helicopters.
The judge also ruled that Zimmerman's wife Shellie Zimmerman could be called by the prosecution to testify. However, the judge said, Shellie Zimmerman could plead the fifth if she were compelled to take the stand.
Given the scrutiny the case has received, the judge said witnesses could not be asked whether they believed Zimmerman's prosecution was politically motivated.
Another hearing to determine which scientific evidence, including information about the texts and photos found on Martin's phone, will be admissible is scheduled for June 6. The trial is scheduled to begin June 10 .Last edited by KBScobravert; 05-29-2013, 03:06 AM.Fuck you. We're going to Costco.Comment
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With the current regime in office in the White House, I'm fairly certain this man can never get a FAIR and unbiased trial.Comment
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What to gut the defense judge.....Comment
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I'm thinking whites and Asian type people may have to riot in the streets if he is convicted.Originally posted by ram57ta View PostOriginally posted by MR EDDComment
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The media and Martin supporters did nothing but profile Zimmerman when this first came about. Now that the shoe is on the other foot....Comment
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It's really scary/infuriating when you realize exactly how skewed the media reporting on this case was/is. They pretty much made up their own truth.
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