Zimmerman Trial Part 4 (racial, interview, suspect, crime)
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Why? Trayvon Martin is not on trial. No, it most likely will not "weigh heavily" on the jury that they aren't hearing a lot of information about Martin's background. All the jurors I'm sure know that this case is the State of Florida versus George Zimmerman, and not State vs. Trayvon Martin. They know Martin is dead and that he is not on trial. Why in the world would they wonder about background information regarding Martin, other than the information which the ME testimony regarding the autopsy.
Did you notice that it was the DEFENSE who called the gym owner??? That was Defense evidence. The Defense decided to present that evidence, not the State.
The Prosecution called the Physician's Assistant that did mention "MMA style training".
MOM isn't dumb, I wonder what the strategy is of calling him. It might open the door into more of Martin's history.
Well, he's off the stand now. What did Martin's father say that may have opened the door to Trayvon's reputation/character, and why didn't the Defense pursue it, if the testimony opened that door?
I read somewhere that there is a theory that OJ did not commit the murders. He was covering for his drug-addicted son from his first marriage who had gone to the resturant looking for Nicole.
I read that too. The son was also a chef. I thought it sounded pretty reasonable.
Back on topic. I seem to remember a lot of people arguing that Zimmerman didn't have to put on any evidence at all, that he could just rely on the presumption of innocence. Hmmmm. Seems like the Defense attorneys saw the requirement to put on evidence from a very different perspective. They're calling a lot of witnesses in order to establish a prima facie case.
If the jury didn't suspect this already, with the Mayor not including the Chief of Police in the room when playing the 911 recording for Trayvon's father, they'll know some kind of discord was going on with the police force and other forces, so to speak.
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