MaggieD
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The evidence that George Zimmerman's attorneys have uncovered on Trayvon Martin's cellphone paints a troubling picture of the Miami Gardens teenager: He sent text messages about being a fighter, smoking marijuana and being ordered to move out of his home by his mother. And photos from that phone offer more of the same: healthy green plants — what appear to be marijuana — growing in pots and a .40-caliber Smith & Wesson handgun...
[From text messages]On Nov. 22, 2011, three months before the shooting, Trayvon wrote about being involved in a fight. His unnamed opponent, he wrote, "got mo hits cause in da 1 round he had me on da ground an I couldn't do ntn..."
The defense evidence packet also includes other information from Trayvon's school records, among them five videos from a Miami-Dade schools police investigation that turned up several pieces of women's jewelry in Trayvon's backpack and a screwdriver, what authorities there described as a burglary tool.
Why isn't this able to be introduced? (If I understand correctly, the judge refused to allow any of it.)
Why isn't this able to be introduced? (If I understand correctly, the judge refused to allow any of it.)
Irrelevant. It only matters after the first strike. Everything before that, is nothing.
Then why are they talking about George Zimmerman's law enforcement classes, huh-huh-huh????
Then why are they talking about George Zimmerman's law enforcement classes, huh-huh-huh????
Why isn't this able to be introduced? (If I understand correctly, the judge refused to allow any of it.)
Because it prejudices the jury. I guess the easiest way to say it is that a slut can be a victim of a rape. That she sleeps around does not mean that someone can rape her at will so we protect the victim from having her sluttiness used against her. In this case, even a thug can be a victim of a crime. That he was a thug is irrelevant to the facts of what happened that particular night.
Then why are they talking about George Zimmerman's law enforcement classes, huh-huh-huh????
Could it be because TM isn't the one on trial...or is he? Fisher's point makes a lot of sense.
Why isn't this able to be introduced? (If I understand correctly, the judge refused to allow any of it.)
To show what he may or may not have known what the laws were as far as stand your ground or use of deadly force.
I dont think you can equate class room learning with criminal activity.If that is the case, the prosecution has opened the door to bring in Martin's prior acts and penchant for violence as well.
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