Judge: Trayvon's Alleged Drug Use, Texts, Fighting Will Not Be Allowed In Trial

[The Real]

http://www.blackyouthproject.com/20...ts-and-fighting-will-not-be-allowed-in-trial/

As we’ve previously reported, lawyers for George Zimmerman have been fighting for clearance to inform jurors of the late Trayvon Martin’s alleged drug use, fighting, and questionable text messages.

According to to Global Grind, at a hearing this morning, judge Debra Nelson has ruled that discussion of Martin’s alleged drug use, text messages and fighting will not be admissible in court.

She is also set to rule on a few other matters; Zimmerman’s defense team wants to ban testimony from an audio expert that will be damaging to their case, and permission to take jurors to the scene of the crime.

 

[newarkhiphop]

A Florida judge ruled Tuesday that George Zimmerman’s defense team cannot mention Trayvon Martin’s suspension from school, prior marijuana use, text messages or past fighting during opening statements at next month’s trial.


During a pre-trial hearing, Judge Debra Nelson said that during the trial she will consider motions to admit the evidence on a case-by-case basis outside the presence jurors who will decide if Zimmerman is guilty of second degree murder in the shooting death of Martin.

The judge ruled that the evidence about past fights could not be mentioned in opening statements but said it could be admitted during trial if the defense could authenticate it and overcome rules against hearsay evidence.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...idence-for-now-in-george-zimmerman-trial?lite

 

[NubianVitruvian]

 

[Demon]

lol @ zimmermans lawyers telling him to grow out his hair so he can part it, and gain some weight

 

[newarkhiphop]

would it be wrong with set up a coli bet to see how the trial ends up? @BarNone

 

[88m3]

of course it wouldn't ...


lol at the field trip to the crime scene

 

[valet]

http://www.blackyouthproject.com/20...ts-and-fighting-will-not-be-allowed-in-trial/

As we’ve previously reported, lawyers for George Zimmerman have been fighting for clearance to inform jurors of the late Trayvon Martin’s alleged drug use, fighting, and questionable text messages.

According to to Global Grind, at a hearing this morning, judge Debra Nelson has ruled that discussion of Martin’s alleged drug use, text messages and fighting will not be admissible in court.

She is also set to rule on a few other matters; Zimmerman’s defense team wants to ban testimony from an audio expert that will be damaging to their case, and permission to take jurors to the scene of the crime.

If that's him screaming (which most of us know it is) it's over. Sympathy alone will convict him.

 

[The Real]

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...idence-for-now-in-george-zimmerman-trial?lite

It will be relatively difficult to overcome those barriers... most of it is precisely hearsay evidence.

 

[No1]

would it be wrong with set up a coli bet to see how the trial ends up? @BarNone

Seems early though, when does the trial start

 

[newarkhiphop]

Seems early though, when does the trial start

June 10th

 

[Julius Skrrvin]

god damn he looks

 

[No_bammer_weed]

http://www.blackyouthproject.com/20...ts-and-fighting-will-not-be-allowed-in-trial/

As we’ve previously reported, lawyers for George Zimmerman have been fighting for clearance to inform jurors of the late Trayvon Martin’s alleged drug use, fighting, and questionable text messages.

According to to Global Grind, at a hearing this morning, judge Debra Nelson has ruled that discussion of Martin’s alleged drug use, text messages and fighting will not be admissible in court.

She is also set to rule on a few other matters; Zimmerman’s defense team wants to ban testimony from an audio expert that will be damaging to their case, and permission to take jurors to the scene of the crime.

I tried to gather as much info concerning the legal reasonings behind the stand your ground laws when the case was first breaking, and while they are extremely liberal in language, and obviously beneficial to the activities of GZ on that day, that audio expert could sink him, and I suspect its the reason why the DA pursued a second degree charge.

SYG laws can be used as a defense even in GZ's pursuit of Martin, but what the law is clear on is that if a party introduces a weapon in a physical confrontation, he or she must attempt to disengage from the fight if he establishes the upper hand. This is where the audio expert comes in. 911 calls from the complex where the fight occurred, documented the last few seconds of the fight, and trayvon's life, before the one and only fatal shot was fired. More than one audio expert was clear that it was Martin who let out a scream or yelp, before the shot. This supports that GZ established dominance through brandishing a weapon, thus it was his legal responsibility to attempt to disengage at that point. You combine that with GZ's other reckless behaviors, and a 2nd degree narrative emerges, and is highly provable.

Thats my armchair two cents, for whatever its worth.

 

[Akata Man Bromo]

lol @ zimmermans lawyers telling him to grow out his hair so he can part it, and gain some weight

Wont that hurt his case though?

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

He's gonna do a bid for manslaughter...probably 5-10 years. White people will be furious and black people will say it's not long enough.

I personally want to see him get 2nd degree murder.

 

[newarkhiphop]

i think he gonna get off