Zimmerman's chair

[pintobean]

I noticed this when he came back into the courtroom a little while ago. Looking at several different pictures, West is about an inch taller than Zim. Look at their chairs.

[Just Saying]

1. Another attempt to make him look small

And weak?

[MrSlayer]

2. Yes, that's called staging.

Trying to make him look smaller and less intimidating.

Of course he stood up to be recognized for witnesses so I'm not sure it was all that effective. But that's what they were doing.

[Spazito]

3. The defense in the Jodie Arias trial did the same thing...

A tactic to try and make their client look smaller/shorter ergo less threatening. Juries are not dummies and can see this kind of tactic for what it is the moment the defendant is required to stand.

[Tx4obama]

10. Yes, Jodi Arias kept her chair as low as it could go - was like a foot lower than attorney's chair

I think they shouldn't be allowed to do that.

[Spazito]

11. Yep, I agree, they shouldn't be allowed those kind of tactics in the court room...

the intent is to deceive the jury day after day after day without the State having any recourse to stop it.

[Rex]

4. Ya it really makes a difference if you are tall or not when you murder someone with a gun.

NOT.

[FarPoint]

5. Oh for Chrissake...

Excellent catch! You are absolutely on target with this find.

They are amazingly devious to every detail.

[bushisanidiot]

6. Nice catch!

Goes to show how far this defense is willing to go to lie to the jury.

[HolyMoley]

7. If the intent was trying to make him appear smaller, less intimdating

why didn't they just nag his ass while awaiting trial, to maintain or lose weight rather than pack it on?

Isn't he something like 50-80lbs heavier since his arrest?

[Cha]

8. that's what I was thinking.. he

looks like a monster.

[bushisanidiot]

9. I think they wanted him to look out of shape.

Not like a mma fighter in training.

Also, there was only four inches difference in their heights, but 50 lbs difference which is significant.