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(6,342 posts) Thu Jun 13, 2013, 05:51 AM Jun 2013

Potential juror in Zimmerman trial lied in court [View all]

A potential juror at the George Zimmerman trial who told the court he had little knowledge of the case apparently indicated otherwise on Facebook.

"I CAN tell you THIS. 'Justice'…IS Coming," the juror appeared to write of the Zimmerman case on the Facebook page for the "Coffee Party Progressives," a page with which he was confronted in Judge Debra Nelson's courtroom.

The potential juror, assigned the number E7, who described himself as an "underemployed" musician and painter, told the court that he did not have a lot of knowledge about the case when it first happened.

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When the assistant state attorney, Bernie De La Rionda, first questioned potential juror E7 this morning, he asked whether the prospective juror was exposed to the case in February 2012 or whether he kept up with it. E7 answered, "No."

An ABC News search of the Facebook page revealed that a person resembling E7 wrote on March 21, 2012, the same date as on the court record, an inflammatory comment in response to a posting about the case touting the site www.justicefortrayvonmartin.com. Besides vowing that justice was coming, the Facebook comment apparently by the prospective juror alleged a conspiracy involving Zimmerman and local police.

http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/did-potential-zimmerman-juror-lie-court-034710693.html

It's idiots like this that will end up messing up this trial.

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Potential juror in Zimmerman trial lied in court [View all] davidn3600 Jun 2013 OP

stupid, stupid, stupid. rucky Jun 2013 #1

+1000 !!!! orpupilofnature57 Jun 2013 #2

Yep. And he could be in big trouble according to some legal experts davidn3600 Jun 2013 #5

No, potential jurors being questioned are not under oath. former9thward Jun 2013 #46

I don't think that is true Duer 157099 Jun 2013 #54

Dang grok Jun 2013 #3

Perjury is not on the table. former9thward Jun 2013 #48

maybe it's called something else then grok Jun 2013 #58

Never prosecuted. former9thward Jun 2013 #59

Yes they are lawwolf Jun 2013 #60

Again, different courts do it differently. former9thward Jun 2013 #62

I bet a few bigoted gun nuts end up on jury. Hoyt Jun 2013 #4

As opposed to those that think he's guilty premium Jun 2013 #10

Nope. Just talking about those like Zimmerman -- bigoted bullies who loves their guns Hoyt Jun 2013 #14

So you're not ok with gun owners on the jury, premium Jun 2013 #15

I hope the jury is fair. I think fairness will tick off most gun cultists. Hoyt Jun 2013 #22

Ahh Hoyt, premium Jun 2013 #23

Six jurors in Florida criminal cases. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #24

There's only 6 jurors on a jury in FL? nt. premium Jun 2013 #25

That's right. The Zimmerman trial will have six jurors and four alternates. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #26

Didn't know that. premium Jun 2013 #28

cool answer. +1 graham4anything Jun 2013 #29

Yes, just the kind of answer one might give in order to be certain of being ejected from the jury Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #31

the cool answer remark was specific to Hoyt's response, not to the juror(in case it wasn't clear) graham4anything Jun 2013 #32

Hoyt's responses, and yours, would surely exclude both of you from the jury for cause. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #35

My writing here would most definitely exclude me because I think he is guilty(and I am juror #8)LOL graham4anything Jun 2013 #36

Your opinion that he is guilty is not really the issue, graham4anything. There probably will be Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #38

and also the fact that I an not in NJ. In 99.999% of cases, I could be very fair. This one? IDK graham4anything Jun 2013 #42

I definitely would be excluded from jury. As far as I am concerned, the moment Zman grabbed his gun Hoyt Jun 2013 #40

And I am sure that you would answer voir dire questions honestly and candidly. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #41

The defense team for bigoted, gun lover Zimmerman would have excluded me from my written responses. Hoyt Jun 2013 #56

"That's my experience." Jenoch Jun 2013 #43

Every gun owner that prepares/trains/totes to shoot people is "suspicious" in my mind. Hoyt Jun 2013 #57

Every gun owner does not do that. I certainly do not. Jenoch Jun 2013 #66

Facebook is evil! SCVDem Jun 2013 #6

it is. I'd worry more about what I'd say and do there Whisp Jun 2013 #18

I refuse to get on FB. SCVDem Jun 2013 #19

one person on here was telling me his real name and stuff JI7 Jun 2013 #63

The man was interviewed by the Orlando Sentinel. He said he didn't remember making the Facebook Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #7

I was listening to the jury selection gvstn Jun 2013 #12

If he was attempting to make a mole of himself, he proved himself unworthy of even that low task. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #13

Absolutely gvstn Jun 2013 #20

bring on the Amish potential jurors KurtNYC Jun 2013 #8

Could the Amish relate to this? SCVDem Jun 2013 #9

Not so fast on the amish grok Jun 2013 #21

They could just let the Amish Mafia take care of Zimmerman. madinmaryland Jun 2013 #34

only works if he has a beard KurtNYC Jun 2013 #55

"...that a person resembling E7" WTF Duer 157099 Jun 2013 #11

that's a lie by the media grok Jun 2013 #16

Google image search. Jenoch Jun 2013 #47

Search term = "E7" ??? n/t Duer 157099 Jun 2013 #53

I was thinking of a photograph of the juror. Jenoch Jun 2013 #65

Yes, cameras are permitted but their use is restricted. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #71

The problem in this day and age is.... PennsylvaniaMatt Jun 2013 #17

WTF does Person resembling mean???That sounds racist to me. What is resembling? graham4anything Jun 2013 #27

It's ABC News' way of maintaining a veneer of plausible deniability against accusations that they Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #30

btw, this shows that ALL info is already known on most people, so the culling is really not importan graham4anything Jun 2013 #33

Culling of people who have already decided the case and unwilling or unable to change their minds Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #37

btw, I have been on juries. And I can in 99.99999% of the time be swayed by evidence and fair. graham4anything Jun 2013 #44

To be excused from any jury you need only say "I've made up my mind and it cannot be changed." Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #45

Your scenario only works on Jenoch Jun 2013 #49

It can work on any trial. One can say "I think the defendant is guilty because of how he looks." Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #50

I didn't know the Jenoch Jun 2013 #64

I do think that jurors who say that, should the same day be put onto a different jury. graham4anything Jun 2013 #51

Would you agree that some individuals, due to their temperament, are incapable of rendering good Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #52

Prosecute and jail. hugo_from_TN Jun 2013 #39

Why do people think they can post some shit on FAcebook and people will not find out about it ? JI7 Jun 2013 #61

Surely this idiot has been dismissed. NaturalHigh Jun 2013 #67

Dismissed George Zimmerman juror escorted from courthouse Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #68

still there on facebook grok Jun 2013 #69

Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd it's gone. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #70

I thought the potential jurors were supposed to be anonymous? bunnies Jun 2013 #72

The judge read aloud the name of a Facebook site that he had posted on, and the date of the post. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #73

wow. What a complete idiot. bunnies Jun 2013 #74

Now he's gone public threatening to sue someone for his privacy being breached. Nimajneb Nilknarf Jun 2013 #75

lol! bunnies Jun 2013 #76