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MADem

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45. I did not watch the jury selection so I cannot speak to that.

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 10:46 AM

Jul 2013

It's the prosecution and defense attorneys that decide on the jury, not the judge. Sure, the judge seats them, but if either side objects and opens up potential for a mistrial that juror isn't getting seated. If really bad juror(s) got seated, then the prosecution didn't do their job. They should have used investigators to check out those jurors--the defense does that kind of thing all the time.

I DO think the prosecution didn't work hard enough, to some extent, and I have to wonder why they didn't put their shoulder to the wheel. They seemed to stroll through the case, and not respond effectively when they should have been more forceful.

I also agree that the Sanford Police Department were way too "buddy buddy" with Zimmerman and they seemed eager to get him acquitted.

It didn't seem like a fair trial, but I think the judge was the least of the problems.

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