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mazzarro

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6. I was not impressed by the prosecution's performance

Reply to mzmolly (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 04:52 AM

Jul 2013

"Within the legal community, many feel the Zimmerman trial’s prosecution team was never really in the game. The prosecutors did not have a consistent story to tell the jury, and they shied away from race." and so is Christopher Darden as well.

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Christopher Darden Believes There May Be Justice Yet for Trayvon ~ Daily Beast [View all] mzmolly Jul 2013 OP

"As a former prosecutor, I never would have brought the Zimmerman case to court." n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #1

I know.. that part seemed weird to me. Cha Jul 2013 #3

that strikes me as odd too Skittles Jul 2013 #4

it would have been an easy conviction of Trayvon was not black JI7 Jul 2013 #5

Yep. mzmolly Jul 2013 #14

No, sadly, and I say this as someone who believes Zimmerman was guilty of murder 1... Demo_Chris Jul 2013 #21

That is an odd sentiment mzmolly Jul 2013 #22

"OJ was the wrong poster child for Cha Jul 2013 #2

+1 JustAnotherGen Jul 2013 #8

Thanks Cha. mzmolly Jul 2013 #12

I was not impressed by the prosecution's performance mazzarro Jul 2013 #6

Their story was shaky enough as it was... Pelican Jul 2013 #7

The story they should have told, and stuck with, was a kid minding his own business all american girl Jul 2013 #10

The proof was watered mzmolly Jul 2013 #13

In what way? Pelican Jul 2013 #15

Coons vs. punks mzmolly Jul 2013 #16

It is clearly punks... Pelican Jul 2013 #18

Wrong. nt. polly7 Jul 2013 #19

Nope. mzmolly Jul 2013 #20

the prosecution was incompetent qazplm Jul 2013 #11

They had a tough case with mega gun lobby bucks mzmolly Jul 2013 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #9