It's Not That Complicated

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8. it is more complicated than that

First of all, what is Zimmerman going to be charged with? Manslaughter? First degree murder? Second degree murder? Assault with a deadly weapon? Criminally negligent homicide?

I don't pretend to be an expert in the definition of those charges or of Florida or Sanford County criminal law. The State prosecutor is, and he decided to not press charges.

The state prosecutor has recused himself. Why? I am guessing that since the call to not press charges is also being looked at, that he/she would have a conflict of interest. He/she would have a vested interest in re-affirming the original decision. Now somebody else is looking at it.

With my vast legal experience of watching many episodes of SVU (sarcasm), it seems to me that many times charges are not pressed because the police need to gather more evidence.

I am not living and breathing this story 24/7, have not read every report been written on it, but I have heard that two witnesses did confirm Zimmerman's version of events.

And actually I think the police can compell witnesses to speak. Failure to do so, unless it leads to self-incrimination, would be obstruction of justice.