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In reply to the discussion: FL Attorney: Zimmerman legal team expected to request immunity hearing, could result in "game over" [View all]ckoeber
(40 posts)Two things still have to be proven by the prosecutor:
1. How did George Zimmerman exactly meet up with Trayvon Martin?
From the point George Zimmerman hung up the phone with the emergency services dispatcher to the point that he met Trayvon Martin we have zero (0) information. In order for the prosecutor's case to have any merit they need to prove that George Zimmerman kept looking/stalking Trayvon Martin.
Just because George Zimmerman lied about one thing doesn't mean the prosecutor's can count on that as their trump card; so far they have no solid evidence of him actually walking up to Trayvon Martin and confronting him.
2. Who started the physical altercation?
Again, same thing. No one knows who threw the first punch or initiated the physical altercation. You only have the witness on the phone saying she heard sounds of a scuffle. The defense can tear through that with ease. And if they trip her up on the stand it's over...
So, how do you get a conviction without these two cruicial pieces of information? Even if George Zimmerman lied I doubt you'd get a Judge or twelve jurors to just let the prosecutor's fill in the blanks without solid evidence substantiating their answers for these two questions.