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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]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)self-defense.
I think there was enough evidence to charge Zimmerman and that he should face a hearing, but what the outcome will be I don't know. It will probably be easier for either side to persuade a judge than to persuade a jury. The judge sees a lot of cases and assesses a lot of evidence.
One thing that could work against Zimmerman is a rumor I have heard that he told slightly different stories about the events at different times. We shall see what happens. You never know how credibility will be judged at trial.
So, Zimmerman gets his chance.
We have to remember that Trayvon Martin is the person who is dead. He was the victim. Whether Trayvon could have or would have killed Zimmerman if Zimmerman had not shot first . . . . . The facts will show this.
I suspect that we don't know what the young woman that Trayvon Martin was talking to on the phone when Trayvon was shot will testify. That will be quite important. Her credibility will be a big issue. That we don't know at all.