Doctor: George Zimmerman had black eyes, painful broken nose but no head trauma

[JDPriestly]

78. But there is no question that Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin.

That will be easy to prove. That pretty much assures a conviction at least on manslaughter. Then comes the issue as to whether Zimmerman had the intent to kill. He had a gun. He followed Trayvon Martin. He said he thought Trayvon Martin looked suspicious. He and Trayvon Martin met far from Zimmerman's car on a path behind the houses. Apparently there is a witness who will state that Trayvon Martin told her he was walking fast away from Zimmerman. Whether all that testimony will come in, hard to say.

So it will be up to Zimmerman to explain why the jury should believe that he was not following Trayvon Martin or whatever his defense will be.

I try to switch the parties when I think about this. What if Trayvon Martin, the African-American 17-year-old had parked his car, called 911, followed Zimmerman, met him on a path between the houses and somehow ended up shooting Zimmerman? Would Trayvon Martin have been indicted right away?