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Showing Original Post only (View all)George Zimmerman Prosecution May Use TV Interview as Evidence [View all]
Source: ABC news
This morning the prosecution entered the tape of the interview into discovery as and could attempt to admit it as evidence in Zimmerman's trial on charges of second degree murder.
Granting the interview will likely haunt Zimmerman, veteran legal analyst and defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh told ABC News. "He has impeached himself publicly, this is going to be a huge problem for him
and the prosecutors must be extremely pleased... He was making inconsistent statements that they can use in a trial against him."
Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerman-prosecution-tv-interview-evidence/story?id=16815296#.UAjxlY6P3by
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Ichingcarpenter
Jul 2012
OP
I have to agree. At first I thought he was legit but man. O'mara is fucking up.
vaberella
Jul 2012
#42
Okay then. So now I consider O'Mara an accessory to murder if that is the case.
vaberella
Jul 2012
#51
Money, money, money. Zimmerman's defense fund has dried up and, according to Barbara Walters,
1monster
Jul 2012
#27
Wait. Barbara Walters asked the audience to contribute to Zimmerman's defense fund????
yardwork
Jul 2012
#40
The attorney is just making sure he will get paid. That appearance was all about $$$$. nt
Kahuna
Jul 2012
#19
That quote, "...have to take his life," as part of the *apology* to his family?
Bette Noir
Jul 2012
#25
Zimmerman's mental state is like someone in a war zone. A sane person would have stayed in the car.
freshwest
Jul 2012
#28
You should read Judge Lester's ruling on the bond matter. It explains his reasoning clearly.
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#20
Zim only went on hannity so that his racist FANS would rally and send him money..
Kahuna
Jul 2012
#17
As Ruby explained below, he did know, but I don't think Z is heeding the advice of counsel.
freshwest
Jul 2012
#34
Or his attorney? Is there a clever ploy being played here, or is it just as lamebrained as it seems?
freshwest
Jul 2012
#35
I wonder if Zimmermans attorneys are hoping they do exactly that? After all it allows them in
cstanleytech
Jul 2012
#26
I cannot believe that something like that could be admitted as evidence, unless both parties...
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#38
I'm not a lawyer, but I've served on juries. I'm pretty sure there is no way Zimmerman can put on...
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#41
Both the prosecution and the judge have the power to prevent it from being shown at trial
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#46
Zimmerman could eat 5 pounds of Cheetos, take a dump on a paper plate, and enter it as possible...
slackmaster
Jul 2012
#48