Judge Nelson Gives Jury Instructions

Today, July 12th, is DAY #24 (of 5th week) State of Florida V. George Zimmerman case.
Yesterday the prosecution provide closing arguments (Summary HERE), today the defense attorney, Mark O’Mara will present his closing argument. Then the prosecution rebuttal.

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Today, July 12th, is DAY #24 (of 5th week) State of Florida V. George Zimmerman case.
Yesterday the prosecution provide closing arguments (Summary HERE), today the defense attorney, Mark O’Mara will present his closing argument. Then the prosecution rebuttal.

“We will have to wait to see what the evidence provides, my client believes he is not guilty”…. [Mark O’Mara – April 2012, after arrest]
“My client feels he is not a racist”….. [Mark O’Mara – May 2012]
“I cannot speak to his honesty, but George Zimmerman has definitely damaged his credibility, we’ll have to wait and see if he can recover it”…. [Mark O’Mara – June 2012, 2nd Bond]
“My client said he thinks he did nothing wrong”….. [Mark O’Mara – July 2012]
“The Stand Your Ground law is an absurd statute”…. [Mark O’Mara – August 2012]
“I don’t know if it is illegal, but there should be a law, or legislation written, to stop this type of thing”….. [Mark O’Mara – September 2012]
“If it was not for my client, George Zimmerman, he (Crump) and I would be on the same side in this issue”…. [Mark O’Mara – October 2012]
“My client was arrested, he should have been arrested, and so there is no reason to debate civil rights in this trial… [Mark O’Mara – November 2012]
“He’s probably not guilty of murder”… [Mark O’Mara – July 2013]

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WASHINGTON DC – Janet Napolitano, the U.S. secretary of Homeland Security and former governor of Arizona, is being named as the next president of the University of California system, in an unusual choice that brings a national-level politician to a position usually held by an academic. Her appointment also means the 10-campus system will be headed by a woman for the first time in its 145-year history.
Napolitano’s nomination by a committee of UC regents came after a secretive process that insiders said focused on her early as a high-profile, although untraditional, candidate who has led large public agencies and shown a strong interest in improving education. (more…)

Today, July 12th, is DAY #24 (of 5th week) State of Florida V. George Zimmerman case.
Yesterday the prosecution provide closing arguments (Summary HERE), today the defense attorney, Mark O’Mara will present his closing argument. Then the prosecution rebuttal.

“We will have to wait to see what the evidence provides, my client believes he is not guilty”…. [Mark O’Mara – April 2012, after arrest]
“My client feels he is not a racist”….. [Mark O’Mara – May 2012]
“I cannot speak to his honesty, but George Zimmerman has definitely damaged his credibility, we’ll have to wait and see if he can recover it”…. [Mark O’Mara – June 2012, 2nd Bond]
“My client said he thinks he did nothing wrong”….. [Mark O’Mara – July 2012]
“The Stand Your Ground law is an absurd statute”…. [Mark O’Mara – August 2012]
“I don’t know if it is illegal, but there should be a law, or legislation written, to stop this type of thing”….. [Mark O’Mara – September 2012]
“If it was not for my client, George Zimmerman, he (Crump) and I would be on the same side in this issue”…. [Mark O’Mara – October 2012]
“My client was arrested, he should have been arrested, and so there is no reason to debate civil rights in this trial… [Mark O’Mara – November 2012]
“He’s probably not guilty of murder”… [Mark O’Mara – July 2013]

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Washington Times – The legal watchdog Judicial Watch released an audio recording Thursday of a Department of Justice staffer urging Sanford, Fla., city officials and the minority advocacy group Dream Defenders to seek justice for Trayvon Martin, because “if a community perceives that there’s something wrong in the black community, there’s something wrong.”
“CRS is an arm of the department that we call the Peacemakers,” Thomas Battles, regional director of the DOJ’s Community Relations Service, said at a meeting at the Shiloh Church on April 19, 2012. “We work with communities where there is real or perceived racial tensions.” (more…)

Today, July 12th, is DAY #24 (of 5th week) State of Florida V. George Zimmerman case.
Yesterday the prosecution provide closing arguments (Summary HERE), today the defense attorney, Mark O’Mara will present his closing argument.  Then the prosecution rebuttal.

“We will have to wait to see what the evidence provides, my client believes he is not guilty”….   [Mark O’Mara – April 2012, after arrest]
“My client feels he is not a racist”…..   [Mark O’Mara – May 2012]
“I cannot speak to his honesty, but George Zimmerman has definitely damaged his credibility, we’ll have to wait and see if he can recover it”….   [Mark O’Mara – June 2012, 2nd Bond]
“My client said he thinks he did nothing wrong”…..  [Mark O’Mara – July 2012]
“The Stand Your Ground law is an absurd statute”….   [Mark O’Mara – August 2012]
“I don’t know if it is illegal, but there should be a law, or legislation written, to stop this type of thing”…..  [Mark O’Mara – September 2012]
“If it was not for my client, George Zimmerman, he (Crump) and I would be on the same side in this issue”….  [Mark O’Mara – October 2012]
“My client was arrested, he should have been arrested, and so there is no reason to debate civil rights in this trial…  [Mark O’Mara – November 2012]
“He’s probably not guilty of murder”… [Mark O’Mara – July 2013]

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(VIA GRETA VANSUSTERN) This is important because this case is largely about credibility: is George Zimmerman a liar or not? Trayvon Martin can’t testify so the focus is on the credibility of the defendant.
In the closing argument today the prosecutor called George Zimmerman a liar about a statement at the police station and the prosecutor was just plain wrong. Zimmerman did not lie about it. The prosecutor exaggerated or mislead the jury (intentionally or inadvertently.)

The prosecutor told the jury that Zimmerman lied when he acted surprised that night, at the police station, when Officer Singleton told Zimmerman that Trayvon Martin died because, per the prosecutor, Zimmerman already knew Martin was dead. (more…)

MIAMI (CBS4) – Wednesday, around high noon, dozens of Miami Police officers lined up for riot training.
Armed with batons and horses, officers ran through various formations preparing for the worst.

“It’s a mandatory training. All these officers are given this equipment and it’s in the event we have civil unrest at any given moment our officers are ready on a minute’s notice,” Miami Police spokesman Freddie Cruz said. (more…)

WASHINGTON DC – The White House refused to answer questions regarding President Barack Obama’s stance on the George Zimmerman trial on Thursday in an unexpected move to distance itself from Obama’s previous comments.

“[Obama’s] comments are what they were, but we’re not going to say anything from here,” press secretary Jay Carney said.

When asked by reporters if the Justice Department will be watching the outcome and reporting back to the President, Carney said, “I do not know the answer to that question.”

Last March during a press conference in the Rose Garden, Obama responded emotionally to questions regarding Martin’s death.

“I’m head of the executive branch and the Attorney General reports to me, and I’ve got to be careful about my statements to make sure we not impair any investigation that’s taking place right now,” Obama said, prefacing his remarks.

“If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon,” Obama continued. “I think [Martin’s parents] are right to expect that all of us as Americans are going to take this with the seriousness it deserves and were going to get to the bottom of exactly what happened.”

Obama also called the incident a “tragedy,” adding, “I think all of us have to do some soul searching to think about how something like this happens.” (read more)