Hey folks, Just wrapped up Day 8 of Florida v. Zimmerman, and things went no better for the prosecution today than in prior days–indeed, the morning was pretty much a disaster for the offense. For details on the morning’s events, click here: Zimmerman Update Exclusive — Mid-Day 8 — State Wins Evidentiary Battle, Loses Testimony War The afternoon involved mostly a tirad by Judge Nelson at the defense, and an interminable presentation of totally pointless …

Zimmerman Trial Day 8: Live Video, Analysis & Reader Poll: DNA Inconclusive & Judge Nelson Terse Read More »

Hey folks, Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day, with streaming video. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed, and breaking news will be added at the bottom of this post. During the lunch recess, or immediately thereafter, we will post a mid-day update. We’ll then follow up with the usual detailed end-of-day wrap up, including video and embedded Tweets, …

Zimmerman Trial Day 8: Live Video, Analysis of State’s Case & Witnesses Read More »

Hey folks, We covered the morning’s events with our mid-day update, available here at the link below. It included the completion of cross-examination of Chris Serino, who was more ambivalent today than yesterday, and the testimony of Federal Air Marshal Mark Osterman, self-described best-friend of George Zimmerman who testified about what George had told him of the events without hearsay objection by the defense–frankly, it was the kind of hearsay defense attorneys dream of. If …

Zimmerman Trial Day 7 Wrap Up: Prosecution recovers a little, prepared to introduce college records Read More »

Hey folks, Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day, with streaming video. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed, and breaking news will be added at the bottom of this post. During the lunch recess, or immediately thereafter, we will post a mid-day update. We’ll then follow up with the usual detailed end-of-day wrap up, including video and embedded Tweets, …

Zimmerman Trial Day 7: Live Video, Analysis of State’s Case & Witnesses Read More »

Hey folks, For those who are interested, my end-of-day video and analysis of the Day 6 of Florida v. Zimmerman has just been posted.  If you didn’t listen to the live streaming of the Zimmerman case, you missed the most astonishing cross-examination of a trial that has been hip-deep in astonishing cross-examinations. (Fortunately for you, we provide the video–it’s worth watching it.) On the stand was Chris Serino, who was the lead investigator for the …

Zimmerman Trial Day 6 – Analysis & Video – State’s witness Chris Serino seriously undermines charge Read More »

Little known to many observers of the Zimmerman trial is the full role of Investigatory Chris Serino. Serino was among the first on the scene, arriving after Zimmerman had been transported to the Sanford Police Department, but early enough to begin interviewing witnesses. We all know by now that Zimmerman was not arrested for the shooting of Trayvon Martin for several weeks after the shooting. The reason is that after having interviewed Zimmerman numerous times–always …

Zimmerman Trial: Evidentiary Flashback: Investigator Serino Tells FBI He Was Pressured to Bring Charges Read More »

Hey folks, Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day, with streaming video. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed, and breaking news will be added at the bottom of this post. During the lunch recess, or immediately thereafter, we will post a mid-day update (not just a list of tweets this time!). We’ll then follow up with the usual detailed …

Zimmerman Trial Day 6: Video, Analysis of State’s Case & Witnesses Read More »