Noted Forensic Pathologist Says Zimmerman Story “Consistent” with Evidence, As Defense Case Nears End

By / February 23, 2019

Hey folks, I just sent live, up at Legal Insurrection, my end of day-wrap of today’s trial events: Noted Forensic Pathologist Says Zimmerman Story “Consistent” with Evidence, As Defense Case Nears End As the title suggests, the single most important reveal today in court was O’Mara’s statement that he expects to rest his case tomorrow, and the destruction wrought by the expert testimony of forensic pathologist Vincent Di Maio on the State’s theory of the …

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What is the “Daubert standard” for admissibility of scientific evidence?

By / February 23, 2019

The Zimmerman Court is currently holding a Daubert hearing a Daubert hearing vis a vis the desire of the defense to submit into evidence an animated video they have created to communicate their view of the events of February 26, 2012 to the jury. The Daubert standard replaced the older Frye standard in Florida effective July 1, 2013. A Daubert hearing is the means by which a trial judge makes a preliminary assessment of whether …

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Zimmerman Trial Day 11: Live Video, Analysis of State’s Case & Witnesses

By / February 23, 2019

I trust that everyone had a safe and satisfying extended (for some of you) 4th of July weekend. 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. You can access this live coverage NOW LIVE (started early) (EST) over at …

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IMPLOSION: Police Testify Trayvon’s Father Originally Denied Son Was Screaming

By / February 23, 2019

Hey folks, I just sent live, up at Legal Insurrection, my end of day-wrap of today’s trial events: Implosion: Police Testify Trayvon’s Father Originally Denied Son Was Screaming As the title suggests, the single most important event of today’s testimony was the utter implosion of the State’s “scream” narrative into which they had invested the last remaining splinters of their theory of the case. Also important were some evidentiary rulings at day’s end, including Judge …

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Zimmerman Trial Day 10: Live Video, Analysis of State’s Case & Witnesses

By / February 23, 2019

I trust that everyone had a safe and satisfying extended (for some of you) 4th of July weekend. 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. NOW LIVE: You can access this live coverage over at Legal Insurrection by …

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Zimmerman Trial Day 10–Mid-day –Vietnam Combat Medic Identifies Zimmerman as Screamer

By / February 23, 2019

Hey folks, I just posted up a mid-day wrap-up of the morning’s testimony, including video of the testimony, here: Zimmerman Trial Day 10–Mid-day –Vietnam Combat Medic Identifies Zimmerman as Screamer Don’t forget to come back to where we are covering the afternoon’s testimony live by clicking here: NOW LIVE: Zimmerman Trial Day 10: Live Video, Analysis of State’s Case & Witnesses P.S. We’ve decided to run a 20% discount on the just releases “The Law …

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Why Zimmerman’s Motion for Acquittal Should Have Been Granted

By / February 23, 2019

Hey folks, I just sent live, up at Legal Insurrection, my weekend Zimmerman post, entitled: Why Zimmerman’s Motion for Acquittal Should Have Been Granted It’s a fairly lengthy exposition of the case made by Mark O’Mara for why Florida v. Zimmerman is a text-book example of a case in desperate need for a judgment of acquittal.  O’Mara’s arguments were well-founded and supported by extensive case law (all of which I’ve hyperlinked to the full-length decisions …

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Zimmerman Trial: See the Defense’s Witness List

By / February 23, 2019

The defense team of Mark O’Mara and Don West have, as required by law, provided the Court and the State with a list of the witnesses they anticipated they MIGHT call to testify as they present their case to the jury. Note that they could, in theory, call all or none of these witnesses. Any witnesses that they MIGHT call, however, need to be on this list so that the State is aware of them …

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“The Law of Self Defense, 2nd Edition”: TABLE OF CONTENTS

By / February 23, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS Below you will find the TABLE OF CONTENTS to the Law of Self Defense, 2nd Edition. We have also made available the entirety of the INTRODUCTION of the Law of Self Defense, 2nd Edition here.               INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 – CRIMINAL LAW: WHAT TO EXPECT STANDARDS OF PROOF BURDENS OF PROOF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE “PIPELINE” THE CRIME CHARGED WRAP-UP   CHAPTER 2 – PRINCIPLE 1:  INNOCENCE …

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The Law of Self Defense, 2nd Edition: INTRODUCTION

By / February 23, 2019

Below you will find the INTRODUCTION to the Law of Self Defense, 2nd Edition. We have also made available the entirety of the TABLE OF CONTENTS of the Law of Self Defense, 2nd Edition here. INTRODUCTION Consider this: There were 5.8 million murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, and sexual assaults in the US in 2011. There were another 17.1 million burglaries and thefts. That’s a crime of these types for every 13.5 people. In one year …

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