05-24-2013, 11:35 AM
Every day this week, the defense has released information unfavorable to Trayvon Martin to the press, stating that it may be used at trial. Some of it has not been deemed evidence and awaits Judge Nelson's ruling as to whether it can be used or not.
Recap of today's release:
1. Fighting: Defense released a couple of texts where Trayvon mentions fighting to his friend. One he says the teacher thought he was fighting but he was really only watching. There a couple of reference to fights in texts (sounds like they could have been "match" type MMA fights rather than a street fight/altercation to me, but no context given).
2. Weed/Guns: Also, more photos related to weed and a convoluted text exchange related to sale of 2 guns.
3. School-related: Defense released intent to use video from a school investigation that shows women's jewelery and a screw driver found in Trayvon's backpack. (Note: no context provided; Trayvon has no criminal record.)
The prosecutor, Bernie de la Ronda, is motioning to bar this information from trial as irrelevant. He is also motioning the judge to issue a gag order against the defense attorneys discussing the case with reporters.
Martin family attorney, Benjamin Crump, states that the defense is tossing out red herrings and desperately attempting to taint the jury pool via the media.
Last night, defense attorney O'Mara filed paperwork to delay the trial by 6 weeks; he wants time to try to counter testimony of a state's expert voice witness who is set to testify that it was Trayvon Martin screaming for help/stop in the background of a 911 call.
Full story here:
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013...-zimmerman
The pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, 5 /29 is gonna be extremely important.
Judge Nelson has several key decisions to hand down in regards to expert witnesses, whether evidence is relevant or simply prejudicial, whether or not to delay the start of the trial, etc...
NOTE: HLN is now covering all hearings and the trial proceedings/analysis.
http://www.hlntv.com/clusters/trayvon-martin-shooting
Recap of today's release:
1. Fighting: Defense released a couple of texts where Trayvon mentions fighting to his friend. One he says the teacher thought he was fighting but he was really only watching. There a couple of reference to fights in texts (sounds like they could have been "match" type MMA fights rather than a street fight/altercation to me, but no context given).
2. Weed/Guns: Also, more photos related to weed and a convoluted text exchange related to sale of 2 guns.
3. School-related: Defense released intent to use video from a school investigation that shows women's jewelery and a screw driver found in Trayvon's backpack. (Note: no context provided; Trayvon has no criminal record.)
The prosecutor, Bernie de la Ronda, is motioning to bar this information from trial as irrelevant. He is also motioning the judge to issue a gag order against the defense attorneys discussing the case with reporters.
Martin family attorney, Benjamin Crump, states that the defense is tossing out red herrings and desperately attempting to taint the jury pool via the media.
Last night, defense attorney O'Mara filed paperwork to delay the trial by 6 weeks; he wants time to try to counter testimony of a state's expert voice witness who is set to testify that it was Trayvon Martin screaming for help/stop in the background of a 911 call.
Full story here:
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013...-zimmerman
The pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, 5 /29 is gonna be extremely important.
Judge Nelson has several key decisions to hand down in regards to expert witnesses, whether evidence is relevant or simply prejudicial, whether or not to delay the start of the trial, etc...
NOTE: HLN is now covering all hearings and the trial proceedings/analysis.
http://www.hlntv.com/clusters/trayvon-martin-shooting