05-09-2013, 06:07 PM
Haven't seen an update as to whether or not Judge Nelson will allow the voice analysis experts to testify for the state, but things are heating up as the trial is set to begin in one month.
Here's the latest from today:
The day before the deadline for pre-trial motions in the George Zimmerman case, there was a flurry of filings Thursday.
JURORS:
-O'Mara asked the judge to keep the names of potential jurors secret. He asked for the jury to be sequestered, citing the intense media focus on the case.
-He also referenced the Casey Anthony murder case, in which jurors were sequestered and anonymous during trial. Their names were eventually released after trial. O'Mara notes the Anthony jurors were the subject of "contempt" after their not-guilty verdict.
-He also filed paperwork asking his judge to allow trial jurors to visit the scene of Trayvon Martin's shooting. The defense argues visiting the shooting scene would allow jurors to better understand the vantage point of individual eye- and ear-witnesses.
DEPOSING SHELLIE ZIMMERMAN:
-The state asked Nelson to order George's wife, Shellie Zimmerman, to answer their questions at a pre-trial hearing. During their first attempt to depose her, prosecutors say, she asked for a break and, after talking to her lawyer, refused to answer further questions.
-Shellie Zimmerman invoked her right against self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment, citing her pending perjury case. Prosecutors say they weren't going to ask about that.
Here's the latest from today:
The day before the deadline for pre-trial motions in the George Zimmerman case, there was a flurry of filings Thursday.
JURORS:
-O'Mara asked the judge to keep the names of potential jurors secret. He asked for the jury to be sequestered, citing the intense media focus on the case.
-He also referenced the Casey Anthony murder case, in which jurors were sequestered and anonymous during trial. Their names were eventually released after trial. O'Mara notes the Anthony jurors were the subject of "contempt" after their not-guilty verdict.
-He also filed paperwork asking his judge to allow trial jurors to visit the scene of Trayvon Martin's shooting. The defense argues visiting the shooting scene would allow jurors to better understand the vantage point of individual eye- and ear-witnesses.
DEPOSING SHELLIE ZIMMERMAN:
-The state asked Nelson to order George's wife, Shellie Zimmerman, to answer their questions at a pre-trial hearing. During their first attempt to depose her, prosecutors say, she asked for a break and, after talking to her lawyer, refused to answer further questions.
-Shellie Zimmerman invoked her right against self-incrimination under the Fifth Amendment, citing her pending perjury case. Prosecutors say they weren't going to ask about that.