06-06-2013, 06:34 PM
(06-06-2013, 04:59 PM)LytoMe Wrote: If you watch the video of Zimmerman going through the events of that night, and really listen to his voice. There is no doubt it was him screaming for help.
Hard for me to tell. I don't know what Trayvon's voice sounded like to compare.
The defense is trying to block the voice recognition experts from testifying at trial. During the Frye Hearing today, they called an FBI audio engineer to testify that it was impossible to determine who was screaming in the back of the witness 911 calls.
The defense argued that the voice recognition/analysis technology isn't generally accepted enough to be presented. Tomorrow, the prosecution will counter that point and likely call other experts who will explain why they think it's possible to identify or eliminate the source of the screams with an acceptable degree of confidence.
Here's what the Martin family attorney, Crump, had to say to the media today:
“It is ridiculous for the Zimmerman defense team to argue that expert voice analysts should not be permitted to testify at the trial when George Zimmerman himself stated the voice crying for help on the 911 recording “doesn't even sound like me,’".
I keep in mind that Trayvon Martin's dad said it wasn't his son when he heard to original version of the tape too.
Anyway, will be interesting to see if Nelson allows the technology and experts in, or if she rules them out and leaves the jury to analyze the screams themselves. The tape itself will definitely be presented as evidence at trial.
We should also learn tomorrow what, if any, terms/phrases will be banned from use by prosecutors and whether the final jury selected (6 jurors and 4 alternates) will be sequestered or not.
Rulings today:
-Judge Nelson denied a defense motion to keep some defense witnesses anonymous.
-Nelson also stopped the testimony related to defense's request for sanctions against the state for discovery violations; it was personal and ugly in that courtroom. She'll address the issue after trial.