walking while black - Trayvon Martin

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Case law supports the consideration of lesser charges at this time. An appeal may be attempted; it will fail.

Look who's a legal expert all of a sudden.

The prosecution attempted to sandbag the defense, and rightly was turned away. Shameful. Case law does not support the introduction of charges that are not in line with the original charge. Attempting to add 3^rd degree murder with child abuse was well outside of the scope of the original charge and testimony, which is why the judge denied it.

BTW, it's also why I said "if allowed" in my original post.

I thought that the manslaughter charge was already on the table. I was glad the judge ruled against that 3^rd degree murder charge. I do agree if that was allowed it would have been a basis for appeal. Throwing child abuse in at the end of the case? Ummmm, no.