langsam kommen wir dem termin näher, ich bin sehr gespannt auf den Prozess.....
One of the judge's clearest rulings: Defense attorneys will not get more time to prepare. Jury selection will begin June 10, when 500 potential jurors are scheduled walk through the courthouse doors.......
And, in general, she banned defense attorneys from introducing reputation-damaging evidence about Trayvon — but she left lots of wiggle room.
If defense attorneys can convince her during the course of the trial that it's relevant, she may allow them to put on evidence showing that at the time of his death, Trayvon had marijuana in his system; that he had discipline problems at school; and that he had a history of fighting.
After Tuesday's two-hour hearing, defense attorney Mark O'Mara predicted he would be able to show their relevance.
"I'm hopeful I'll be able to lay a foundation to get it in," he said.
Specifically, he was referring to text messages found on Trayvon's cell phone, which indicate, among other things, that the Miami Gardens teenager was involved in competitive fighting.
"I'm happy with the judge's rulings, "O'Mara said......
.....Also happy with the judge's rulings was Benjamin Crump, an attorney for Trayvon's family, who interpreted them as outright bans.
The judge did issue some of those: Jurors will not hear about Trayvon's prior marijuana use nor will they see a photo of him wearing a set of gold teeth.
Those rulings came because last week, defense attorneys released a glut of evidence, including photos from Trayvon's cell phone that showed potted marijuana plants, a semiautomatic handgun and text messages revealing discipline problems at school and that his mother had asked him to move out.
Crump on Tuesday described that as defense attorneys "polluting the jury pool."
"Trayvon Martin did not have a gun," Crump said. "Trayvon Martin did not get out of his car and chase anyone. Trayvon Martin did not shoot and kill anyone.".....
.....One of the most important issues before the judge Tuesday was what to do with a state audio expert, Alan Reich, who's expected to testify that he heard Trayvon say, "I'm begging you," in the background of a 911 call made by a neighbor just before Zimmerman shot Trayvon.
She will deal with that next week, she said, by holding a hearing June 6 to determine whether Reich used scientifically-accepted techniques.
She'll also take up another issue then: Did de la Rionda lie when he told her he had turned over every scrap of evidence related to Trayvon's cell phone to Zimmerman's attorneys.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-05-28/news/os-george-zimmerman-trial-stay-hearing-20130528_1_trayvon-martin-sybrina-fulton-benjamin-crump (Archiv-Version vom 04.06.2013)hier noch mal eine Seite, die alles berichtet
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Crusi schrieb:Müssen amerikanische Eltern also besser aufgeklärt werden, oder wie kann man solche Tragödien verhindern? Warum existiert in dieser Gesellschaft so eine Akzeptanz, den Kindern schon Waffen zuzustecken? Das hat doch nichts mehr mit dem Freiheitsgefühl und der am. Verfassung in dem Sinne mehr zu tun..
