Monday July 1 summary
In an effort to mitigate testimony damning to the State, the prosecution called another one of the defense witnesses, a voice analysis expert. Because both sides have to declare potential witnesses, the prosecution knew this and called him first in a weak attempt at a preemptive strike. The voice expert's testimony is that under stress a man could sound like a little girl, and there's no way to scientifically verify who was screaming. That's the defense. The prosecution wanted to call the witness so they could establish their own line of questioning rather than respond to the defense's strong position later on in the trial.
Prosecution played the police interview of Zimmerman which is very credible and matches previous witness testimony in the trial. It's all pretty-cut-and-dried testimony that backs up Zimmerman. Not as funny to comment on as Rachel "Dee Dee" "Diamond Eugene" Jeantel.
The state keeps insisting that Zimmerman was on top of Trayvon and Trayvon was screaming for help, despite all evidence to the contrary. de la Rionda has no morals.
The prosecution's own police witness testified that Zimmmerman showed deep remorse for killing Trayvon; deep, religious guilt and remorse because he is Catholic and believes killing another is wrong. Police told him that's not God's intent, that self-defense is not what God meant.
de la Rionda still clinging to the hope that the jury will believe Zimmerman was carefully crafting a self-defense story that doesn't match up to the real events. Despite the fact that Zimmerman freely spoke to police, didn't ask for an attorney, and his statements are backed up by the other eye-witnesses.
Then the State called Officer Serino to the stand. Serino told FBI he was being pressured into bringing charges against Zimmerman. All of Zimmerman's testimony is getting entered into evidence by the prosecution. Dead flashlight, sequence of events, Trayvon's statements and attack. Zimmerman will never have to testify and be subject to cross.
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Serino told FBI investigators that he felt pressured by his colleagues,
three African-American officers, to file charges.
Miami HeraldSerino’s FBI Interview Shows Three Other People On The SPD Pressured Him To Press Charges!
The lead Sanford Police investigator who sought manslaughter charges against George Zimmerman told the FBI that
a sergeant and two others officers tried to pressure him into making an arrest in the controversial case — even though he didn’t think there was enough evidence.
Serino even reached out to the White Supremacist movement, and no one had ever heard of Zimmerman. Telling the FBI that he was concerned that
people inside the police department were leaking information, Serino cited Sgt. Arthur Barnes, officers Rebecca Villalona and Trekelle Perkins “as all pressuring him to file charges against Zimmerman after the incident,” an FBI report said. “Serino did not believe he had enough evidence at the time to file charges.”
The summary of Serino’s statement does not mention the race of the officers who allegedly pressured him, but
sources told The Miami Herald that Barnes and Perkins are black, and Villalona is married to an African-American man. All three, the source said, had been called in by their supervisor and questioned about leaking information in the case.Conservative TreehouseTelling the FBI that he was concerned that people inside the police department were leaking information,
Serino cited Sgt. Arthur Barnes, officers Rebecca Villalona and Trekelle Perkins “as all pressuring him to file charges against Zimmerman after the incident,” an FBI report said. “Serino did not believe he had enough evidence at the time to file charges.”
The summary of Serino’s statement does not mention the race of the officers who allegedly pressured him, but sources told The Miami Herald that
Barnes and Perkins are black, and Villalona is married to an African-American man. All three, the source said, had been called in by their supervisor and questioned about leaking information in the case.Miami Herald+++
Police reenactment with Zimmerman goes for defense, not prosecution. They keep admitting evidence against themselves. But what choice do they have? They want to use the police so they have to use it all.
Prosecution gets police to admit to lying to Zimmerman in an effort to get Zimmerman to change his story. Zimmerman doesn't as he has no need to, he's telling the truth.
And once again (or rather twice again today) the prosecution tries to impeach their own witnesses. When have you ever seen a prosecutor come back to denigrate his own police witness by saying "well, that's only your opinion!"
