in February. The defense was whining that the data wasn't sorted and identified for them by the State so they didn't find it until later during an earlier hearing on this where the defense wanted sanctions against the State for a discovery violation.

turned the information over to the defense in the BIN file. It is NOT the state's job to do the defense's job. The defense is crazy if they think that can cite the state for a discovery violation.

Talk about a couple of whinny crybabies.

Not that it really matters, but I was wondering if they were referring to something like a plastic container or if BIN was an acronym for something or what.

copied what they found on the phone and gave it to the defense. Both sides would have had had to have their experts crack any type of password necessary to actually tell what was on the phone.

what the prosecution had to do....convert it.

Oh dear, I thought they were talking about a bin like a plastic container with a bunch of papers in it or something.

Ok, now I get it.

If you open a binary file, it won't appear as text, images, etc - you have to use a program to read/translate it into text, images, etc.

They accuse the state of violations, when they indeed had the information.

They don't show up for depositions and then argue that the court will deny the civil rights of Zimmerman because he did not have the opportunity to cross the witness.

They are told to be prepared for a hearing in the morning and they come to court unprepared complaining that the trial is too long, they did not have time to prepare.

And then, last night they complained that court was starting too early.

conferences and media appearances yet whine they don't have enough time to get their work done. It is pathetic.

They're hoping that the longer the jury is sequestered, the more chance that they'll immediately acquit because they're just tired of it all.

I worked for non-profits and one of the first things I learned was never say you can't do something. You find a way and you do it because it's your job to do so. The fact that they were complaining about the long hours and not having time for preparation just struck me as really unprofessional. They chose this profession and this case, if they can't handle the long hours and the work that goes into it, that's their problem, not the court or the State's.

I have never heard of an attorney complaining about the work load to the court. Shameful.

And, of course can you imagine what they are getting paid for their long hours!?

was the same one who had time to take a photo of himself eating vanilla ice cream cones in a limo with his adult daughters in celebration of supposedly besting in court Rachel Jeantel, who they implied was stupid.

Stupid is as stupid does.

say that is Martin's voice on the tape?

trial. All they can do WRT to the testimony of the defense witnesses is impeach that testimony or attack the credibility of the witness.

at that time they can call witnesses to rebut testimony put forward by the defense.

email and photos evidence. The defense has been given the right to use the animation in their closing arguments if they choose but it is not an exhibit the jury will have during deliberations. Kudos to the Judge.

because the posecution can't question the animators who made it or anything about where the info came from for the positioning of the cartoon Zimmerman and Trayvon figures.

so I take that to mean they can't use the entire thing, just parts of it that match verbal testimony and evidence.

where Zimmerman told the police "X" they can show "X."

What bothers me is that means they can use animation of Martin punching Zimmerman, just because Zimmerman claimed it.

It won't be given to the jury to review after the Defenses summary, either. But they will get that one view of it.

gives their closing argument, will address this I have no doubt. During the hearing on the admissibility of the animation as an exhibit, the State said they would not argue against the defense using it in their closing argument which tells me they will be prepared to rebut it.

The cartoon can be used as a demonstation but not as evidence.

From what I've been reading, Florida case law supports electronic messages being used as evidence.

The judge in the hearing read out the law about authentication, and they can't be admitted if they aren't. Defense whined that they didn't have the time to authenticate them though they've had them since February.

Listing credentials.

someone who was trained (Root) with someone who wasn't (Zimmerman)

He also noted that "communication and deescalation" was key proponent of defense.

when officers are told not to pursue when told to hold back.

I would like to see that question.

gets into should a non-LEO be tracking and confronting an unknown person in the dark. The PA has a lot of ways to go after this testimony.

I hope PA asks if Z shouldn't have just stayed in his truck. And if police officers have to be trained and retrained on this stuff......what about someone like Z walking around with a firearm. Gives me chills.

Root is an expert on everything.

why are they wasting my time......

I wonder if she will given she has been charged with perjury in relation to this case. She was listed on the defense's witness list and was deposed by the State against the protestations by the defense. If she doesn't testify, will it be a glaring question in the juror's minds as to why she didn't testify in support of her husband?

the jurors are all women, most of whom are married I believe so the absence of her testimony will be noticed by them, leaving a question mark as to why in their minds.

Maybe the defense is planning to have her testify as their last witness, I guess we will see soon enough.

why they didn't call his wife to authenticate his voice. I found that really odd. Since they didn't put her up on the stand for that I'm guessing they don't want her anywhere near the stand for anything because of the perjury.

I know they wanted the Judge to prohibit the State from deposing her and said, at that time, they weren't necessarily going to call her which caught my attention. They lost that whine and Shellie Zimmerman was deposed. If they rest without calling her, I can't see that absence not leaving a glaring question in the minds of the jurors as to why she didn't support her husband.

the jury will hear testimony in favor of Zimmerman
from a woman who has no problem lying under oath?

his wife, they know there is a real risk in calling upon her to testify but they also know full well a jury is likely to wonder why she didn't take the stand in support of her husband. Given the jurors will see her testimony as biased and one of self-interest, I think they may have calculated the lesser risk is to not have her testify but the defense hasn't rested yet so it could still happen.

from her?

Did she deal with it yet?

from what Judge Nelson said last night. She also said they would deal with it at 8:00 am but later changed the time for the start of court to 9:00 and only gave her rulings on the admissibility of the animation and the texts/photos on Trayvon's phone, nothing yet on the sequestration violations. Maybe this afternoon?

I missed the whole morning and am trying to
catch up. I know the judge denied the phone
and the video but hadn't heard about these
witnesses.. ?

as he just stated that he reached out to the defense, not the defense seeking him out.....

Zimmerman wasn't trained as a cop, he isn't a cop and neither was Martin. What on earth is he there for?

He sounds like he's doing an infomercial or a interview for a job.

I just can't figure out what on earth he has to do with this case.

Oh, now I get it. He's trying to explain away Zimmerman's multiple stories. Good grief.

Wouldn't that indicate that he's biased towards Z's side of the story to begin with?

made it very clear, and sounded rather proud..it would definitely make me sit up and think he was biased.....wonder if he is getting paid as a "volunteer" witness?

his private business. Maybe he is trying to develop a reputation as a defense witness. Free work today might result in a lot of paid work down the road. That is what I would be thinking. He is not doing this out of the goodness of his heart but out of self interest.

I'm sure that any other person who may by charged in committing another Z. like shoot of another black kid would probably seek this ex-cop out as well.

who is not an LEO, does not have LEO training and who is totally incapable of defending himself physically is acting without prudence when he tracked and confronted an unknown person, in the dark, in the rain. How could Root imagine that this situation would turn out good? Is this witness supporting vigilante activity?

That doesn't square with all the threads and posts saying that Zimmy is a MMA expert, that he trained 3 times a week and is some sort of Brazilian jiu-jitsu master that outweighed Trayvon by 50 to 100 lbs.

Which is it?

Total wimp or Chuck Norris?