Trial of George Zimmerman in the Death of Trayvon Martin #5 6/19/13 - 7/2/13

[cadillac]

So I am about to profile somebody and use my gun - looking for someone to target - so I get on the phone and call police and tell them to come and give my name and phone number so that I get a timely arrest??

I find that hard to believe.

[iluvmua]

So I am about to profile somebody and use my gun - looking for someone to target - so I get on the phone and call police and tell them to come and give my name and phone number so that I get a timely arrest??

I find that hard to believe.

it's very hard to believe. One would have to be a freakin moron to do that.

State has no case and they know it.

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June 24, 2013 Tweets cont

https://twitter.com/KBelichWFTV

Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  4m 
The defense set the stage and is playing #Zimmerman 's call to the non emergency police number.

Kathi Belich, WFTV Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  8m 
The defense is emphasizing how #Zimmermanon9 called the police, knew they were en route and was asking for them to come, not a vigilante.

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June 24, 2013 Tweets cont

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Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  4m 
The defense says the first 911 call connected 30 seconds after Martin ended call with girlfriend. #Zimmermanon9

Kathi Belich, WFTV Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  8m 
The defense told the jury Martin's girlfriend heard Martin confront #Zimmermanon9 asking why he was following Martin.

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June 24, 2013 Tweets cont

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Kathi Belich, WFTV Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  1m 
The defense is pointing out how some witnesses accounts are inconsistent with the facts. #Zimmermanon9

Kathi Belich, WFTV Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  4m 
The jury heard the recording of the 911 call that included the screams and gunshot. Sybrina Fulton is not in court. #Zimmermanon9

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June 24, 2013 Tweets cont

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Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  3m 
The defense says the neighbor told them to cut it out but Martin did not stop. The neighbor went inside to call 911. #Zimmermanon9
 
Kathi Belich, WFTV Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  4m 
The defense says a witness saw Martin on Zimmerman beating him calling it a "ground and pound". #Zimmermanon9

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June 20, 2013 Tweets cont

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Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  2m 
Jurors are taking a lot of notes. #Zimmermanon9

Kathi Belich, WFTV Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  3m 
The defense is showing the jury photos of #Zimmermanon9 's gun and holster and was carrying it the right way.

Kathi Belich, WFTV Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  4m 
The defense says #Zimmermanon9 experienced the most traumatic experience of his life and was not calm as one said,  but flat.

Kathi Belich, WFTV Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  7m 
Jurors looked at the photo of #Zimmermanon9 's injuries seconds after shooting.

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June 24, 2013 Tweets cont

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Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  1m 
The defense showed the jury the bloody photos of #Zimmermanon9 from that night and says he answered all police questions.

Kathi Belich, WFTV Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  4m 
The defense is showing the jury the photo of Martin in the 7/11 wearing a hoodie inside the store showing his size. #Zimmermanon9

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June 24, 2013 Tweets cont

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Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  2m 
West said he's never said anything like it. 2/2 #Zimmermanon9

Kathi Belich, WFTV Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  3m 
Don West points out how #Zimmermanon9 did not hire a lawyer before talking to police but said half the witnesses have lawyered up. 1/2

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June 24, 2013 Tweets cont

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Kathi Belich, WFTV ‏@KBelichWFTV  15m 
The defense is laying out the evidence for the jury step by step.. Being the first to present the details to the jury. #Zimmermanon9

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June 24, 2013 Tweets cont

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Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  4m 
Jury has left for lunch.
   
 Yamiche Alcindor Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  4m 
West still not done from my understanding.

Yamiche Alcindor Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  5m 
Court is in recess for lunch. Back at 1:30.

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http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/trayvon-martin/os-george-zimmerman-trial-openings-20130624,0,920748.story?dcaceas

George Zimmerman trial: Opening statements underway
12:33 p.m. EDT, June 24, 2013

 SANFORD – Jurors are hearing opening statements at the George Zimmerman murder trial today, as attorneys for both sides begin telling their version of what happened the night Zimmerman killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, a homicide that set off weeks of civil rights rallies.

The trial is currently in recess for lunch. It will resume at 1:30 p.m. The state already finished its opening. Defense attorney Don West began his opening statement this morning, and will finish in the afternoon.

West told jurors this morning that Zimmerman is not guilty: "He shot Trayvon Martin in self-defense after being viciously attacked."

"This is a sad case, of course... a young man lost his life" and Zimmerman "is fighting for his," West said. He added that Trayvon's parents "have the right to grieve. They have the right to feel the way they feel."

However, West told the jurors there are no "monsters" in the case. Then he told an ill-received  knock-knock joke: George Zimmerman who? "Alright, good. You're on the jury."

West went into a detailed chronological breakdown of Zimmerman's call to Sanford police to report Trayvon as suspicious, which the jurors also heard. He said Zimmerman did initially follow Trayvon, but stopped when he was told not to.

It was Trayvon who confronted Zimmerman, not the other way around, West said. He described at length the testimony jurors will hear from a Zimmerman neighbor, who was previously referred to as Witness 6. That person, West said, saw Trayvon on top of Zimmerman.

The witness described a mixed-martial-arts style "ground and pound," West said. "He saw enough to know this was serious."

West said Zimmerman's injuries were "consistent with having his head slammed into concrete."

Earlier, prosecutor John Guy began his opening statement with a profanity: "F---ing punks."

He said that phrase was how Zimmerman described Trayvon during his non-emergency call to police before the shooting, and shows the defendant's mentality toward the teen.

When Zimmerman saw Trayvon, the prosecutor said, he "didn't see a young man walking home." Instead, he profiled, pursued and killed Trayvon, Guy said.

"He profiled him as someone who was about to commit a crime in his neighborhood, and then he acted on it, and that's why we're here," Guy said.

Later, Zimmerman "pressed that gun into Trayvon Martin's chest," Guy said, and pulled the trigger. He said that the evidence in the case, and testimony from witnesses, would contradict Zimmerman's account, which Guy called a "tangled web of lies."

Guy told jurors to listen closely to the "bone chilling" 911 call which captured screams before the shooting. They'll hear that Trayvon "was silenced immediately" by the shot, Guy said, adding the evidence will show no blood on Trayvon's hands and no DNA from Zimmerman under his fingernails, something Guy said was inconsistent with Zimmerman's account.
 

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June 24, 2013 Tweets cont

https://twitter.com/yamiche

Brad Heath ‏@bradheath  14m 
For a pretty insightful, real-time version of the criminal justice system in action, follow @Yamiche. She's tweeting the Zimmerman trial.
Retweeted by Yamiche Alcindor 
   
Yamiche Alcindor Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  2m 
Court is back in session. #TrayvonMartin #GeorgeZimmerman

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June 24, 2013 Tweets cont

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Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  1m 
West said he may lack passion of John Guy but West has facts, he says.

Yamiche Alcindor Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  2m 
The jury hasn't. West is now continuing his opening statements.

Yamiche Alcindor Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  2m 
Jury is back in the courtroom. Judge Nelson is again asking if jurors discussed the case, saw reports or went on Internet for case.

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June 24, 2013 Tweets cont

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Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  1m 
West says #GeorgeZimmerman didn't push gun into chest of #TrayvonMartin

Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  2m 
West says #TrayvonMartin clothing was separated from his skin because he was on top of #GeorgeZimmerman
 
Yamiche Alcindor Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  4m 
West says gun shot was a contact shot to #TrayvonMartin 's hoodie not his skin.

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June 24, 2013 Tweets cont

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Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  1m 
@SybrinaFulton is back in the courtroom. @attorneycrump is not.

Yamiche Alcindor Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  2m 
West: "Yes, he ( #GeorgeZimmerman ) did have a gun and thank God." #TrayvonMartin

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June 24, 2013 Tweets cont

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Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  57s 
West says there wasn't much blood from the crime scene

Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  3m 
West says #TrayvonMartin may have had blood from #GeorgeZimmerman on his hands but it might have gotten wiped off.
 
Yamiche Alcindor Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  3m 
West said #TrayvonMartin had a cut on his knuckle, from possibly beating #GeorgeZimmerman

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June 24, 2013 Tweets cont

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Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  2m 
West says DNA shows #TrayvonMartin and #GeorgeZimmerman were face to face.

Yamiche Alcindor Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  2m 
#TrayvonMartin 's clothes were stored incorrectly and that may have some impact on what was found on them.

[jamcakes]

West is incredibly boring! I'm falling asleep.

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June 24, 2013 Tweets cont

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Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  1m 
West says #GeorgeZimmerman dropped his key and small light after being sucker punched by #TrayvonMartin

Yamiche Alcindor Yamiche Alcindor ‏@Yamiche  7m 
West says dirt stains on #TrayvonMartin 's pants show he was on his knees and shows he was on top of #GeorgeZimmerman