Chief witness in Trayvon Martin case lied under oath - Polidicks

[quote]he state's chief witness in the Trayvon Martin murder case lied under oath, prosecutors say.The young woman who says she was on the phone with Martin when he encountered George Zimmerman lied about her whereabouts at another time, the prosecution told a judge Tuesday. The woman, whose name has not been released, had told prosecutors that she was in the hospital on the day of Martin's funeral. The defense then sought her medical records.[/quote] [URL]http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/06/us/florida-trayvon-martin-case/index.html[/URL] I believe the witness was Martins girlfriend supposedly on the phone with him, which apparently never happened.

Oh boy...batten down the hatches...incoming shitstorm

Oh boy here we go

oh shit! the first few posts! i can get away with posting this!!! OH BOY HGERE WE GO shit is going down! in other news water is wet

So what now? Is the whole trial invalid?

[QUOTE=slapdown3;39830058]So what now? Is the whole trial invalid?[/QUOTE] Not the whole trial, but it certainly helps the defense when the prosecution's key witness is found to have lied. People are going to continue to threaten and hate Zimmerman before a verdict, and probably after it even if he isn't found guilty, because it has the potential to be racist so [I]obviously[/I] he is guilty until he proves himself innocent. That's how it works right? Sarcasm aside, I'm not defending Zimmerman, but a lot of the people here need to remember that there's a lot we don't know about this case, and as far as any of [I]us[/I] are concerned, he is innocent until proven guilty. Because that's how the justice system is supposed to work.

[QUOTE='[LOA] SonofBrim;39830141']Not the whole trial, but it certainly helps the defense when the prosecution's key witness is found to have lied. People are going to continue to threaten and hate Zimmerman before a verdict, and probably after it even if he isn't found guilty, because it has the potential to be racist so [I]obviously[/I] he is guilty until he proves himself innocent. That's how it works right? Sarcasm aside, I'm not defending Zimmerman, but a lot of the people here need to remember that there's a lot we don't know about this case, and as far as any of [I]us[/I] are concerned, he is innocent until proven guilty. Because that's how the justice system is supposed to work.[/QUOTE] Regardless of the verdict, I think this case should force Americans to re-examine their attitudes towards firearms. If you're carrying a weapon, don't seek out conflict or opportunities to be a hero - with a gun, every dispute becomes an armed dispute, with the potential for death.

[QUOTE=Vasili;39829792][URL]http://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/06/us/florida-trayvon-martin-case/index.html[/URL] I believe the witness was Martins girlfriend supposedly on the phone with him, which apparently never happened.[/QUOTE] The article doesn't say she lied about being on the phone with him, but that she lied about being in the hospital on the day of his funeral.

[QUOTE='[LOA] SonofBrim;39830141']Not the whole trial, but it certainly helps the defense when the prosecution's key witness is found to have lied. People are going to continue to threaten and hate Zimmerman before a verdict, and probably after it even if he isn't found guilty, because it has the potential to be racist so [I]obviously[/I] he is guilty until he proves himself innocent. That's how it works right? Sarcasm aside, I'm not defending Zimmerman, but a lot of the people here need to remember that there's a lot we don't know about this case, and as far as any of [I]us[/I] are concerned, he is innocent until proven guilty. Because that's how the justice system is supposed to work.[/QUOTE]He's claiming self-defense which is guilty until proved innocent.

[QUOTE=SL128;39830298]He's claiming self-defense which is guilty until proved innocent.[/QUOTE] [url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/06/trayvon-martin-case-george-zimmerman]Trayvon Martin case: Zimmerman drops stand-your-ground defence[/url]

[QUOTE=Prismatex;39830209]Regardless of the verdict, I think this case should force Americans to re-examine their attitudes towards firearms. If you're carrying a weapon, don't seek out conflict or opportunities to be a hero - with a gun, every dispute becomes an armed dispute, with the potential for death.[/QUOTE] It's good to know we have another chief witness of the case within our ranks! [editline]7th March 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Vasili;39829792]I believe the witness was Martins girlfriend supposedly on the phone with him, which apparently never happened.[/QUOTE] Even the OP doesn't read the article!

[QUOTE=King Tiger;39830417]It's good to know we have another chief witness of the case within our ranks! [editline]7th March 2013[/editline] Even the OP doesn't read the article![/QUOTE] Maybe instead of insulting Prismatex you should actually attempt to process data in that pea-sized brain of yours. He wasn't implying whether Zimmerman was guilty or not.

black people everywhere are going to get pissed