Why no grand jury for Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin shooting?
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prosecutor appointed to investigate the shooting death of Trayvon
Martin, claimed on Monday that the case will not go to a grand jury.
The decision will not rule out the possibility that George Zimmerman, Martin's possible killer, could be arrested.
Even though a grand jury had been set to meet Tuesday in Sanford, Fla., where the Feb. 26 shooting occurred.
"From the moment she was assigned,
Ms. Corey reasoned out she may not need a grand jury. from
Corey's office statement read.
"The decision should not be considered a factor in
the final determination of the case. At this time, the investigation
continues and there will be no further comment from this office."
The lawyer for Martin's family,
Ben Crump, said in a statement that he was hopeful the announcement by
the special prosecutor would be followed by the announcement of
Zimmerman's arrest.
"We had hoped she had enough
evidence without the need to convene a grand jury," Crump said. "The
family is trying to have patience and faith through all of this. We know
we want that day to come. We want a very public trial so the evidence
can come out and show people that the justice system works for
everybody."
According to Orlando's WFTV, Zimmerman could be arrested as early as this week.
Earlier Monday, lawyers for the
neighborhood watchman said that if Zimmerman is not charged, he would
speak out.
So far Zimmerman has not spoken to the media since the shooting. This is raising suspicion on the grounds of what was actually said between the two that set off the fighting.
SUMMATION could play a major roll on Zimmerman's part.
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lm1b2 2012/04/09 22:34:14They should not take this to a Grand Jury.
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Friday May 6 marks the finale of the 60-day Florida legislative session but for some folks in our area, they know their budget next fiscal year might be cut, like a portion of the Florida's medicaid program.
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Spokesman Warren Jones says, "It looks like the reduction will be about 6 million dollars cut to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital for the next fiscal year and we're looking at that right now and we're looking at that in our budget for next year."
Jones says the hospital doesn't plan to lay off any staff due to 6 million dollar cut, but they're deciding how they will balance their programs next fiscal year.
Jones says, "Health care of course is very important and people who need health care want to make sure that it's here and available to them and that it's the highest quality, and we plan to do that.
Health care isn't the only thing being cut this legislative session, it's also affecting some of our local school districts. Public education will face about an eight perce...
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Friday May 6 marks the finale of the 60-day Florida legislative session but for some folks in our area, they know their budget next fiscal year might be cut, like a portion of the Florida's medicaid program.
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Spokesman Warren Jones says, "It looks like the reduction will be about 6 million dollars cut to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital for the next fiscal year and we're looking at that right now and we're looking at that in our budget for next year."
Jones says the hospital doesn't plan to lay off any staff due to 6 million dollar cut, but they're deciding how they will balance their programs next fiscal year.
Jones says, "Health care of course is very important and people who need health care want to make sure that it's here and available to them and that it's the highest quality, and we plan to do that.
Health care isn't the only thing being cut this legislative session, it's also affecting some of our local school districts. Public education will face about an eight percent cut next fiscal year.
Leon County Schools Superintendent Jackie Pons says, "Now we're down almost one thousand dollars a student; if we had the same revenue in Leon County that we had back in 2008, that would be an additional 37 million dollars."
Even some local parents say they're affected by the budget cuts.
Denise Curry says, "I don't know where the cuts should be, I just don't think it should be education and it definitely shouldn't be health care, and they shouldn't raise our taxes."
Several local non-profit organizations are also feeling the pinch. Most folks say with the rough economy and the cuts, budget cuts are something that every industry should prepare for.
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Many people on this website are mistakenly blaming communism, when in actuality, it is being done to force all city, county, and state governments into privatizing all of their property and services.
Also, "George Zimmerman", is not "Martin's possible killer", as what we in the public have been told is, Zimmerman did pull the trigger. That has never been refuted. So Zimmerman did kill Martin. But the question is was he defending himself (Self Defense, which is not a crime), or was it an accident or mishap (Involuntary Manslaughter, Voluntary Manslaughter), or was it a willful ending of another person's life (various degrees of Murder).
If Zimmerman is charged with a crime, he will then be arrested, and then at some point their will be a trial. The onus to prove that Zimmerman was not defending himself (I am assuming he is going to claim Self Defense) rests with the State of Florida, and they will need to prove that beyond a reasonable doubt (I would suspect to a jury, as I am also assuming Zimmerman would ask for a jury trial). Also, if Zimmerman is exonerated of charges filed against him, it is found that he was defending himself, the Martin family will not be able to sue him civilly either.
As it is said, you can indicted a ham sandwich, so Zimmerman being charged with a crime is what it is, but convicting Zimmerman is g...
Also, "George Zimmerman", is not "Martin's possible killer", as what we in the public have been told is, Zimmerman did pull the trigger. That has never been refuted. So Zimmerman did kill Martin. But the question is was he defending himself (Self Defense, which is not a crime), or was it an accident or mishap (Involuntary Manslaughter, Voluntary Manslaughter), or was it a willful ending of another person's life (various degrees of Murder).
If Zimmerman is charged with a crime, he will then be arrested, and then at some point their will be a trial. The onus to prove that Zimmerman was not defending himself (I am assuming he is going to claim Self Defense) rests with the State of Florida, and they will need to prove that beyond a reasonable doubt (I would suspect to a jury, as I am also assuming Zimmerman would ask for a jury trial). Also, if Zimmerman is exonerated of charges filed against him, it is found that he was defending himself, the Martin family will not be able to sue him civilly either.
As it is said, you can indicted a ham sandwich, so Zimmerman being charged with a crime is what it is, but convicting Zimmerman is going to be a much harder nut to crack, and that is certainly supported by the length of time the investigation has gone on. I suspect the incident is not as cut and dry as the media has portrayed it, and also is not as nice and tidy as the Self Defense claim Zimmerman is making.
The facts of the incident remain the same, that has not changed. We will see how things unfold, what exactly happened. My understanding of Florida law in regards to a "stand your ground/self defense" position taken by the accused is that it is ruled on by a judge (not a jury) prior to any trial proceedings, and that ruling will be based on the preponderance of the evidence (not the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard we see used in a criminal trial). So that will be the first legal hurdle to be crossed before it can go to trial. The special prosecutor seems rather confident, as she should be if she is filing charges, but Second Degree Murder is going to be difficult to prove if she does not have a humdinger of a ringer. We will all see as this one unfolds.
If Zimmerman gets off many people may help raise the money for the Martins to take him down in civil court as well...
And Zimmerman is half white and thinks he all white....he gave that away...double ooops....
Why are you sooo sure the guy with a growing arrest record is telling the truth? You think if your walking down the street and someone is following you and you confront that person then you deserve to die? Even though you can hear this young man pleading for help before he was murdered in cold blood by your decent honest citizen. You believe Zimmermans ever changing story?
you really are into stereotyping aren't you?its not self defense ,it was murder.