[MENTION=20450]MarcATL[/MENTION]:
Zimmerman doesn't need to be called to the stand. His entire testimony was played on tape before the court, when he gave it to Investigator Serino. The defense should feel no reason to be compelled to call him to the stand.
[MENTION=43268]TemplarKormac[/MENTION], I understand why you don't want him there. To see him exposed as the pathological liar that he is would be absolutely DEVASTATING to the defense.
I get it.
I give you credit for coming here since this trial has gone sideways on what people thought the evidence was.
You claim Zimmerman is a liar.
What specifically has he lied about and give us proof, evidence introduced at trial, that he is a liar.
First you need to start with disputing the testimony of Good as his testimony supports fully what Zimmerman stated.
1. How do you impeach Good's testimony?
2. What did Zimmerman specifically lie about.
3.Where is your evidence to show Zimmerman is a liar, DIRECT evidence which would be a live witness to prove that Zimmerman lied. Note that DNA is not testimony and not direct evidence.
Marc, DNA evidence is CIRCUMSTANTIAL evidence and the Judge will charge the jury on that. Circumstantial evidence is evidence NOT provided by an eye witness to a crime. Now eye witness testimony is not always direct as "I heard a scream, looked up and saw a car speeding away and the victim was on the ground" invites the inference that the car hit the victim. "I heard a scream and looked up and saw the car hit the victim" is direct evidence.
But a jury can convict on circumstantial evidence but with direct evidence stating they saw something it puts the DNA evidence right where it is, an inference that something happened, NOT that someone saw it happen.
Respectfully, I have no ill will towards any argument here but this one has gone south on you and I know you see it.
I hope the manslaughter charge is considered by the jury but can't you see how the murder charge now HURTS that chance as the evidence is so weak in this murder charge most juries will be upset the government brought such a weak case and wasted their time on it?