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Re: George Zimmerman Is WRONGc

Posted by Nilet on Tue Mar 24 21:08:01 2015, in response to Re: George Zimmerman Is WRONGc, posted by mtk52983 on Tue Mar 24 20:52:09 2015.

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1. Legally that is not necessarily Murder based on how the statute is written

Multiple pieces of evidence combine to prove something no one piece of evidence does on its own.

That one person killed another is essential for a murder charge; it's the first piece of evidence a prosecutor has to introduce.

2. Yes, but that is irrelevant to the question of whether he did or did not commit the crime charged

It's not admissible in court, but if someone has a long and varied history of committing violent acts without justification, it stands to reason that a violent act they confessed to committing has no justification without evidence to prove it does.

3. First part I agree with, but there was reasonable doubt on the second two clauses

Self-defense is an affirmative defense; it has to be proven. That Zimmerman intentionally hunted down Martin while Martin attempted to escape proves that Zimmerman did not kill him in self-defense. Because Zimmerman confessed to the killing and did not offer any justification, he is guilty of murder.

Personally I think they would have stood a better chance charging Aggravated Battery which is the same level of felony as what was charged but fit the facts better

And, of course, since Martin died as a result then Zimmerman would be guilty of felony murder. So you're basically just arguing the prosecutor should have used a different strategy to pursue a murder charge against Zimmerman. That is something I can agree with.

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