The judge in the murder trial of George Zimmerman said Saturday that prosecution audio experts who point to Trayvon Martin as screaming on a 911 calls moments before he was killed won't be allowed to testify at trial.
Judge Debra Nelson's written ruling was released Saturday. She had heard argument during a multiday hearing on whether to allow testimony from two prosecution experts. One expert ruled out Zimmerman as the screamer and another said it was Martin. A defense expert argued there was not enough audio to determine who the screams are coming from. Zimmerman's attorneys also argued that the state experts' analysis is flawed.
The screams are crucial pieces of evidence because they could determine who the aggressor was in the confrontation. Martin's family contends it was the teen screaming, while Zimmerman's father has said it was his son.
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"Steve098
7 hours ago
Why is this even an issue? There is a completely uninvolved, third party eye witness who saw that it was Zimmerman screaming. Not to mention Zimmerman told the paramedics (who treated him for the injury's that the media said he didn't have) that he was screaming for help and no one would help him. Zimmerman told them this at the scene, minutes after the incident, long before anyone, even the cops, knew that the screams had been recorded on the 911 call. It's a non-issue being pushed by the prosecution because they have no evidence"
During the hearing on this the defense presented, Dr Hirotaka Nakasone who just so happens to be a senior communications analyst with the FBI. He stated unequivocally that the person heard screaming for help in the 911 could not be identified because the scientific technology does not exist. That technology being the ability to obtain a reliable comparison between known speech exemplars and short bursts of screaming, captured at a distance and recorded in the background of a conversation between 2 additional speakers.
State is apparently tossing whatever at the wall in hopes that something will stick.
Its all about not offending black people.
no its about murder.
The lawyer representing the Martin family was just on TV. He stated that since Martin didn't have any of Zimmerman's DNA under his fingernails that proves Zimmerman was the aggressor. What a dope! No Zimmerman DNA under Martin's fingernails proves the defense. Martin wasn't fighting off Zimmerman he was punching him with closed fists and that's why there is no DNA under his fingernails. This and the fact that Martin's only other injury besides the gunshot wound is bruised knuckles not only indicative of punching someone but also matches Zimmerman's account given mere minutes after shooting proves Zimmerman was justified. Anyone who thinks otherwise obviously has another agenda and should be dismissed for the dishonest person that they are.
These "parents" of Martin's are enough to make you throw up. They were shown entering the courtroom and his "mother was holding back tears."
These are the same parents who didn't even have enough responsibility to know that their 17 yr old hadn't come home that evening. Autopsy was conducted on a "john doe." It wasn't until later on into the next day that they decided to even look for Martin.
Now they are attempting to put on a performance as caring parents. No one is fooled. Had they been responsible parents from day one maybe their son would be alive.
"Anonymous said...
no its about murder.
June 24, 2013 at 8:53 AM"
LOL-Guess again! It's about a wanna be tough guy who found himself facing a gun this time. Wasn't the first time Martin was involved in a fight. His text messages show not only was he involved in fights but he went back and initiated fights so he could even the score or something along those line.
Martin was no good and if you think otherwise 8:53 then you are part of the problem with what's wrong within the black communities. The crime and poverty that overwhelming exists in black communities is never going to get better until people like you face reality and stop being apologists and making excuses.
A responsible parent would have a curfew on a 17 year old. A responsible parent with a problem 17 year old such as Trayvon Martin would be even more diligent (if they truly cared about their child)and would know where their child was at all times. The parents should have been out looking for him well before the next day. I personally do not know any parent that wouldn't be frantic if their 17 year old wasn't home by midnight unless prearranged otherwise.
Within a few minutes of opening statement the prosecutor has already lost credibility. He stressed ad nauseum "17 year old" "unarmed" Trayvon. Jurors see the mind games he's playing and realize Zimmerman had no way of knowing Martin's age nor if he were armed or not.
It's going to be interesting to see how the prosecution deals with Zimmerman's injuries. In their opening they didn't go there at all and focused exclusively on there being none of Zimmerman's blood found on Martin.
I think the prosecution has lost more credibility in the eyes of the jurors for attempting to hide this part of the story so early in the trial. They and not the defense should have brought Zimmerman's injuries to the forefront right off the bat because if jurors get even an idea that one side is trying to hide something from them, they will continue to be suspicious of everything they present from that point forward.
I have HLN on and the lawyers on there are critical of the Defense's opening and are praising the State's. I disagree and would bet that not one of these so called expert lawyer commentators on HLN have ever tried a jury trial in their lives.
To add to above comment, it was imperative that the State bring up not only the positives of their case but also any negatives. While opening statements aren't evidence they are akin to a map of what's to come. When you avoid something so critical this early in the game you lose major credibility.
Defense just mentioned in their opening statement that a witness will testify that he was 15 ft away and he saw black sweatshirt on top and red on the bottom. That is a very powerful witness statement because Martin was in the black and Zimmerman in the red.
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