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I just can't see much of the case being believable any
more, and I started out truly giving Z the benefit of
the doubt. I thought he was well-meaning, dumb and
overzealous, trying to do the right thing but just messed up.
He should have pled out to involuntary manslaughter,
concocted an involuntary manslaughter defense instead
of the ridiculous self defense tale. It would have been
much easier to believe.
I've gone from thinking it was involuntary manslaughter
to it being solid 2nd degree. I'm hoping for an
intelligent jury. 
what's your experience with criminals trials and the law?
I only ask because I'm truly curious.
Good one, and I deserved it. 
Just going by my experience, the state has failed to prove it's case beyond a reasonable doubt, they haven't proven the elements of 2nd Murder, maybe Manslaughter, but certainly not 2nd Murder.
I've dealt with many DA's, some good, some mediocre, what I've seen in that courtroom leads me to believe that the prosecutors, for whatever reason, don't seem to have their heart in it.
But, as I've stressed before, intimately, it doesn't matter what you, I, or anyone else here thinks, it's what the jury believes, if they believe the state's case, Zimmerman goes to prison, if not, Zimmerman goes home.
We'll know soon enough.
