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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSanford cops asked prosecutors to file charges in the Trayvon Martin case, but ...
... the Seminole County State Attorneys office held off.
Despite public claims that there wasnt enough probable cause to make a criminal case in the Trayvon Martin killing, early in the investigation the Sanford Police Department requested an arrest warrant from the Seminole County State Attorneys office, the special prosecutor in the case told The Miami Herald on Tuesday.
A Sanford Police incident report shows the case was categorized as homicide/negligent manslaughter.
The state attorneys office held off pending further review, The Miami Herald has learned.
The Miami Gardens high school junior was killed Feb. 26 by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer. The 28-year-old insurance underwriter and college student was never charged, triggering a nationwide crusade on the dead teens behalf.
Asked to confirm that the police recommended a manslaughter charge, special prosecutor Angela Corey said: I dont know about that, but as far as the process I can tell you that the police went to the state attorney with a capias request, meaning: Were through with our investigation and here it is for you. The state attorney impaneled a grand jury, but before anything else could be done, the governor stepped in and asked us to pick it up in mid-stream.
A capias is a request for charges to be filed.
A Sanford Police incident report shows the case was categorized as homicide/negligent manslaughter.
The state attorneys office held off pending further review, The Miami Herald has learned.
The Miami Gardens high school junior was killed Feb. 26 by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer. The 28-year-old insurance underwriter and college student was never charged, triggering a nationwide crusade on the dead teens behalf.
Asked to confirm that the police recommended a manslaughter charge, special prosecutor Angela Corey said: I dont know about that, but as far as the process I can tell you that the police went to the state attorney with a capias request, meaning: Were through with our investigation and here it is for you. The state attorney impaneled a grand jury, but before anything else could be done, the governor stepped in and asked us to pick it up in mid-stream.
A capias is a request for charges to be filed.
MORE...
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/27/2718130_sanford-cops-wanted-to-charge.html
I've said before this is a "good ol boys" cover-up. More and more as what transpired with the authorities comes to light, my suspicions are being confirmed.
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Sanford cops asked prosecutors to file charges in the Trayvon Martin case, but ... (Original Post)
ProfessionalLeftist
Mar 2012
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ProgressiveProfessor
(22,144 posts)1. These dribbles of information are infuriating
Many here and elsewhere have been all over the Sanford PD. Yet it now appears it may well have been a credible investigation. How does one tell?
Ultimately the State Attorney's Office is in charge and they are the ones sitting on all the reports and the data...and information wants to be free.
Grrr.....
rocktivity
(44,555 posts)2. Has anyone in the MSM pointed out
That Zimmerman is the son of a retired judge?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002461977
rocktivity