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In reply to the discussion: Sequestered Zimmerman trial jurors had alone time with family during trial [View all]tularetom
(23,664 posts)82. If it truly was a rigged sham trial, it will come out
Too many people had to be in on it for it to stay hushed up. Eventually one of the conspirators will be down on his luck and need some money and he'll sell his story to some journalist. Initially it will be denied of course but then more snooping will reveal more connections and a full scale investigation will be undertaken. A lot of political careers and reputations will be ruined and criminal charges could possibly be brought.
Zimmerman of course will not be affected since he is protected by double jeopardy, but the judge, cops, prosecutors and jurors may have something to worry about.
It's widespread incompetence at best and willful conspiratorial lawbreaking at worst.
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Sequestered Zimmerman trial jurors had alone time with family during trial [View all]
frontier00
Jul 2013
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and one of the Defense witness's was allowed to sit in the courtroom with them for the entire
VanillaRhapsody
Jul 2013
#4
what will need to be done is some investigation, probably some film maker/journalist
JI7
Jul 2013
#5
VanillaRhapsody, I watched most of the trial.. IIRC, re the Defense witness, friend of Zimmerman..
nenagh
Jul 2013
#112
There must have been some real bad politics between Serino and the prosecutors.
madaboutharry
Jul 2013
#12
It should be a mistrial, but can that overturn the verdict? Double jeopardy, etc.
freshwest
Jul 2013
#20
It's not on this thread, but there is a report that the jury was left alone in the courtroom with a
freshwest
Jul 2013
#69
If that is the case then why not simply ask the jurors to sign an agreement as to their phone calls,
Spazito
Jul 2013
#48
The jurors had anonimity, only family and, it seems, friends knew who they were...
Spazito
Jul 2013
#58
Actually if a reporter wanted to they could have found out there names which is
cstanleytech
Jul 2013
#61
Oh I see your point I just dont agree that allowing them some private time was a breach.
cstanleytech
Jul 2013
#66
It wasn't a legal breach, I have to assume the Judge authorized the unsupervised...
Spazito
Jul 2013
#72
Actually if you had bothered to research it (since its clear you didnt) I have stated
cstanleytech
Jul 2013
#90
So you think because annulments are "rare" that it shouldn't happen in this case?
99th_Monkey
Jul 2013
#116