One mistake that may have caused State to lose Martin/Zimmerman case

[Bulldogdad]

Originally Posted by migee

The following is from Federal Rules of Evidence, which I imagine would be generally accepted:


(C) in a homicide case, the prosecutor may offer evidence of the alleged victim’s trait of peacefulness to rebut evidence that the victim was the first aggressor.

Um think about this for a minute

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[Stechkin]

Originally Posted by Bulldogdad

Um think about this for a minute

online posts paint such an accurate picture of someone?
the fact that zimmerman had a criminal record while martin didnt doesnt matter tho cuz martin was black so he musta been the thug, right?

[rw47]

Uhh... If they had brought that in, it would have opened the door to character witnesses on both sides. It wasn't relevant.

[Bulldogdad]

Originally Posted by Stechkin

online posts paint such an accurate picture of someone?
the fact that zimmerman had a criminal record while martin didnt doesnt matter tho cuz martin was black so he musta been the thug, right?

Such small myopic thinking. Why am I not surprised.