(Reuters) - Neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman made statements to police that help establish his guilt in the second-degree murder case against him for killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, prosecutors said in a court filing on Thursday.
The claim came in a motion by prosecutors to keep some of Zimmerman's statements under seal pending his trial in a case that triggered civil rights protests across the United States, while sparking widespread debate over guns, self-defense laws and U.S. race relations.
"Defendant (Zimmerman) has provided law enforcement with numerous statements, some of which are contradictory, and are inconsistent with the physical evidence and statements of witnesses," the prosecutors said in their court filing.
They said the statements by Zimmerman were admissible in court and "in conjunction with other statements and evidence help to establish defendant's guilt in this case."
The court filing offered no details about the statements Zimmerman made to police or other law enforcement officials. It said Florida's public records law had no provision requiring "the disclosure of a confession" of a defendant.
"The state asserts that this provision includes an admission of a defendant that could be used against him at trial," the filing said.
Zimmerman, 28 is charged with shooting and killing the 17-year-old Martin as he walked through a gated residential community in Sanford, Florida, near Orlando, on February 26.
Police initially declined to arrest Zimmerman, citing Florida's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law, but a special prosecutor who was subsequently appointed charged Zimmerman with second-degree murder.
Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty.
In a separate court filing on Thursday, Zimmerman's lawyer Mark O'Mara joined in the motion to keep his client's statements out of the public eye for the time being.
"There is the possibility that these statements may be subject to motions to suppress, if there is a potentially involuntary statement elicited from Mr. Zimmerman," O'Mara said.
"The release of that information would be highly prejudicial to Mr. Zimmerman's case, and again, would adversely affect the proper administration of justice," he said.
O'Mara also asked the judge to withhold what he said were thousands of emails received by the Sanford police about the case, some of which are racially charged, and Zimmerman's own text messages, emails and journal entries obtained by prosecutors as part of their evidence gathering.
Seminole County Circuit Court Judge Kenneth Lester set a June 1 hearing to consider the motions for a protective order.
"Defendant (Zimmerman) has provided law enforcement with numerous statements, some of which are contradictory, and are inconsistent with the physical evidence and statements of witnesses," the prosecutors said in their court filing
"Defendant (Zimmerman) has provided law enforcement with numerous statements, some of which are contradictory, and are inconsistent with the physical evidence and statements of witnesses," the prosecutors said in their court filing.
Rule #1 - Don't say jackshit without your attorney.
Cops haul you in...shut the fuck up.
Even the most innocent remark can sometimes be construed negatively.
Well - this could really fuck him depending on what he said.
if his story contains any fabrication then it's almost impossible to keep the lies consistent, especially when they start to compare it step by step with what happened that night, what he told his friends, what he might have texted etc...
(Reuters) - Neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman made statements to police that help establish his guilt in the second-degree murder case against him for killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, prosecutors said in a court filing on Thursday.
The claim came in a motion by prosecutors to keep some of Zimmerman's statements under seal pending his trial in a case that triggered civil rights protests across the United States, while sparking widespread debate over guns, self-defense laws and U.S. race relations.
In a separate court filing on Thursday, Zimmerman's lawyer Mark O'Mara joined in the motion to keep his client's statements out of the public eye for the time being.
it seems weird that a guy who didn't lie, didn't break any laws, and was only defending himself woudln't want his honorable and heroic interview being put out there.
if there are no lies or inconsistencies as the getbig defense claims, then what's the problem? It would only give the jury pool reassurance of this man's innocence.
(This is the part where getbiggers dig deeper in their defense of the obama-voting, fiance-beating, LEO-assaulting, gun-toting lying her known as the zimmerman".
Golly, it's gonna be so silent on getbig once the interview comes out and we discover what those of us with bullshit detectors already knew - this cat was lying and exaggerating left and right in that interview. There's a damn good reason the lead detective wanted to charge him that night - he heard every word and believed zimm was lying.
How so? The only split I see on the board on people like you and Mal who have convicted him already...and those of us saying let the system work. ::)
BTW, even if he is convicted, 9/10ths of your bullshit...will still be bullshit. ;)
A few getbiggers have said from minute 1 that zimm wasn't bullshitting police, wasn't lying, and they believed him.What are you talking about? Everyone pretty much said the same thing - were being fed a line of BS by the media, lets wait to see what comes of it.
For me, the bullshit detector went off from the phone call and it only got worse when his dad/brother went on the news to taint the jury pool with more obvious lies "60 seconds of head smashing" and "He said you die tonight" - things that weren't backup up by 911 calls or physical evidence. Also they were 4-point, textbook justified force, something that didn't jive with the leadd detective's assessment when he wanted to charge zimm that night.
So anytime a politician, a shooter citing gun law irresponsibly, or anyone else comes out with a lie so obvious it is insulting, I cringe. I prefer an honest evil man over a half-ass who lies thru his teeth.
What are you talking about? Everyone pretty much said the same thing - were being fed a line of BS by the media, lets wait to see what comes of it.
As evidence presented itself, it appeared he was going to get off. Now that there are claims that his story has contradictions, its more of a crapshoot again.
240, were you assbangin' Trayvon or something? You seem to be WAY to overly invested in this case. Everytime something like this comes out, which this article does absolutely ZERO of explaining anything, you are so quick to play the "told you so" card when in reality the article said nothing and none of us knows what really went down that night. You have interjected so much speculation and conjecture into this that you just keep getting in further and further. Have a beer and relax a bit......it's not like the kid was going to finish Beethoven's.....you know the rest.Lol, you know its bad when a random 3rd party that never really posts on the political board calls you out on your horseshit.
240, were you assbangin' Trayvon or something? You seem to be WAY to overly invested in this case. Everytime something like this comes out, which this article does absolutely ZERO of explaining anything, you are so quick to play the "told you so" card when in reality the article said nothing and none of us knows what really went down that night. You have interjected so much speculation and conjecture into this that you just keep getting in further and further. Have a beer and relax a bit......it's not like the kid was going to finish Beethoven's.....you know the rest.Yes. People who you disagree with are obviously engaged in homosexual behavior.
my disgust with zimm isn't about trayvon. it's about people who lie and risk all of our rights while doing so. It's about insecure people who carry a gun not to protect themselves but to be a hero and deliver justice. He should have waited in his truck - or driven his truck to trayvon.Wow.
He needed that confrontation to get trayvon in jail. That's what he wanted. get the kid to swing, police pull up and save him, the kid gets a year of assault and he's the guy who saved them all. Didn't count on sanford PD being slow as molasses and the kid going iron mike on him.
Wow.
How do you know this? Did he tell you? Do you know him? Oh, wait, you dont.
Never go to jury duty please.
like i said before all these zimmerman backers would be singing a different tune if it was their son walking home with a bag of skittles and an ice tea and was shot dead because he fit a description,you know, blackLMFAO by "zimmerman backers" do you mean the ppl who want to let the court do its job and decide his guilt/innocence on the facts?
LMFAO by "zimmerman backers" do you mean the ppl who want to let the court do its job and decide his guilt/innocence on the facts?
typical liberal tactic, take a view point you dont like and assign unfounded attributes to the person and stance.
LMFAO by "zimmerman backers" do you mean the ppl who want to let the court do its job and decide his guilt/innocence on the facts?
typical liberal tactic, take a view point you dont like and assign unfounded attributes to the person and stance.
LOL @ suddenly all the "zimmerman winning" people convert to "let's just let the trial play out and see what happens..."
hahahahaha certain getbiggers have been calling trayvon names and saying zimmerman was innocent. They actually fell for his bullshit. Sad, just plain sad how gullible some can be.
LOL @ suddenly all the "zimmerman winning" people convert to "let's just let the trial play out and see what happens..."pull a quote where I said "winning" or anything of the sort
hahahahaha certain getbiggers have been calling trayvon names and saying zimmerman was innocent. They actually fell for his bullshit. Sad, just plain sad how gullible some can be.
typ. cover up he's guilty because he's black :ohahaha, you and garebear really fall in line with the liberal mantra "anybody with an opposing view is a racist, homophobic, bible clinging, hate monger" quite well
hahaha, you and garebear really fall in line with the liberal mantra "anybody with an opposing view is a racist, homophobic, bible clinging, hate monger" quite well
your post do that for you just fine mr. closet racist :Dif that were the case you wouldnt have used the word "closet" ;)
How so? The only split I see on the board on people like you and Mal who have convicted him already...and those of us saying let the system work. ::)
BTW, even if he is convicted, 9/10ths of your bullshit...will still be bullshit. ;)
Yes. People who you disagree with are obviously engaged in homosexual behavior.
Way to elevate the debate, stud.
it's beacuse zimmerman was so quick to use the 'stand your ground' defense - a useful part of FL law which is very much in danger now, thanks to the national campaign by bloomberg which will piggyback this trial.
Gun rights will be eroded. Anyone who shoots someone legally is going to have more trouble convincing a jury. ZImmerman is a pig who coudln't wait for police. He had to go try to be a hero and WORST of all - he lied about thigns to police regarding a self-defense shoot. This means anytime me or 33 or anyone else legally shoots someone, we have to face the stigma he creates. it's undeniable. Jurors punish injustice in future cases. and prosecutors and police will be VERY quick to indict (just in case) to cover their asses thanks to sanford PD's shitty handling of things.
So that's why I hate zimmerman. Trayvon belonged in jail for drug crimes, I'm not bedwetter there. I'm mad zimmerman decided to create a violent situation instead of letting police do their job. He wasn't in danger - in fact, trayvon was running from him. HE created the dangerous situation by chasing down a scared kid in the dark with a gun.
if that were the case you wouldnt have used the word "closet" ;)
I get your point on gun ownership rights, but that boat has already sailed. this case, because so many people are pitching a hissy-fit over it, has already done the damage. It won't matter if Zimmerman is convicted or not, the parrot-heads like bloomberg are going to use it for political gain either way. Doesn't matter what happens in the trial in regards to gun ownership rights.
in your mind your closet racist ;)LOL did that make sense to you when you typed it?
LOL did that make sense to you when you typed it?
40 years ago the racist used white hoods and sheets to hide, now they use the internet ;DLOL, if you repeat a lie enough times...
LOL, if you repeat a lie enough times...
Yes. People who you disagree with are obviously engaged in homosexual behavior.
Way to elevate the debate, stud.
Calm down Gloria. 240 got the point. Damn, you are on the rag 24/7... must be all that great living in China.I'm surprised you could pause your blow job campaign to stop and post.
I'm surprised you could pause your blow job campaign to stop and post.
Your mom said her mouth was getting tired, stud.Thanks for helping her out.
lol i'm not the one arguing about a picture of trayvon,and posting one with the gold teeth to try to stereotype himLMFAO the only thing I was arguing is whether or not that was a picture of trayvon...AND AS OF NOW IT SEEMS IT IS.
LMFAO the only thing I was arguing is whether or not that was a picture of trayvon...AND AS OF NOW IT SEEMS IT IS.
If that some how makes me racist, then I say you sir are the racist not me.
I presented facts, you projected your feelings. ;)
LOL since when is presenting facts considered racist? only in liberal speak...
I swear people on this board read what they want to read.. not matter what the shit really says.
I haven't commented on guilt on innocence. As ive fucking stated from day Fucking 1, my only issue with this is, if someone is shot and they only have their story to go on.. usually there is an arrest and investigation. There was no arrest. God damn. are you fucking retarded. I intentionally NEVER spoke of guilt or innocence Re: this case. And if you see that i have, pull the muthafuckin quote
"I never defended Zimmerman or attacked Trayvon - All I ever said was let's let the trial process work itself out"LOL what the fuck are you talking about?
HAHAHAHAH
People calling zimm a her, trayvon a thug, saying it's all a conspiracy from the republican prosecutor to quell race wars...
Then it turns out zimm is nothing more than a common liar, plain and simple. Rats abandoning the USS ZImmerman.
LMFAO THATS AN ACTUAL PICTURE OF HIM....
yeah oookk ,the picture with the gold grill ,and you post the picture in the same post,that picture only.so why do you have to post gold grill, to stereotype him as a getto thug.If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.
LMFAO THATS AN ACTUAL PICTURE OF HIM....
why are ppl running around posting pictures from his childhood?
I posted the picture b/c IT IS REAL!!!
thats the reality of the situation...take from it what you want but the picture is real...
::) i didn't say it wasn't a picture of him,read again what i wrote and you will see where i'm going,by the way i think you know what i was gettting at, you are just trying to change the subjectLOL does this shit make sense in your head?
LOL does this shit make sense in your head?
only in the mind of a liberal are facts racist...
LMFAO you are certifiably insane
:D :D :D you can tell when tonymctones is hiding something because he changes the subject :D;D
How in the fuck are people coming to the conclusion Trayvon wasnt a POS?
Looks like they probably both were.
Which really has no bearing on the case.
:D :D :D you can tell when tonymctones is hiding something because he changes the subject :D;D
Oh...how original. Calling someone who disagrees a racist.
Haven't read that since at least...oh...7 posts or so ago... ::)
going by what he posts ,tonymctones boyfriend [Skippy8282] :D
Thought I was 33's boyfriend?
WTF?