Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Trending News
Does anyone know how the Zimmerman jury reached their verdict?
I probably should read more but I dearly wish I could have been on the Zimmerman jury - or the 1st OJ jury just to see how they arrived at their verdicts. I can only guess that some if not all those wanting a guilty verdict were overwhelmed and beaten down by louder and stronger willed jury members who had an agenda before even entering the courthouse. It won't be the first time a jury has been MANAGED by determined jurors. what have you heard?
OK, I did not closely follow the Zimmerman/Martin trial but I can see how showing the jury "reasonable doubt" (as in the 1st OJ trial) would have FORCED them to turn in a "not guilty as charged" verdict. What else could they do if there was sufficient evidence to raise REASONABLE DOUBT? As for me, I wasn't there during the incident nor on that jury and so my personal opinion is utterly pointless! I guess if someone wants to take Zimmerman to civil court, we might see some other kind of evidence or nothing at all!
OJ (and perhaps Zimmerman) got off in the 1st trial because the prosecution presented such a rotten, flawed case that the jury was FORCED to entertain reasonable doubt. In a capital case, there has to be 100% agreement with no place for "doubt" within the jury so I am guessing that the Zimmerman jury had some doubts so they had to go for acquittal or be a "hung" jury. This by no means makes Zimmerman (or OJ) = "INNOCENT" - just lucky to have a good defense team.
to Saxon: LOL, which trial?
to More Confused: What would be "justice" in this case?
LOL, were any of you actually in the jury room or ever had direct contact with this "evidence"? If, yes, then you MIGHT be qualified to respond to my question and so far NOBODY seems any more informed than I. So far, there is not a single response worthy of: Best Answer! Well, so much for "justice" LOL, LOL!
Dodge Ram: What does STFU mean? I'm sure glad I'm an American with Rights!
5 Answers
- Anonymous8 years ago
Your post is very telling ''those who wanted a guilty verdict'' ''overwhelmed by those ..who had an agenda'' pal it not what you WANT it what you saw and heard in court I hope you never get on a jury
You are so typical of the liberal community the black community and our ''president''
Per your liberal asinine edit then you would have no trouble if Mr Zimmerman wrote a book ''If I did set out to kill that black boy this is how I would do it'' you would also have no problem if one of the white juries said ''I'm just sick of black man attacking people'' as one of O J juries say ''I'm sick of seeing white man putting blacks in prison'' My God you liberal are completely lost to reality you are completely insane
- ?Lv 78 years ago
I don't know about that. There was very little evidence that Zimmerman's story wasn't true. It sounds completely unbelievable to me. I don't think it's the whole story. But that is my suspicion. Convictions require evidence Given the laws of the state Florida and the evidence presented, I think they reached the right verdict. They way the case was handled initially was unjust. The police swallowed Zimmerman's story hook, line, and sinker. They challenged him on nothing.
- Nuff SedLv 78 years ago
They discovered you couldn't fit a square peg into a round hole, based on the evidence and made the only logical choice.
- How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
- Anonymous8 years ago
Does this really matter to you? Will it affect your life for the next 20 years? If not, then STFU...Please.
Source(s): Doesn
