Don't really want to go there, but the leglaities of whether the dispatcher was a "police officer" or not is almost irrelevant. The prosecution can easily put into the air "who disobeys a 911 operator?" More relevant would be evidence -or lack of - that Zimmerman actually obeyed and started heading back to his truck, or if he ignored it and kept searching / stalking depending on your POV. But I am sure all this will be hashed in other threads.RottenApple wrote:I don't disagree. But as Charles has stated, the dispatcher's suggestion was not a lawful order and so whether Zimmerman followed it or not is completely immaterial. I'd be surprised if the prosecution tries to present it as such (even though the media already has). That case is going to come down to the physical evidence and, unless there something not yet released (entirely possible), its all in Zimmerman's favor.texanjoker wrote:Once the lawyers on both sides get done trying to ban this or that, the jury will hear what evidence is left. They will then make their decision.
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- Tue Jun 18, 2013 2:37 pm
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