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Originally Posted by mickey100
Interesting testimony from the medical examiner today. Rao said the injuries to the back of Zimmerman's head were NOT consistent with being repeatedly slammed onto concrete. She said his head MAY have hit concrete once or twice, and his injuries could have been caused by one blow to the face, not multiple blows. She also said his injuries were small and insignificant and required only bandaids.
Also, the latent print analyst said no useable fingerprint was recovered from Zimm's gun which could contradict his claim that Martin grabbed his gun.
Serino, a detective with the Sanford Dept. said there WAS evidence that Zimm was still following Martin after the non-emergency operator told him not to. And Serino said red flags were raised for him when Zimmerman didn’t know the names of the streets in his neighborhood, because there are only three.
Serino said also there was no evidence that Martin was committing a crime that evening, and no evidence that he was armed.
The next move is to determine admissiblity of evidence - Zimm was interested in the criminal justice field having completed course work pursuing a criminal justice degree, and having had his application to become a police officer rejected. Prosecutors argued the evidence is relevant because it shows Zimm wanted to catch the bad guys and it may show he knew what to say when law enforcement arrived on the scene.
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Good wrap up of today's events. Detective Serino also said Zimmerman's injuries were insignificant. It's also been reported that there was no blood on the pavement, and none of Trayvon Martin's DNA was on Zimmerman.
Yesterday, Zimmerman was quoted as saying Trayvon Martin was trying to choke him or smother him. How can someone scream for help, when another person has his hands around your neck or mouth and nose?
Serino, after hearing Zimmerman's story, wanted to arrest him soon after the shooting, but the Seminole County prosecutor said no. It wasn't until a few weeks later, after several protests, that Gov Scott appointed Duval County Prosecutor Angela Corey to look at the case. She took it to the Grand Jury and got Zimmerman charged with second degree murder.