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Originally Posted by buggyone
I actually do not know the answer here for sure, but when a person is convicted of a felony and their lawyer files an appeal, doesn't the convicted person go to prison until the appeal is heard and that usually takes a couple of years? I don't think the convicted person is allowed to be free on bond until the appeal is heard.
As for the jury hearing Zimmerman describe on the phone the types of people that always get away with it - I have my opinion that he is not a decent guy - but rather a bully with a built up ego and nothing physical to back it up - so he packs a gun wherever he goes.
Guilty!
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I haven't seen anything from the trial to make me think he is not a decent guy. In fact, everyone who knows him, both black and white, say he's a very nice guy. I think it was his "nice guy" that did him in - he was so concerned about what was becoming of his neighborhood that he did something a bit foolish by getting out of the car, thinking that if he can keep track of where Martin was, he would help the police find him.
However, the notion that he "chased Martin down" is completely foolish and unsupported by any testimony. The last he saw Martin he was going down the "T". Yet, the confrontation began AT the "T" - so clearly he did not pursue him down the "T".
Now, on the other hand, Martin was likely not so nice. I found it very interesting that the judge wouldn't allow text messages from his phone which talked about his fighting to be put in evidence. And, no, I don't think just because someone is "not nice" that they desreved to die. However, his attack on Zimmerman left Zimmerman with no choice.