judge will issue subpeona for Trayvon records

[SmarterthanYou]

http://www.talkleft.com/story/2012/10/19/173623/01

The new judge in the George Zimmerman case agreed to issue defense subpoenas for Trayvon Martin's school records and social media account records, as well as the social media accounts of witness #8 "Dee Dee", the phone friend of Trayvon, who says she was on the phone with him just before the shooting. You can watch the Judge explain her ruling here.

As I wrote here and here, I think this is the correct ruling. A defendant raising self-defense may introduce evidence regarding a victim's reputation for a particular character trait like violence to show that the defendant was not the initial aggressor, even if the defendant did not previously know about the victim's reputation. Here's the Munoz case the Judge cites from, which quotes the Dwyer case.

The school records will not be released publicly. The judge also granted the state's request for Zimmerman's medical records, but like the school records, they will not be released publicly.

 

[Disillusioned]

http://www.talkleft.com/story/2012/10/19/173623/01

The new judge in the George Zimmerman case agreed to issue defense subpoenas for Trayvon Martin's school records and social media account records, as well as the social media accounts of witness #8 "Dee Dee", the phone friend of Trayvon, who says she was on the phone with him just before the shooting. You can watch the Judge explain her ruling here.

As I wrote here and here, I think this is the correct ruling. A defendant raising self-defense may introduce evidence regarding a victim's reputation for a particular character trait like violence to show that the defendant was not the initial aggressor, even if the defendant did not previously know about the victim's reputation. Here's the Munoz case the Judge cites from, which quotes the Dwyer case.

The school records will not be released publicly. The judge also granted the state's request for Zimmerman's medical records, but like the school records, they will not be released publicly.

Would not like to be that judge, no matter what happens gonna be hated. Though I predict that she'll explain and confer on every ruling since being overturned on appeal would be not good.

 

[SmarterthanYou]

Would not like to be that judge, no matter what happens gonna be hated. Though I predict that she'll explain and confer on every ruling since being overturned on appeal would be not good.

As I understand it, the judges ruling is based on existing court precedent, so very little explanation is necessary, if at all. sure, most liberals are going to scream and pull their hair out, but they only have their courts prior history to blame.