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HLN reenactment falsely portrays shooting

June 4, 2013 Good afternnoon: Vinnie Politano and his “expert” death investigator, Joseph Scott Morgan, stumbled badly out of the HLN starting gate with a false reenactment of the shooting that is...

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What to expect tomorrow at the hearings in the Zimmerman case

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Good morning: Except for RZ, Jr.’s unsupported claim that Dr. Alan Reich’s opinions are based on voodoo science, nothing new has been reported in the press today about the case....

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If I were the judge l would admit expert opinion evidence regarding who...

It’s important to remember that every scientific principle, law, or methodology that is generally accepted in the scientific community today was once a novel theory or new methodology. The process by...

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Prosecution experts exclude the defendant as the source of the death shriek

Friday, June 7, 2013 Good evening: The Frye hearing is developing much as I expected it would, although I am surprised by how far afield the testimony has wandered. The scope of the hearing should be...

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Expert opinions about the death shriek are admissible at trial

Saturday, June 9, 2013 Good afternoon: The defense presented the testimony of two expert witnesses yesterday, Dr. Peter French from the UK and George Doddington from the United States, who agreed with...

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Zimmerman: Day 7 of Jury Selection Completed

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Good afternoon: We have reached the magic number of 40 prospective jurors (PJ) passed for cause on the issues of hardship and exposure to pretrial publicity. 1. B-12 2. B-29 3....

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Zimmerman: Day 8 Liveblogging Jury Selection Completed

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Good afternoon: We have completed liveblogging the 8th day of jury selection. Bernie de la Rionda spent the day teaching and indoctrinating the panel of 40 prospective jurors...

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Zimmerman Frye Hearing Resumed: Rebuttal

Thursday, June 20, 2013 Good afternoon: We have a jury, an all female jury. B-29 B-76 B-37 B-51 E-6 E-40 The four alternates: E-54 B-72 E-13 E-28 Two males and two females. Here’s a link to fauxmccoy’s...

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All Female Jury to decide Zimmerman case, Opening Statements Monday at 9 am

Thursday, June 20, 2013 Good evening: We have a jury, an all female jury. B-29 B-76 B-37 B-51 E-6 E-40 The four alternates: E-54 B-72 E-13 E-28 Two males and two females. Here’s a link to fauxmccoy’s...

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I have changed my mind and now support Judge Nelson’s decision

Saturday, June 22, 2013 Good afternoon: I was in the waiting room at my doctor’s office down in Tennessee browsing through a dictionary looking for new words with which to torture y’all when CNN...

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Prosecution hammers defense with DNA evidence in eighth day of trial in...

Wednesday, July 3, 2013 Good afternoon: The State hammered the defense with DNA evidence today. FDLE laboratory analyst Anthony Gorgone testified that the defendant’s DNA was not found on Trayvon...

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Defendant faces Hobson’s Choice

Thursday, July 4, 2013 Happy Independence Day to everyone! I write today to allay concerns regarding the sufficiency of the State’s case. First, we know they are going to call the Dr. Bao, the...

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Will the defendant testify or not testify?

Saturday, July 6, 2013 Good afternoon: I write regarding whether the defendant should testify. I advised my clients not to testify, unless there was some specific reason why I believed they had to...

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Judge Debra Nelson denies defense motion for judgment of acquittal

Friday, July 5, 2013 Good evening: Judge Debra Nelson summarily denied a defense motion for a judgment of acquittal this afternoon after the State rested its case. The first witness called by the...

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Unfinished forensics in Trayvon Martin case

Friday, August 2, 2013 Good morning to all of our friends: I write this morning regarding unfinished forensics with Trayvon’s case and to urge Benjamin Crump to consult with someone who is...

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Kendrick Johnson and the coming battle of expert witnesses regarding cause of...

Saturday, November 9, 2013 Good evening: Although I have been away all day attending to various matters, my mind has never strayed far from Kendrick Johnson and the coming battle of experts regarding...

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Pistorius: Gerrie Nel’s savaging of Roger Dixon continues

Thursday, April 17, 2014 Good morning: Gerrie Nel continues his savaging of Roger Dixon, the defense “expert” witness whom Nel exposed yesterday for testifying outside his area of expertise, which is...

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Was the story about Mike Brown’s blood in Darren Wilson’s vehicle selectively...

Monday, October 20, 2014 Good morning: Questions surfaced yesterday regarding the sources of the New York Times article on Saturday that has been used to portray Mike Brown as the aggressor in his...

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Grand Jury decision in Michael Brown shooting will be illegitimate

Thursday, November 13, 2013 Good morning: St.Louis County prosecuting attorney Bob McCulloch, aided and abetted by a compliant news media, is intentionally violating the public’s First Amendment right...

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