In early April 2012 Special Prosecutor Angela Corey decided not to take the George Zimmerman case to a Grand Jury opting for the filing of a Criminal Information which then was presented along with an Affidavit of Probable Cause. The Court found probable cause for the charges.
It turned out once pre trial discovery was exchanged that the affidavit upon which probable cause was found had not disclosed a lot of significant exculpatory details. There was no mention of the significant injuries to Zimmerman or of John Good s eyewitness account that Martin was on top of Zimmerman hitting him Mixed Martial Arts style. All the Affidavit said on the subject of the physical confrontation was that there was a struggle.
The Affidavit identified the voice screaming for help as that of Martin based on an interview with his mother but did not reveal what we now know that Martin s father initially denied it was his son.
The Affidavit also was inaccurate such as alleging that the 911 operator instructed Zimmerman not to follow Martin a false fact which lives on in the media mythology of the case.
Alan Dershowitz was livid.
From the post If Angela Corey threatened suit against Dershowitz and Harvard she needs to step down from Zimmerman case June 7 2012 Dershowitz was prophetic
This prosecution stank from the get go. There should be a special prosecutor appointed to investigate this special prosecution.
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