BREAKING: Lead Investigator In Trayvon Martin Case Wanted Zimmerman Charged With Manslaughter On Night Of The Shooting
This is breaking news.
ABCNews is reporting:
The lead homicide investigator in the shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin recommended that neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman be charged with manslaughter the night of the shooting, multiple sources told ABC News.
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Police brought Zimmerman into the station for questioning for a few hours on the night of the shooting, said Zimmerman’s attorney, despite his request for medical attention first. Ultimately they had to accept Zimmerman’s claim of self defense. He was never charged with a crime.
Serino filed an affidavit on Feb. 26, the night that Martin was shot and killed by Zimmerman, that stated he was unconvinced Zimmerman’s version of events.
Unconvinced by Zimmerman’s version of events. Join the club. This story hasn’t added up since the beginning.
Tags: George Zimmerman, Sanford Police Department, Trayvon Martin
That is actually good to hear, although obviously not enough.
Now there is at least one cop involved who is not going to jail.
“Investigator Chris Serino was instructed to not press charges against Zimmerman because the state attorney’s office headed by Norman Wolfinger determined there wasn’t enough evidence to lead to a conviction…”
That sucks, but not that unusual. Prosecutors always prefer a sure thing, because it looks good on their conviction record. Unfortunately, it sometimes depends solely on the ability of the prosecutor that was assigned the case. I know this from experience.
I had a case, based on a relatively new statute, that I knew was solid. The assigned prosecutor was not familiar with the statute, and resisted. I went to the chief prosecutor, and he called it a “text book case, easy to prosecute”, and reassigned to the same deputy. She burned me in court.
Heads need to roll in Sanford.
Mis, what does Serino filing an affidavit mean, if anything? Is that standard procedure?
An affidavit is an official statement of record. In my experience, I haven’t seen this used much in this context. To me, it indicates the officer was certain he was right, to the point of covering his ass.
As always, I could be wrong, and frequently am…
Thanks, Mis! That’s what I said to my husband – “this sounds like cya move.”
You have to turn on The Last Word on MSNBC. Zimmerman’s defender is being torn a new one.