04-11-2012, 06:23 PM
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StraightBro
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Originally Posted by baddog
Got to love the tools here that have convicted him without knowing more than what the media let you know . . . after they edited it for your consumption.
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Is the part about Zimmerman shooting an unarmed 17 year old he pursued correct? From Zimmermans 911 call at least that much seems undisputed.
He's charged with 2nd degree murder and in Florida that means:
Florida's jury instructions (which are based on the Florida statute) spell out three elements that prosecutors must prove to establish second degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt:
- The victim is deceased,
- The victim's death was caused by the defendant's criminal act, and
- There was an unlawful killing of the victim "by an act imminently dangerous to another and demonstrating a depraved mind without regard for human life."
The last element -- an "imminently dangerous" act that shows a "depraved mind" -- is further defined by Florida's jury instructions. Three elements must be present:
- A "person of ordinary judgment" would know the act, or series of acts, "is reasonably certain to kill or do serious bodily injury to another";
- The act is "done from ill will, hatred, spite, or an evil intent"; and
- The act is "of such a nature that the act itself indicates an indifference to human life."
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