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Originally Posted by TarukShmaruk
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Except the lead detective in the case, the prosecution's witness, said himself that he didn't think Zimmerman was being deceptive?
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In his report, Serino, who interviewed Zimmerman in the days following the shooting, wrote that in following Martin, Zimmerman's actions were "inconsistent with those of a person who has stated he was in fear of another subject." He wrote that Zimmerman had at least two opportunities to speak to the teen and "defuse the situation." He also noted that Zimmerman "failed to identify himself" as a concerned citizen or neighborhood watch member on two occasions that night.
According to the report, Serino recommended that Zimmerman be charged with manslaughter on March 13."
Serino also said that he believed Zimmerman was greatly exaggerating his injuries, and that they didn't appear to indicate a "life-or-death" scenario, especially since Trayvon didn't have a deadly weapon.
An ex-detective isn't a lie-detector test. Sometimes they get it. A lot of the times they miss liars and make mistakes. His personal opinion does not matter. The only reason it wasn't objected to and sustained was because Serino answered too quickly for the prosecution to effectively object. Otherwise, we wouldn't even have that piece of pseudo-evidence.
Remember when the judge ordered the jury to strike Serino saying, "I don't believe he was lying," from consideration? The freaking judge said that it was an inappropriate statement. Good lord, people~