Day 1: Opening Statements, June 24, 2013

[nomatter_nevermind]

Which witness said she saw them both standing up?

Guy didn't say. Often he would just say 'a witness'.

ETA: My guess would be W-18. No one else but W-6 saw the fight for any length of time.

[AghastInFL]

I had a call right about then--did he say anything substantive about the gym or just mention it?

He made a point of emphasizing it was a fight Gym... little else.

[nomatter_nevermind]

When Guy was talking about the autopsy, he dwelled for a while on the gunshot wound, not to make an evidentiary point, but for the emotion. He emphasized TM shot in heart.

[RickyJim]

Hi there AIF.  Welcome back to TLForums.     Are you planning to attend any trial sessions? 

[cboldt]

He made a point of emphasizing it was a fight Gym... little else.

He said it was a gym that teaches kick boxing and MMA, self defense.  I wonder if the gym gets a downturn in business because this client couldn't defend himself.  Or maybe there is a new fighting style ... "first lie down" kickboxing.

[RickyJim]

He made a point of emphasizing it was a fight Gym... little else.

But he didn't mention that he had records or witnesses that GZ took fight classes.

[nomatter_nevermind]

Guy talking about irrelevant details of autopsy, to emphasize that TM was dead.

TM small.

I typed 'small', but I had forgotten the exact word. Maybe it was 'thin'. Something to portray TM as vulnerable in life and pitiful in death.

[AghastInFL]

Hi there AIF.  Welcome back to TLForums.     Are you planning to attend any trial sessions?

I would like to; but there are circumstances which make it difficult to impossible.
I have been lurking, just not much to add lately... thanks for the salutation.

[nomatter_nevermind]

Rene Stutzman tweets she doesn't recall any mention of race. I don't either.

[RickyJim]

What else new besides Rachel Gentel and a witness saw them both standing up?  Rest has been discussed to death here.

[DiwataMan]

What else new besides Rachel Gentel and a witness saw them both standing up?  Rest has been discussed to death here.

George's call ends 7:13:43
Trayvon's call ends 7:15:44

[nomatter_nevermind]

What else new

Official admission the beverage was juice.

[DiwataMan]

Official admission the beverage was juice.

Yet somehow left out the watermelon part, hmmm.

[AghastInFL]

Yet somehow left out the watermelon part, hmmm.

You want that Tooo!!??

(couldn't resist)

[nomatter_nevermind]

Rene Stutzman tweets description of first visuals, giant photos of GZ's bloody face, witness diagram showing TM on top [probably W-6's], overhead photo of RATL.

ETA: Not surprising that the defense wants the jury to understand the layout of the neighborhood.