People here expected exactly this outcome, despite the overwhelming majority being convinced that Zimmerman was guilty. And nobody's surprised that the black woman who fired a shot in the air to scare off her abusive husband got 20 years, either. Right, I know Florida couldn't care less for my opinion, but seriously - is this really an image to be
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Legally speaking, the prosecution had a poor case to begin with. There were no witnesses, little evidence and all kinds of doubt as to who threw the first punch. Murder 2 was ridiculous. There's no way any jury could have convicted for that, and it never should have been an option. Manslaughter, frankly, was 50/50 the way it was presented...and it would have likely been tossed in appellate court. The way the law is written and the way the case was presented, the jury did the right thing. There simply wasn't enough evidence to convict without reasonable doubt.
That being said, a not guilty verdict doesn't equate innocence. If/when a civil case is filed, the burden will be on Zimmerman to prove innocence rather than on the state to prove guilt. He'll likely lose that one.
It's fine to be upset with the results, but according to the legal system, the verdict rendered was indeed the correct one.
Flame away.
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