Recent Votes

• Jury Nullification: A Brief History Lesson

  In  recent discussion with someone here on the vine, I brought up the subject of Jury Nullification. The viner I was discussing it with responded had claimed to have gone to law school and proceeded to tell me that jury nullification was not one of our founding principals a …

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• Trayvon Martin's killer showed signs of injury: neighbors

  Source: Reuters

  Neighbors of George Zimmerman say he had bandages on his nose and head the day after he shot dead Trayvon Martin, supporting statements by the neighborhood watch volunteer that he was beaten in a confrontation with the black Florida teenager.

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• Did Trayvon Get Justice? Did We?

  Justice is a subjective term, not easily defined as it a journey much more than it is a destination. There is no one final stop for justice. It doesn't always end in a court room. Justice is served when all knowable facts are considered and righteous conclusion is reached under  …

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• 911 call shows Zimmerman stopped following Martin after dispatcher's request, corroborates story

  Source: Daily Caller

  It’s bad enough to see the media make assumptions in advance of the facts. What is so depressing about the coverage of the Trayvon Martin shooting is the extent to which the media made assumptions not only before the facts were available but in spite of contradictory eviden …

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• Trayvon Martin: The search for probable cause in the Trayvon Martin case

  Source: The Orlando Sentinel

  Police can and do arrest suspects without probable cause, but judges must then order their release from jail. Senior Judge O.H. Eaton Jr. said that happened at least once or twice every weekend he was on jail duty reviewing Seminole County arrests for the previous 24 hours. When …

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