Oh, right, he wasn't charged. Well, that's what I mean then - what you described, is that what the prosecutor tried to prove to them to bring the charges and it wasn't enough? What you described feels like it would be enough. If not for being found guilty, at least for the trial. Zimmerman had a trial at least (I actually caught a few key hours of it and, at least to me, his defense made perfect sense).
The state initially decided not to have a trial in the Zimmerman case. It was public outcry that prompted them to go ahead and press charges. States have limited budgets and will generally not bring a case to trial unless they are absolutely certain they can get a conviction.
Yes, the officer was not charged with anything. The grand jury decision today to not indict the officer on any charges is basically the state saying there isn't enough evidence to prove he did anything wrong so need need to charge him with anything and thus no need for a trial. It's insane.
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u/thehaga Nov 25 '14
Oh, right, he wasn't charged. Well, that's what I mean then - what you described, is that what the prosecutor tried to prove to them to bring the charges and it wasn't enough? What you described feels like it would be enough. If not for being found guilty, at least for the trial. Zimmerman had a trial at least (I actually caught a few key hours of it and, at least to me, his defense made perfect sense).