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Kana -> RE: The REAL discrimination in the Zimmerman case. (7/20/2013 7:10:51 PM)
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ORIGINAL: DomKen
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ORIGINAL: Raiikun
And that medical examiner the State used to say that has credibility issues. The State brought her in as a witness at the last second and tried to keep her unavailable for deposition as long as possible, then at trial she emphasized the photo of George's head that showed the least injury, and made up excuses as to why she didn't like the other photos that proved her wrong.
Which is why the Defense brought in a much more credible Medical Examiner who said George's wounds are inconsistent with it being only one impact.
You believe the person paid to say whatever the defense wants. I believe the public servant that gets paid no matter what the testimony is.
Course one has to admit there is a possibility of a career govvie being paid in something other than straight coin, and being threatened in the same fashion.
Generally speaking, in most cases,I'm with you as far as having massive skepticism towards defense experts, for exactly the reasons you outlined.
I'm not so much in this case for two main reasons:
1-The defense witness, Di Maio-the guy literally wrote the book.
I'm being lazy so I'll Wiki his bio:
"Dr. Vincent J. M. Di Maio is an American pathologist and a nationally renowned expert on the subject of gunshot wounds. Di Maio is a board-certified anatomical, clinical and forensic pathologist, and a private forensic pathology consultant. He attended St. John's University and the State University of New York (SUNY), and received postgraduate training at Duke University, SUNY, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Maryland.
Di Maio is a veteran of the U.S. Army Medical Corps, and served as chief medical examiner of San Antonio, Texas until 2006, when he retired; Di Maio has more than 40 years of experience as a forensic pathologist. He has been editor-in-chief of the Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, and a professor of the Department of Pathology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Di Maio is a fellow of the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME) and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and in 2011 he was appointed to the Texas Forensic Science Commission by Governor Rick Perry.'
Di Maio has authored or co-authored four books and numerous articles related to forensic pathology, and has won several awards for his work, including the Outstanding Service Award from the National Association of Medical Examiners."
So the guy isn't a wingnut. He is one of the top guys in the field. Which brings us to what may be an even more important point...
2-He only made $2,400 in the Z trial. Six hrs work at $400 each. Good loot if you can get it per hour, but no man with those credentials is going to risk damaging his reputation for a mere 2 grand.
Ain't gonna happen. The risk just ain't worth the reward. Especially in a field where one error, one bad move, makes everything you've ever done prior subject to question. You don't blow a lifetime of work and tons of future earnings,not to mention the public humiliation, the damage to his reputation and the potential freeing of every prisoner in every case he's ever testified in, for a lousy 2 g's.
I'll admit it's slightly possible, but highly highly unlikely.
Whereas state people are often underpaid, overburdened, answering to too many masters, and often have less than ideal equipment (Budgets ya know.For instance, here in lovely MD, there was recently an 18 month(!!) backlog on rape kit testing.Too many tests. Not enough staff.Less employees doing more work as the recession sets in.It's a fun deal.).
In this situation, the defense witness definitely outshone the states.
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ORIGINAL: Raiikun
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ORIGINAL: DominantJ247
So anyone have a theory that supports him not having 1 molecule of Zimmerman Dna on his body?
Trayvon's hands were never tested for DNA, other than scrapings from under the fingernails. Trayvon's hands were also not properly bagged to preserve evidence on them, as his body lay in the rain and wet grass for hours, with nothing more than a tarp thrown over the body at some point.
So, from an evidentiary standpoint, we have no idea what would have been found on Trayvon's hands were they properly preserved and tested.
Worse, they violated basic crime scene protocol and wrapped his body in plastic,which trapped moisture inside and destroyed any DNA that may have existed (which is why it's protocol not to use plastic).
Any evidence that may have existed was kaput by the time they unwrapped the body.
It's the single biggest CSI error in this case.
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