Justice department wanting to charge Zimmerman with a hate crime? WTF?

[Winehole23]

Yeah. the last time a crime with this type of profile happened the outcome resulted in race riots around the country.

Rodney King?

[CosmicCowboy]

he wants much of it hidden. how do you know he's not getting all the discovery from the state charge?

I don't understand your question.

The prosecutor is required to give all his information to the defense.

The defense is requesting that the same information not be given to the press to avoid his client being tried in the media before ever getting to court.

Kind of like we are doing in here...

[TheSkeptic]

Rodney King?

Didn't a crime actually take place there though? Bad verdict or something like that right?

For the record, I didn't think the Justice Department would try to nab him for a hate crime. I assume though that they have some evidence leaning in that direction though I have no idea what. So does this mean Zimmerman would be standing trial twice or what happens if there's a hate crime charge on top of Murder 2?

As for witness harassment, they could just release the info while blacking out stuff like the names and addresses. Unless O'Mara isn't looking to protect witnesses so much as stall for time I would think something like that would be a compromise everyone could live with.

[clambake]

I don't understand your question.

The prosecutor is required to give all his information to the defense.

The defense is requesting that the same information not be given to the press to avoid his client being tried in the media before ever getting to court.

Kind of like we are doing in here...

nevermind. somewhere i got the idea that some thought they weren't getting all the discovery. if that were true, it'd be suicide for the prosecution.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Other than the accusation of rape in NC I cannot really think of another one that was a violent crime with racial overtones that was pimped like King was. Did i miss one?

[CosmicCowboy]

nevermind. somewhere i got the idea that some thought they weren't getting all the discovery. if that were true, it'd be suicide for the prosecution.

The only thing it appears they aren't getting is names of witnesses matched to their statements. To a certain extent IMHO this is holding back pertinent evidence because it puts the statements in context when you know who made them and when they made them.

[Wild Cobra]

The only thing it appears they aren't getting is names of witnesses matched to their statements. To a certain extent IMHO this is holding back pertinent evidence because it puts the statements in context when you know who made them and when they made them.

It seems to me it would be illegal to do this.

[clambake]

The only thing it appears they aren't getting is names of witnesses matched to their statements. To a certain extent IMHO this is holding back pertinent evidence because it puts the statements in context when you know who made them and when they made them.

i'm sure they get that in the back room. it just won't be published.