Tamara L. Green
Criminal Defense Blog

Pistorius Trial - March 6, 2014

Mr. Johnson, previously excused due to lack of notes in Mr. Roux'  file, is called to be cross examined.   Previously,  Mr. Johnson testified that he heard as many as six gunshots which Mr. Roux strongly disputes.  Mr. Roux "pu...
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PISTORIUS TRIAL - MARCH 6, 2014 - Part 1

The PistolRecall that yesterday we heard testimony about a pistol falling out of the track suit pocket of a friend of Pistorius' in a restaurant filled with 200 people. On direct examination of one of the friends of Pistorius', present at the i...
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Oscar Pistorius Court - Day 3

Today is a relatively short but dramatic day in court for Pistorius.    Mr.  Charl Johnson retook the stand as an ear-witness to the shooting.  He is cross-examined by the defense's Mr. Roux,  who  pounds the witness ...
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Oscar Pistorius Trial Day 2 - Cross Examination

Cross examination of the first witness, continues. I missed her name. Lawyer tells witness that the next questions are about her credibility and reliability. Q: You saw ambulance? A: Yes. Q; In front of Oscar's? A: Yes. Q: Baby wake up? ...
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Oscar Pistorius First Day of Trial

First impression of the South African court room of the trial of Oscar Pistorius is how very familiar it is to a lawyer from here. On your first day, you would know where to stand and sit and where and who everyone else in the court is. The phys...
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UNCLE REMUS - TOO DANGEROUS FOR AMERICAN SCHOOLS?

Remember the witness, Rachel Jeantel, who spoke a funny  quasi-English and everyone was in a flummox about it?   She spoke Gullah.  The Talking Heads nervously decided that she was from Haiti.   Some people were es...
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Zimmerman Has a Fabulous Appeal

During the first week of trial the prosecutor finally delivered the guts of Trayvon Martin's phone.  They had previously turned over what they called a data dump of that phone.  Through genius, the defense forensic expert, Mr. Con...
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Zimmerman Trial Day 14: Closing Rebuttal Mr. Guy

The human heart has many function most importantly it motivate us and guides us.  So if we want to know what happened look into heart of this grown man and this child.  George Zimmerman’s (GZ) killing of Trayvon Martin (TM) show...
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Zimmerman Trial Day 14: O'Mara Closing Part 3

Problems with DNA because of packaging, some was probably lost, who knows.  George Zimmerman's (GZ) blood on Trayvon Martin (TM) was not expected.  None of TM's blood expected on GZ.  TM went up and over and down.  T...
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Zimmerman Trial Day 14: O'Mara Closing Part 2

4 minutes.  Long time to do nothing.  What was Trayvon Martin (TM) doing?  George Zimmerman (GZ) said at 7:11:40, He's running.  Did he walk home?  Did he run home?  The 4 minute mile was broken decades ago.&nb...
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