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On August 2nd, 2013 I wrote a column about “Moose”. Below is that column which is in italics He’s proud, passionate, and prominent. Glen “Moose” Scott is a “one-of-a-kind” colorful character who takes his sports seriously. On the surface, “Moose” appears to hold a gruff, overpowering, and even intimidating personality.  However, underneath this rough facade lays a committed family man, with a big heart who enjoys everyday living, such as watching lacrosse or hockey at the Co...

The jury selection in retrospect you begin to wonder in the voir dire they shouldnt have been able to tease out something about these jurors as prosecutors that indicated almost a sympathy for the defendant and certainly -- >> when you heard the juror who has spoken out about talking about george this, george that, we didnt know much about trayvon martin, but george, george. i found that very uncomfortable. >> and seemed to emotionally be relating more to the defendant. >> connected to him becau...

Credibility. >> and if the jury rules out what youve gone for, its harder to come down. >> youre asking them to say ive argued a and b, reject a but embrace b. but your credibility is shot, because a, which was your more powerful argument, didnt work. remember, initially there was no charge at all. this was a murky, as powerful as the emotions are because of an innocent young man shot dead, as a legal matter it was always a tough case. they overreached a bit and that probably hurt them. the othe...

That george zimmerman had a number of people who appeared in court who gave great character witness for him. and that clearly impacted on the jury. you could hear that jury last night talking about george this, george that. she felt an engagement with him on a human level. which i dont think any of them felt with trayvon martin because the -- again, i blame the prosecution for this. i blame them for many things. you know, overcharging in the first place. had they gone for manslaughter, they may ...