The Prosecutor For The Trayvon Martin Case

Did you know that unarmed black men are seven times more likely to die than white men? Racism is as old as human society itself. As long as human beings have been around, people have always seemed to have hated or feared people with a different skin color. Racism is just a part of the human nature. Trayvon Benjamin Martin was just 17 when he was shot and killed by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain, in Sanford, Florida on February 2012. The murder of Trayvon Martin affected many people. The death of Martin was just the first of several deaths where a white person killed a black innocent person. Since the deaths weren’t stopping the #BlackLivesMatter movement began.

On February 26, 2012, an African-American teen, Trayvon Martin, was fatally shot by a neighborhood watchmen, George Zimmerman. Zimmerman assumed that Martin looked suspicious then he called the police after being told not to pursue Martin he continues to and the situation ended in a tragedy. The case gained national attention and stirred up many protests around the U.S. All the facts proved that Zimmerman was guilty of wrongfully killing Martin and Martin was not an actual threat just a black man wearing a hoody. After a year, George Zimmerman was acquitted of the murder of Trayvon Martin. Once again, the justice system failed African American people. This case proved although there was a Black man in the highest position in the U.S., the justice system was still broken. Across the states riots broke out and protest and the president had to address the issue. President Obama gave an unscheduled speech addressing the issue. The president

In his closing argument for OJ Simpson’s criminal trial, Johnnie Cochran successfully argues for Simpson’s innocence. Repetition, appeals to audience emotion, and the use of scenarios to appeal to logic are all rhetorical devices which Cochran skillfully uses in order to create an argument that is strong and convincing to the courtroom. These devices help him shape his argument tactically in a manner and order that successfully defends OJ Simpson in the trial.

Trayvon Martin was a 17- year- old African America from Miami Gardens Florida. He was born Feb, 26, 1995 in Florida and he died Feb, 26, 2012 in Sanford, Fl. He was 5’11 and he had 3 siblings.

The Crown prosecutor is the head legal representative of the prosecution who are appointed by the crown. They are briefed by the Director of Public Prosecutions for some cases and deal with both state and federal matters.

The prosecution’s theory of the case as they outlined in their opening statement was the “Zimmerman suffered no serious injury in the fight and that he was a liar and a wanna be cop who concluded, with little evidence to support it, that Trayvon was someone who was about to commit a crime in his neighborhood”. The defense’s theory of the case was that “Trayvon sucker punched and struck Zimmerman’s head against the ground. The defense contended that the evidence would show that Zimmerman shot Trayvon from below, with Trayvon’s shirt hanging down over his client’s prone

In the State of Wisconsin with the trial of Jamie Covington we found him guilty of first degree murder. Jamie ment to shoot Dallas because dallas was always above him and better. Dallas forgot his keys one evening and he went through the window because he forgot his keys, he claims that he had gone through the window before and he didn't think anything would happen. This is why everyone is being questions to see if he was guilty or no, which he is guilty. During this case the lawyers questioned many people, but their stories weren't adding up. They talked to Ronnie Cecop, Casey Kramer, and Lane Smith they were on the defence side. Then Morgan Dexter, Blair Allen, and Jamie Covington where the prosecution. Most of the people on the prosecution side were very nervous, didn't know some answers, but on the other side the people on the defence side knew every question and didn't seem nervous. All of these people had their strengths and weaknesses.

Dylann Roof, a 21-year-old murderer of nine, was arrested for his crimes in June. According to many Roof was just a very confused and mentally ill young man, but surprisingly he was completely sane when he committed these murders. When asked about his reasoning behind his actions, Roof had this to say, “The event that truly awakened me was the Trayvon Martin case... this prompted me to type in the words ‘black on White crime’ into Google, and I have never been the same since that day. The first website I came to was the Council of Conservative Citizens. There were pages upon pages of these brutal black on White murders...At this moment I realized that something was very wrong. How could the news be blowing up the Trayvon Martin case while hundreds of

On February 26, 2012 a 17 year old black teen was wondering around a neighborhood in Sanford, Florida wearing a hood over his head was gunned down and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. The evening of February 26, Martin was heading back to his father’s townhouse from a convenient store when Martin decided to cut through a neighborhood that had been riddled with multiple robberies that year. Zimmerman saw Martin with his hood over his head and Zimmerman decided to contact the Sanford Police Department on account of suspicious behavior. However, before the police were able to arrive on scene an altercation occurred between Zimmerman and Martin which resulted in Martin being shot in the chest where he died on the scene.

Trayvon Martin lost his life on Sunday February 26, 2012 due to a gunshot to his chest shot by George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida while walking back home from buying an Arizona and skittles from 7-11 at 6:34 pm. George Zimmerman spotted Trayvon walking through his neighborhood and found him suspicious and decided to call the Sanford police at 7:09PM. When he called the police he told them he found him suspicious, “I’ve never seen him in the neighborhood. I know all the residents. It was raining out and he was leisurely walking, taking his time, looking at all the houses.” (Linder, 2014). Police were immediately sent to his location but suddenly Zimmerman stated that Tyron had begun to run away and Zimmerman began to go after him. The dispatcher told him not to go after him and instead to meet the officers, “The dispatcher suggested that Zimmerman meet the arriving officers near the mailboxes.” (Linder, 2014) and he agreed to. Zimmerman later stated that when he was walking back to his car Tyron came at him asking what his problem was and he replied back saying he had no problem and Tyron then punched him in the nose after stating he had a problem now. The punch was what knocked him to the grass and Trayvon continued to punch him while Zimmerman kept screaming for help, “I started screaming for help. I couldn’t see. I couldn’t breathe.” (Linder, 2014). Tyron had been talking on the phone with a friend, Rachel Jeantel,

A national problem that is affecting me personally is the issue of police brutality. I am an African American female living in a society where there is an overlooked where between my community and the police task force. Before I delve into this topic, I need the reader to understand that I know all policeman are not bad and that all African Americans are not innocent. The problem I am addressing is the apparent discrepancy of police officers assuming that just because someone has a darker complexion that means that they are doing something illegal.

It took 45 days of protest for the killer to be arrested.The trial that followed the arrest was watched with interest by the nation.There was a survey taken in July 2013, 78% of African Americans believed that the case raised important issues about race that needed to be discussed, as compared to 28% of white Americans.Nearly 6 in 10 African Americans reported following the trial compared with only 34% of whites, with 63% of blacks claiming that the trial was focusing on a conversation that was talking with friends.But theses only give a little sketch outline of the killing of Trayvon

Art is dead because artist are dying. On February 5th, 2012 a defenses boy by the name of Trayvon Martin was shot dead in the streets out of racist ideals. This was the spark that erupted the Black Lives Matter movement. A slightly edited version of the story unraveled on the daily news. Disappointment devoured my father’s face and he said with strain: “The only crime we commit is exciting” he had said. At the age of 12, I was befuddled by this use of “we”. Who are “we”? I would soon painfully find out that “we” is me, is black people.

The Trayvon Martin case also has a huge effect on the way society will look at similar (self-defence) cases in the future. When dealing with cases in the future, the George Zimmerman trial will be used as a precedent. This will allow others to kill, and claim they were being attacked. This is why the must change the Stand Your Ground law throughout the country so that innocent people won’t wind up dead. If not, the country will just end up as one big graveyard and Trayvon Martin’s parents won’t be the only ones having to bury their innocent children.

Juror 4 is able to remain calm and composed throughout the most stressful of situations. While Juror 10 exhibits racial outbursts; “They get drunk”, “That's the way they are!”, “VIOLENT!”, “These people are dangerous. They're wild. Listen to me. Listen.” Juror 4 sat through this entire scene without saying a word. It is only until Juror 10’s monologue is finished that Juror 4 speaks, calmly asking Juror 10 to “Shut [his] filthy mouth.” Juror 4 never discredits or implies anything towards the defendant and is always careful of what he says. After Juror 10’s tirade, Juror 4 tries to soften the impact created by 10; “Slums are potential breeding grounds for criminals.” He never attacks or hypes the situation at hand. He draws around ‘potential’ possibilities. Juror 4 initially had his doubts at the start of the case but was the only character that overcame his predisposition based on the analysis of facts and evidence. Rose’s character and only this character had the intelligence, confidence and persistence to keep his head in the tense moment Juror 10 created.