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    Posted April 11, 2012 by
    wjoreilly
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    This iReport is part of an assignment:
    One year since Trayvon Martin's death

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    Zimmerman Conviction Far From Certain

    By wjoreilly  |  Posted April 11, 2012  |  Brooklyn, New York
     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     wjoreilly said, 'I feel now that it will be very difficult to convict him on second degree murder charges. I don't have too much faith in Florida justice, given the Casey Anthony debacle.' He likened the Martin case to the Casey Anthony case because of the public's desire for 'justice' and a 'sympathetic victim.'
    - zdan, CNN iReport producer

    Some are relieved; others are disappointed. But the "stand your ground" law in Florida may prove an insurmountable obstacle for the prosecution in the 2nd degree murder trial of George Zimmerman.

     

    The prosecution seems shaky at best and one fears that they do not have what it takes to convict, having rushed into this, bending to intense public pressure. I am concerned that there will be colossal disappointment over the lack of a conviction and the distinct possibility of violent retribution by angry supporters of Trayvon Martin.

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