Dershowitz: Drop Second Degree Murder Chargers Against George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin Case

With the release of more evidence in the Trayvon Martin case, influential liberal law professor Alan Dershowitz is even more convinced  as he explains in this interview with Megyn Kelly that there was a political motivation behind the second degree murder charge against George Zimmerman.

Dershowitz contends that Zimmerman acted in self defense even if he provoked the encounter with Trayvon Martin. Bernard Goldberg adds that the original assumptions in the case fit the liberal storyline.

 

Dershowitz: Zimmerman Indictment "Thin"

Prof. Alan Dershowitz, noted liberal and criminal law expert, describes the written indictment of George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin as "thin" and suggests that the affidavit of probable cause (the official name of the document) won't hold up in court at least insofar as a charge of second degree murder.



Although all the facts have yet to come out in this particular case, in general it wouldn't be the first time that political considerations might have motivated an indictment and/or that a prosecutor overcharged a defendant.