Mr. Rutledge,Our agency released six calls that George Zimmerman made between August 3, 2011 to February 2, 2012. Any audio recordings of calls made prior to August 2011 are no longer available due to server retention space. The released calls were made on a non-emergency line and therefore did not require any redaction under Florida Public Records law.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions for difficulty pulling the files from the ftp site.
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Kim
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Trayvon Martin, who was unarmed and on his way back from the store after buying some snacks. I ask that your office have a special grand jury convened to determine if enough evidence exists to charge George Zimmerman with a crime. This wasnt about Trayvon confronting Zimmerman, but Zimmerman putting his own life supposedly in danger. He could have simply drove off or continue to follow. He decided to ignore the police instructions. At the very least he should be charged with something including obstruction of justice. Zimmerman also was not watching a felony or crime taken place. He had no jurisdiction and if police are giving citizens police powers than they should be investigated and held to the same standard as a police officer. Zimmerman was acting within the color of the law, and the State should be held responsible and accountable.
Witnesses have come forward disputing the police claims. It should be a outside law enforcement agency including the Florida State Police to take over the investigation as this matter has spiraled out of control. There exists legitimate issues in dispute in regards to the current law and Zimmerman claims from third parties. We know a Governor has limited discretion but has a lot of influence on whether a state agency instead of a local agency should be handling this matter. Self defense is based off the fact that there exist no other alternative and that your life is in danger to take lethal action. It is a clear distinction between a danger that exists at the time, or a danger that you walked yourself into. The law at its very least should be amended that if you dont try to avoid confrontation where none exists and that you are a catalyst to escalating an criminal matter than a jury, judge, and prosecutor should decide and not the police department.
Also this is a example of a Judge taken it out of the police and City hand in Virginia in order to restore justice and integrity back to Norfolk. How about other judges follow by example.
Special grand jury’s inquiry into Norfolk CSB begins
A special grand jury convened for the first time Wednesday to investigate the city’s troubled Community Services Board, with a judge’s instruction to stick to the facts and avoid a “fishing expedition.”
Circuit Court Judge Charles E. Poston instructed the 11-member panel to investigate and report back to the court about any possible wrongdoing within the CSB, including the circumstances that allowed former employee Jill McGlone to be on the payroll for 12 years while she was suspended. The agency paid McGlone $320,000 during that time.
Poston questioned grand jury members Wednesday and determined that they had no conflicts and were qualified to serve.
John O. Simpson, former superintendent of Norfolk Public Schools, was chosen as jury foreman.
Poston ordered the special grand jury in a rare move last month. On Wednesday, he told the panel that it is not limited to investigating McGlone and could look into other potentially criminal activities at the mental health and welfare agency.
But he added: “You should not embark upon inquiry into merely speculative circumstances. In other words, you should not engage in what may be termed a ‘fishing expedition.’ ”
In its investigation, the special grand jury may subpoena documents and witnesses and hear testimony under oath.
Poston stressed that the work will remain secret to protect jurors from outside pressure, encourage witnesses to speak freely, and prevent witness tampering.
“You are an investigative body and do not determine in any way the guilt or innocence of any person,” Poston said.
The grand jury’s investigation has no set deadline but likely will take months to complete. The results will be in a report submitted to the court that may recommend criminal charges for prosecutors to pursue or may exonerate individuals when the panel finds no support for allegations against them, the judge said.
Prosecutors may then present the case to a regular grand jury for indictment. The special grand jury’s report and findings remain sealed unless a judge orders them open, according to state law.
The special grand jury on Wednesday also appointed veteran attorney John R. Fletcher as special counsel to aid in the investigation. Fletcher, a partner in the Norfolk firm Tavss Fletcher, specializes in personal injury and criminal defense. He graduated from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at William and Mary in 1975.
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Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 8:14 PM
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