Zimmerman case: Holding witnesses name may set precedent in Florida.

[Baitball Blogger]

Sounds like both prosecutor and defense attorneys requested that the names or addresses be withheld.

George Zimmerman: Could case set precedent?
WKMG’s Gaard Swanson said that O’Mara wrote “he’s worried about making documents public with witness information which could threaten their safety.”

WESH legal analyst Richard Hornsby said he has never seen a judge keep witnesses’ names confidential. “I think this may be the extraordinary case that creates an exception to the general rule,” Hornsby told Bob Kealing.

WFTV-Channel 9 legal analyst Bill Sheaffer said: ”If this court were to deny access or restrict access to this discovery, it would set a precedent.”

Kealing noted that Judge Ken Lester seemed “clearly swayed by the notion” that both sides in the case favor keeping the names secret.

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2012/04/george-zimmerman-could-case-set-precedent.html

[teddy51]

1. I think that's the smartest thing I've heard about this case to date. Most certainly

there would be some jerk wad that wanted to do harm to these witness's.

[1StrongBlackMan]

2. I, actually ...

would support this ruling, so long as the attorneys involved had the information.

I see no reason for the witness information to be made public prior to their appearance at trial.

[Fumesucker]

3. Lots of layers to that onion..

I wonder how far down the logic tree they've gamed this one.?

Matryoshka case indeed..

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Not only did the Sanford police fail Trayvon and his family with their pathetic investigation,

they also failed these witnesses. Had the police done their jobs in the first place, 99.99% of America wouldn't know Trayvon Martin or George Zimmerman. These witnesses wouldn't be in any danger if their names and addresses were released.

[Baitball Blogger]

5. You figure out why the police didn't do a proper investigation, and

you will be ahead of the game to figuring out how this county ticks.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

6. The same pathetic investigation that lead to a request that he be charged that nite?

There is nothing to indicate at this time how the rank and file did their jobs that night. However, the lead investigator did recommend that Zimmerman be charged that evening.

I understand being upset about how this has gone, but making up stuff will not help matters.

[Solomon]

7. More drama. Nobody wants to harm the witnesses.

This is more about not wanting witnesses compromised by selling their testimony to tabloids.

O'Mara is milking the "fear of black people" thing to full effect.