As predicted, Angela Corey, the Hispanic “special prosecutor” in charge of the Trayvon Martin vigilante murder case will not convene a grand jury to decide if there is enough evidence to charge George Zimmerman with murder.
Corey, who is a state attorney from Jacksonville, told Nancy Grace last week that she didn’t need a grand jury to tell her whether to charge Zimmerman. She later added that her decision would not affect the outcome of her investigation.
But it was obvious to anyone from the start that Corey had no plans to charge Zimmerman with anything. The evidence in this case is overwhelming. Zimmerman, who has a history of violence against women and police, gunned down Trayvon after racially profiling him as he walked back to a friend’s house from a convenience store on Feb. 26th.
During a 911 call, a dispatcher asked Zimmerman not to pursue Trayvon. Zimmerman ignored that advice. He is heard muttering a racial slur on the 911 tape. Trayvon is black and Zimmerman is a white Hispanic.
Zimmerman claims the Miami teenager attacked him from behind while he walked back to his SUV. Yet Trayvon’s body was found lying face down in a grassy area behind townhouses in the subdivision — not near the road.
Zimmerman had no visible signs of injuries in a police booking video. And there did not appear to be any blood on his shirt which was tucked neatly into his pants. He was questioned the night of the shooting but he was not charged.
The shooting of the unarmed teenager sparked outrage and protests around the country. Seminole County State Attorney Norm Wolfinger, had called for a grand jury before he stepped down last month.
