Alot of what we read from Box will come to light as an avenue of attack for the defense. However, NOTHING disputes the fact that police dispatch distinctly told Zimm to "stay in his vehicle" until they could respond. He did not, prompting local police to conclude that "this whole eposide could have been avoided". Fact. A victim of a crime does not have to have a stellar character to be a victim of a crime. I'm down here in Fla and catch this stuff every day.....he is guilty of something...it's up to the courts to hash out exactly what that something is....not to mention the fact that no less than 4 witnesses have since either recanted or substantialy changed their stories to less than accurate descriptions of Zimm as any sort of victim. Many consider the "beating" Zimm took as an answer to him stalking the kid thru the area.......he's not gonna walk unless it's a 2nd degree or nothing type deal. I can see the jury hanging, and retrying on lesser charge if this is legally possible.
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