DNA Tests Prove Trayvon Martin Did Not Inflict Serious Injury to George Zimmerman June 12, 2013 News In order for George Zimmerman to be acquitted of murder charges, the defendant must show that he was in a fight for his life when he fired a fatal shot into Martin’s chest. This means Zimmerman must prove that Trayvon Martin caused his injuries in order to demonstrate that he fired in self defense, but as the Daily Kos points out, the DNA tests in the case do not support Zimmerman’s story. Firstly, the DNA tests do not show any of George Zimmerman’s skin under Trayvon Martin’s fingernails: RESULTS Exhibit ME2: Fingernail scrapings represented as being from Trayvon Benjamin Martin “gave chemical indications for the presence of blood” ME 2A Right hand: “No DNA results foreign to Trayvon Benjamin Martin (ME-3) were found on Exhibit ME-2A” ME 2B Left hand: “No DNA results were obtained from Exhibit ME-2B But how could Trayvon Martin grab Zimmerman’s bald head and bash it into the ground without getting skin under his nails? And, as The Washington Post‘s Jonathan Capehart reported in September of 2012, none of Zimmerman’s DNA was found on the cuffs/sleeves of Martin’s hoodie, causing Kendall Coffey, former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida to conclude, “Unless Trayvon Martin was wearing gloves and a bonnet, it would normally be expected that there would be some evidence of him on the garment.”
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:04:21 +0000