if they find him not guilty, then they can't charge him with anything else because that would be double jeopardy. laws are in place to keep the innocent from being harassed through the legal system, and although they were largely ignored so far since there isn't even enough evidence for a trial, and plenty for an acquittal, there's no way they can ignore the law for long. these laws are to keep the legal system from trying to get a conviction over and over, hoping one will eventually stick.     double jeopardy doesn't just cover being charged the same charge twice for a crime, it also covers people from being charged in a different way for the same 'crime'. for example, if he had assaulted trayvon then shot him, they could file those as separate charges.     the ONLY concern in this case, has always been if those in the justice system choose to ignore the rule of law entirely in order to put zimmerman in prison. I'm not sure how long such a thing could hold up, especially since he can appeal. but having evidence completely ignored is a frightening thing to worry about.    what they want us to believe, is that zimmerman CAN continue to be charged if found innocent, so that no one will think to oppose it if they try. basically by making the population think it's legal, they can get away with it to where it can happen as if it was legal.    ultimately, their fury against zimmerman is part of their failing. lesser charges didn't seem good enough to the ignorant masses, so corey had to up the game by giving him just below the highest charge possible. given the circumstances of the case, even if you removed double jeopardy, I don't see how they could even support a charge of anything given the obvious self defense and lack of any evidence to the contrary.     really, lesser murder charges are for murders where you're not defending yourself or under attack in any way, unless it's found you did something with malice, for example, if zimmerman had fired his entire clip, that would have been something they could have used against him to say he was 'out of control'. but as it stands, he fired one shot, while the attacker was on top of him....and all the experts and testimony prove that. the fact that it was one single shot makes a huge difference.    the only way they can try zimmerman again at all, even on a lesser charge, is if it's a hung jury. that's what the prosecution is REALLY hoping for, because they know they're stuck with these impossible to prove charges. so for the prosecution's perspective, if they get lucky enough convict zimmerman, good for them....but that's not their goal. their goal is to muddle the facts of the trial soo much that at the VERY least, they can get a hung jury then come back at him with lesser charges and THEN try for a conviction. but if he's acquitted -- they can't do any of that.    it's really sad how people are willing to bring trumped up charges on people in order to make their careers. bernie has been despicable through out this whole case in almost every way, right down to his facial expressions. and one of the largest travesties, is they started the trial with zimmerman's 'f'ing punks' comment......and are still trying to use that against him AFTER it was learned that trayvon referred to him as a creepy ass cracker. trayvons comment trumps zimmermans any day of the week.