On CBS’ Face the Nation, former Secretary of State Colin Powell called the George Zimmerman verdict into question, alleging “questionable judgment on the part of the judicial system,” but doubting the case would serve as a generative example for judicial reforms.

“I think that it will be seen as a questionable judgment on the part of the judicial system down there, but I don’t know if it will have staying power,” Powell said. “These cases come along, and they blaze across the midnight sky and then after a period of time, they’re forgotten.”