Posted on 10/19/2012 7:58:55 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
SANFORD George Zimmerman will return to court this afternoon for a hearing about what to do with Trayvon Martin's school records just as parents of the slain teen ramp up their efforts to keep those documents private.
Circuit Judge Debra S. Nelson must decide whether to order Miami-Dade school officials to turn them over to Zimmerman's attorneys.
They want to find out about Trayvon's history of suspensions, his grades, attendance record and other things.
Assistant State Attorney Bernie de la Rionda says they're not relevant and has accused defense attorneys of going on a fishing expedition.
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In a move surprising only in its timing, prosecutors Thursday asked the judge to issue a gag order, barring attorneys from talking about the case. It was clearly aimed at defense attorney Mark O'Mara.
Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda wrote that O'Mara has been on national television and used a website, Facebook and Twitter to issue statements about the case. That, he wrote, threatens to taint the jury pool.
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The judge will also hear arguments from an attorney for more than a dozen news organizations including The New York Times, CBS News, CNN and the Orlando Sentinel - who are fighting an attempt by prosecutors to seal defense subpoenas and the evidence they produce.
De la Rionda wants the judge to see all of those things first and decide, item by item, whether they should be made public. That could involve secret hearings.
Media attorney Scott Ponce says that does not comply with Florida's history of open courts nor with how previous appeals courts have ruled on requests to seal information.
The hearing is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
New Black Panther Party chief of staff Michelle Williams arrested
Tampa, Florida -- The chief of staff of the controversial New Black Panthers political party ... was arrested Tuesday night on a charge of Second Degree Grand Theft. She was later released on $7,500 bond.
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Williams, a community activist who is the chief of staff for the New Black Panther Party, came under fire earlier this year when she called for a "dead or alive" bounty on George Zimmerman.
http://www.wtsp.com/rss/article/278677/8/New-Black-Panther-Party-chief-of-staff-arrested
Article here:
New Black Panther Party chief of staff Michelle Williams arrested
http://www.wtsp.com/rss/article/278677/8/New-Black-Panther-Party-chief-of-staff-arrested
BARBARA SREISAND! We need to know *everything* about both individuals,good *and* bad.
Foolish parents! Why are they being so modest? Don’t they know showing that Trayvon was an honor student will help their case?
Yep, we’re supposed to be liberal on this, seal the records, so that we don’t have evidence that Trayvon was a gang banger in training. That’s what’s going on here.
the school records will be released
Wasn’t Trayvon (the Einstein) being graded on the curve in Fl?
http://dailycaller.com/2012/10/11/florida-sets-education-standards-based-on-race-ethnicity/
Zimmerman’s academic records have already been released due to an “oversight” by the Prosecutor’s orifice.
"We cannot go to the expense of a trial if Travon's school records are not released because any conviction resulting from a trial would likely later be overturned due to said refusal to provide potentially exculpatory evidence.
Therefore, this office has no choice but to drop all charges unless said records are released by noon, Monday, October 22."
What about Trayvon’s birth certificate?
Well if the POTUS doesn’t have to release his school records and transcripts then why should the lowly, poor deceased Trayvon have to as well?
So I'll need extra ammo above and beyond what I've set aside for the post-election 'Obama Loses' riots, some time later in 2013, for the 'Trayvon Verdict' riots?
No wonder .223 is in such short supply...
GASP!.. Please just move on.. We wouldn't want to do that, taint anything, that wouldn't be fair, and BTW, please shut that barn door as you leave.. Thanks.. Sheeeeze
They want the site taken down to block legal defense donations.
"Tuesday night's arrest is not Williams' first brush with the law. Williams, who was previously known as Michelle Conyers, has been arrested on charges ranging from aggravated assault with a handgun to fraudulent use of personal information, fraudulent use of a credit card, petty theft, two previous counts of grand theft, two counts of forgery and exploitation of an elderly person.
She entered guilty pleas to several of the charges and was sentenced to restitution and probation, which she completed successfully. Before Tuesday, she hadn't been involved with the court system since 2005."
She will more than likely request community service on behalf of the Skittles and Tea Foundation.
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