Not a big positive with me, but I'll fully admit a pro-defense bias (not strictly to this case). The favorite prosecutors with law enforcement around here are those who overcharge and then plea to a felony. (Or charge the felony and plea to high misdemeanor.)
You and I both know she knows alot we do not know. She took her time in bringing charges for a good reason. She had to know she had everything she needed to prove the charges she was bringing. We need to wait and see what evidence she has.
That's why I qualified my statement. I HOPE she's charging based on evidence we don't know. I'm not going to say she is or isn't until we see this in trial.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA
ISSUE CAPIAS
CASE NUMBER:
SA NO: 1712f04573
STATE OF FLORIDA
VS.
GEORGE ZIMMERMAN
INFORMATION
COUNT 1: MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE
IN THE NAME AND BY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, ANGELA B. COREY, STATE ATTORNEY for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida, pursuant to Executive Order of the Governor 12-72, and as such Prosecuting Attorney for this Court, through the undersigned designated Assistant State Attorney, charges that:
COUNT 1: IN THE COUNTY OF SEMINOLE, STATE OF FLORIDA, on February 26, 2012, GEORGE ZIMMERMAN, did unlawfully and by an act imminently dangerous to another, and evincing a depraved mind regardless of human life, although without any premeditated design to effect the death of any particular individual, kill TRAYVON MARTIN, a human being under the age of eighteen, by shooting the said victim, and during the commission of the aforementioned Second Degree Murder, the said GEORGE ZIMMERMAN did carry, display, use, threaten to use or attempt to use a firearm and did actually possess and discharge a firearm and as a result of the discharge, death or great bodily harm was inflicted upon any person, contrary to the provisions of Section 782.04(2), 775.087(1) and 775.087(2), Florida Statutes.
ANGELA B. COREY
STATE ATTORNEY
I hereby state under oath that I am instituting this prosecution in good faith and I certify that I have received testimony under oath from the material witness or witnesses for the offense(s).
[signature]
Bernardo de la Rionda
Designated Assistant State Attorney
for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
Florida Bar No. 365841
Personally appeared before me, Designated Assistant State Attorney Bernardo de la Rionda, who is personally known to me, who being first duly sworn, says that this prosecution is instituted in good faith, and certifies that testimony under oath has been received from the material witness or witnesses for the offense(s), and says that the allegations as set forth in the foregoing information are based upon facts that have been sworn to as true and wich, if true, would constitute the offense(s) tehrin charged. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of April, 2012.
[signature]
Signature of Notary
Jennifer Weigel
Name of Notary
I will admit to you a pro prosecution bias....I am with you re: waiting to see the evidence. She well may off a plea bargain to aggravated manslaughter. That is still a first degree felony, correct? Carries a 25 to life sentence?