Posted on 06/05/2012 5:36:30 AM PDT by marktwain
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with fatally shooting teenager Trayvon Martin, woke up once again at the Seminole County Jail on Monday, where he returned over the weekend after a judge revoked his bond.
Zimmerman, 28, will remain at the Sanford facility until Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester decides if he should be free again, pending his second-degree murder trial.
Zimmerman is charged in the controversial shooting of Trayvon on Feb. 26, which the neighborhood watch volunteer said was made in self-defense.
He was released from the Seminole County Jail in April after posting bond, but state prosecutors told a judge Zimmerman's wife lied about the couple's finances while under oath during his April 20 bail hearing.
Zimmerman's wife Shellie Zimmerman knew about the thousands of dollars her husband collected in donations, but didn't tell this information to Lester.
Meanwhile, Zimmerman, sat by and listened as his wife spoke, prosecutors said.
On Friday, Lester revoked Zimmerman's bond, giving him 48 hours to surrender.
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O'Mara isn't going to publicly dig into Martin's past. West might.
She said under oath she didn’t know exactly how much but that her brother in law Robert Zimmerman Jr did. Why did the court not ask him?
Supposing it did, and learned of the amount. The issue with Shellie would remain, based on her testimony combined with the recorded prison phone calls.
But, if that hypothetical timing had occurred, I don't think the state would have been on its toes or pissed enough to bring the motion it filed last week.
I'd be willing to bet that every lawyer in that courtroom knew that the Zimmerman's were not in compliance with Florida law regarding a Trustee over the Paypal funds at the time of that hearing.
I just don't think that the judge or prosecution or defense pushed the issue at that time because they wanted the Zimmerman clan to cough up as much of their assets for bailbond as possible. They wanted the Paypal account to be used to pay other things -- like those lawyer fees that will be substantial. They knew that they would ultimately get their hands on the Paypal funds and they have.
Ignorance was a self-serving bliss for the lawyers at that hearing. Afterall, the more money paid to bailbondsmen, the less available for the lawyers, and the greater chance the state would have to foot their bill. This was financial planning for a nice long trial with a lot of motions.
I think so too.
Zimmerman should arrange another way to get funds, outside of O'Mara's account. Nothing formal, no website, no "asking for money." Just a PO Box or something, where people can send checks the lawyers can't get their mitts on.
Yep ---
Oh I’m sure the defense wouldn’t have a hard time finding someone willing to air Treyvon’s dirty laundry if need be.
OTOH, if she had information from say Tuesday when it was 115K and was asked on Thursday and it was 170K she would still be acused of lying to the court for not having the exact amount.
I agree the state would accuse her, but if she said "I don't how much, and new money comes in, last I looked it had 135k," calling her a liar isn't going to get very far with Lester.
Water over the dam. Lester feels misled, probably was misled, Zimmerman's lawyers are letting the system treat their client as a pawn for a few weeks, instead of mounting the legal arguments they are entitled to make. I think the whole bunch of them, Corey and O'Mara, maybe Lester, are in on an unspoken agreement to slow walk this case. Cash cow.
I don't know how they can make self defense illegal. It does look like that is their goal though.
That ia precisely the change that obama and holder are working towards.
That ia precisely the change that obama and holder are working towards.
Oh, don’t leave out the most important part of my post.
This prohibition of self defense is RACE BASED.
Lester is away all this week, and I think discretionary hearings are on Fridays, maybe even alternating Fridays.
Ah.
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