George Zimmerman, whose acquittal in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin sparked protests across the United States, will ask Florida to pay up to $300,000 of his legal expenses, his attorney told the Orlando Sentinel on Monday.
Zimmerman could not recoup attorney fees under the law, but he could seek costs related to the trial such as expenditures for expert witnesses and an animated video that defense attorneys showed jurors, the Orlando Sentinel reported. The costs could range between $200,000 and $300,000, the paper said.
Why dont he just write a book or sell his story to a producer to make a movie.
I am glad he didnt get convicted, but I am not happy to pay his legal fees.
Because the state brought the case in good faith.Electing morons can be quite expensive. Why should Zimmerman incur massive debt from simply being falsely accused by the state? It was not NBC vs. Zimmerman, or Martin vs. Zimmerman, it was the state of Floriduh vs. Zimmerman.
Because the state brought the case in good faith.
Weak as it was. If we pay every defendent that wins his case, Florida will be broke by weeks end.
Or we will just quit arresting people.
Because the state brought the case in good faith.
Weak as it was. If we pay every defendent that wins his case, Florida will be broke by weeks end.
Or we will just quit arresting people.
There is a system in place (or should be) to help to avoid this situation - the grand jury. That allows the common citizens of Floriduh to have a "preemtive" say in these decisions to proceed to trial. The state has been granted virtually unlimitted resources to prosecute cases, and I agree that not all cases are (easily) winable without them, but we should not allow the state's officials to ignore facts simply to try to score political points. This case was not brought based on any solid evidence of a crime, but based on political pressure to appease the loud public objection to perceived "racism".
I quit reading at seeing "Floriduh" again.There is a system in place (or should be) to help to avoid this situation - the grand jury. That allows the common citizens of Floriduh to have a "preemtive" say in these decisions to proceed to trial. The state has been granted virtually unlimitted resources to prosecute cases, and I agree that not all cases are (easily) winable without them, but we should not allow the state's officials to ignore facts simply to try to score political points. This case was not brought based on any solid evidence of a crime, but based on political pressure to appease the loud public objection to perceived "racism".
The state did not bring the case in good faith, they weren't going to even have a case. They brought the case because of the Race Baiters.
He should require money from Sharpton, Jackson, and Obama.
I quit reading at seeing "Floriduh" again.
I have been to Texas many times. Dont brag. Texas is a dump.
Good for yall.Texas may be a dump in your opinion but has a lower murder rate per 100K residents (4.4) than Florida (5.2).
Crime Rate by State, 2011 | Infoplease.com
The charges were valid. You had a death, a killing and only one person was a real eyewitness. The shooter.
Charging him didnt surprise me at all.
Yes, the race baiters put pressure on the system as did the media. But in the end, the charges had merit. Had the prosecution taken the gift from the bench, Manslaughter. Zim would be in jail right now, not touring the Kel Tec plant.
He would unjustly be in jail. That being said, the state should have held their ground and not charged him. They caved and decided to, therefore, they get to pay the charges. That is fair and just.
Thats not the states money we are talking about. Its the taxpayers.
The charges were valid. You had a death, a killing and only one person was a real eyewitness. The shooter.
Charging him didnt surprise me at all.
Yes, the race baiters put pressure on the system as did the media. But in the end, the charges had merit. Had the prosecution taken the gift from the bench, Manslaughter. Zim would be in jail right now, not touring the Kel Tec plant.
They had a dead man. Thats close enough. They had a man who admitted shooting him. All else you had was a living "victim" and his side of the story.Watching the trial made it clear that the state had no reason to bring charges. That had zero evidence of a crime. They didn't even have a theory of a crime.
The state did not bring the case in good faith, they weren't going to even have a case. They brought the case because of the Race Baiters.
They had a dead man. Thats close enough. They had a man who admitted shooting him. All else you had was a living "victim" and his side of the story.
I had no problem with him being arrested, I am glad that SYG was not used and self defence won out. But I have no problem being made to prove it.
Why dont he just write a book or sell his story to a producer to make a movie.
I am glad he didnt get convicted, but I am not happy to pay his legal fees.
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