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Zimmerman Wants Florida to Pay Legal Bills
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Posted on 08/27/2013 12:21:59 PM PDT by matt04

George Zimmerman wants the state of Florida to pick up the tab for his legal defense, just weeks after he was acquitted in the high-profile trial of Trayvon Martin’s death.

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State law requires that Florida cover all legal expenses — except lawyer’s fees — for an acquitted defendant, from expert witnesses to the 3D videos shown to jurors. Zimmerman is still preparing a motion that will ask for between $200,000 and $300,000, according to his lawyer.

Taxpayers have already shelled out an estimated $902,000 on the second-degree murder trial that ended July 13, the newspaper reports.

(Excerpt) Read more at nation.time.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: zimmerman
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Maybe FL can ask Obama, Sharpton, Jackson, etc. to personally reimburse them for the money spent on a case they demanded be tried despite no evidence.
1 posted on 08/27/2013 12:21:59 PM PDT by matt04
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Yep they need to pay up!!!!


2 posted on 08/27/2013 12:23:44 PM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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Laughing at the headline—Time bent over backwards to make it look like Z is demanding something to which he is not entitled.


3 posted on 08/27/2013 12:23:56 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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Laughing at the headline—Time bent over backwards to make it look like Z is demanding something to which he is not entitled.

Indeed, and he waited JUST A FEW WEEKS to shake down the poor, beleagured taxpayers who have already spent almost a million dollars on his useless hide for more still. What chutzpah, Zimmerman!
4 posted on 08/27/2013 12:25:57 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There's no salvation in politics.)
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To: matt04

I’d sue the state of Florida, NBC, ABC, CBS and any other neww organization that played a part in the hyping of this case.


5 posted on 08/27/2013 12:26:09 PM PDT by ealgeone (obama, border)
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To: matt04

In this case, Florida held a kangaroo court with a clearly frivolous charge that lacked even prima facie proof. A private citizen like Zimmerman should not bear the burden of Obama’s electioneering. The state should pay Zimmerman’s costs - and they should fire those responsible for filing charges that were clearly unjustified.


6 posted on 08/27/2013 12:30:43 PM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

A prosecutor like Corey who perpetrates this kind of crap deserves to hear it from the taxpayers who foot the bill for it.


7 posted on 08/27/2013 12:31:33 PM PDT by varmintman
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He should sue for millions, just getting the bills paid doesn’t teach them anything


8 posted on 08/27/2013 12:34:12 PM PDT by GeronL
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Taxpayers have already shelled out an estimated $902,000 on the second-degree murder trial that ended July 13, the newspaper reports.

This is what is known as "burying the lede."

Not only should Zimmerman get reimbursed for everything that he spent defending himself, the state should demand a refund from the prosecutors for everything that they wasted with this political show trial.

9 posted on 08/27/2013 12:34:25 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation Continues)
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To: Pollster1

I doubt Zimmerman is preparing any motions. I believe it is his attorney who is requesting the entitled to payments for expert witnesses in an acquitted case. Of course, had Time said o meara was preparing a motion, few would have made the connection, shame on them.


10 posted on 08/27/2013 12:38:10 PM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: matt04

I hope the media covers this hearing and during it O’Mara lays out the grounds for a malicious prosecution.

The Scheme Team and media should hope that O’Mara gets the full $300,000 from the state since the more they get from the state, the less they will be extracting from them when their time comes.


11 posted on 08/27/2013 12:41:22 PM PDT by Uncle Chip
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It’s time the race hustlers start having to pay damages for their baseless charges.


12 posted on 08/27/2013 12:41:33 PM PDT by Tzimisce (The American Revolution began when the British attempted to disarm the Colonists.)
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Five Days to September.

Please donate today.

13 posted on 08/27/2013 12:42:10 PM PDT by RedMDer (http://www.dontfundobamacare.com/)
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To: matt04

Good. They should.


14 posted on 08/27/2013 12:43:14 PM PDT by ZULU ((See: http://gatesofvienna.net/) Obama, do you hear me?)
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To: matt04

Anybody know the status of the lawsuit against NBC for their deliberately misleading story insinuating that Zimmerman killed Trayvon because he was black?


15 posted on 08/27/2013 12:43:59 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Dang straight they ought to pay up. The police didn’t want to press charges and the genius politicians dragged that guy through the dirt. They ought to give him his gun back as no crime was committed with it.


16 posted on 08/27/2013 12:44:22 PM PDT by The Public Eye
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To: GeronL

They are liberal politicians, incapable of learning.


17 posted on 08/27/2013 12:44:22 PM PDT by The Public Eye
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To: ealgeone

......and the “prosecutor” Corey and everyone involved but NOT from the taxpayers. The money ought to come out of everyone’s own pocket that had a part in this travesty!! BTW, NO MONEY for the family either!!


18 posted on 08/27/2013 12:45:03 PM PDT by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: GeronL
He should sue for millions, just getting the bills paid doesn’t teach them anything

IIRC, the reimbursement of defendant's legal expenses is covered under a specific statute or code article - it doesn't have to be litigated from the ground up. If the state refuses to pay, then a civil suit would have to be filed to compel payment. This doesn't address damages at all; that issue can be taken up later in a seaprate action.

19 posted on 08/27/2013 12:46:20 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: matt04

Zimmerman should have never been put in court in the first place...
SCREW this crap.


20 posted on 08/27/2013 12:48:18 PM PDT by Bikkuri (Molon Labe)
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