Attorney for George Zimmerman seeks judge's recusal

ClickOrlando.com ^ | April 13, 2012

[Free ThinkerNY]

SANFORD, Fla. - The attorney for George Zimmerman, who's charged with murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, said he will likely filing a motion for the judge to recuse herself from the case because of a possible conflict of interest.

During a 10-minute status hearing that was held Friday in Seminole County, attorney Mark O'Mara said the filing of the motion to have Circuit Court Judge Jessica Recksiedler removed may be "imminent."

O'Mara became Zimmerman's attorney after being recommended by attorney Mark NeJame, who was contacted by Zimmerman's family. Recksiedler's husband works at NeJame's law firm.

"If you choose to file a motion to disqualify me as judge, it has to be filed in writing for me to address it," Recksiedler said. "If you do choose to file, we do have a bond hearing set for next Friday," she said, asking that the motion be filed before then.

[scorpa]

The sad thing is, a lot of people (white included) have already drank the media's Kool Aide and thoroughly believe that an innocent little black boy scout was killed in cold blood by a trigger-happy "white devil". Zimmerman will never get a fair trial.

[The Wizard]

there are probably more guns in Florida, too, but they are concentrated as Florida is much smaller

[SoCal Pubbie]

The stats I posted were percentages, not total numbers, so the size of the State was not an issue. As for SYG, that really did Zimmerman a lot of good, didn’t it?

[rarestia]

SYG IS NOT APPLICABLE in this case. It’s pretty plain from the evidence that Zimmerman was being attacked. That invalidates SYG altogether. SYG allows you to confront someone where you would otherwise attempt to retreat. Zimmerman had no choice. He was already past the point of being able to retreat.

His decision to pull the trigger is permissible by Florida statute. He was using it to stop the commission of a forcible felony. Period.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Yet he got arrested, didn’t he?

[rarestia]

Have you read the charging instrument? It’s a complete joke! This is going to be a show trial, my friend. SYG is not involved here. It was unfortunate that a citizen pulled the trigger as opposed to a LEO. LEOs have presumed trust as a public servant, yet they’re still put on leave and desk duty during an investigation into an officer-involved shooting.

[SoCal Pubbie]

This exchange has nothing to do with the validity of the charges against Zimmerman, which I think are weak. It does reflect on the idea that in a post trial verdict that Florida residents are somehow more well armed than their California counterparts post Rodney King. I was asked if California has SYG as if that afforded some great protection to people in Florida. I ask what good does it do in a politically charged atmosphere such as this?

[rarestia]

If you lived in Florida, you’d understand that a majority of state residents support SYG. What good does it do in this environment? PLENTY! There have been numerous stories lately with regard to SYG in Florida media. They’re trying to find a strawman but are finding that most defensive uses of firearms in Florida are legitimate and don’t always end in gunfire.

It’s a necessary enumeration to our code, I believe. It’s as important to discuss and for the public to understand as in concealed carry, Castle Doctrine, or even the Second Amendment.

[SoCal Pubbie]

You're still missing the point. I am not saying anything about SYG other than how its effects impact the debate that has been posited that Floridians are A, much better armed than Californians, and B, would react differently than how Angelenos did should riots break out after a Zimmerman acquittal.

I would say that idea A is a misinterpretation of the facts of gun ownership in California. There are plenty of firearms here, I assure you.

Now B is probably also false, since the Korean merchants toting guns on their rooftops as the riots broke out attests that we aren't afraid to use the guns if the need arises.

Now, finally, somebody tell me just exactly how the McDuffie riot in Miami was any different than the Rodney King riot in LA, and just exactly how all these guns in Florida were turned on the rioters back then.