The court knew all about the money. Read Shellie Zimmerman’s testimony:
http://www.scribd.com/jeweiner/d/95601346-Zimmerman-Hearing-Transcript
link courtesy of jaded
She stated she did not know what was in the web site account, and that her brother in law could provide the information!
This is a pure unmitigated travesty.
Okay. She did not hide the account from the judge but she claimed she did not know how much money was in that account. We need to know about her and George’s communication while he was in the prison. Did she express knowledge of the amount in the account to George in some kind of code.
But back to the testimony, she told the truth that she did not know the amount in the account. She was not in possession of the account and the amount changed all the time, depending upon how many donations came in from hour to hour.
If she knew the account contained 20k the night before court, it may have held 25k by the time of the court hearing. So technically, she did not know the amount in the account and the judge should have taken her up on the offer to call George’s brother if it was important to him. If she was doing something wrong, George’s lawyer should have stepped in.
This all sounds like the judge is cooking up nonsense with the prosecutor to put pressure on George. It is also troubling that the judge claims there is strong evidence against George and he could spend his life in jail if convicted. That was designed as a message from the judge to George in order to help the prosecutor milk a plea bargin out of George, imo. George’s lawyer is probably freaked out! He’s defending George in front of a crooked judge.