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 Martins death.
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State law requires that Florida cover all legal expenses except lawyers 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 ...
Make those turncoats in Florida political office PAY OUT OF THEIR POCKETS.
The headline is deliberately provocative. He doesn’t “want” them to do so. He has requested they do so, as per the law.
“Wants” sounds like he is looking for special treatment. He is simply filing for his non-lawyer legal expenses to be covered because he was acquitted, which is what Florida law specifies.
Get it from Saint Skittle’s parents - who Zimmerman should sue too... from the $million they got from the home association insurance
“State law requires that Florida cover all legal expenses except lawyers fees “
We MUST somehow get around the lawyer lobby and all the lawyers in congress and make “Loser Pays” the law of the land.
They will fight this with every Saul Alinsky lie possible but it is imperative we have Loser Pays.
A few years ago, a roofing contractor royally screwed up my roof with the roof having more rows on the left side of the front of the house than the right side.
There were also 2 rows of very high end shingles right near the top which did not have a single nail in them.
Everything was crooked (including the contractor and his lawyer).
Well when I refused to pay until he fixed it, he put a lien on my house and, while I eventually won, (3 years later) I had to pay my own lawyer fees!
WHY, his firm screwed up, he filed a lawsuit rather than fix the problem and he lost but I ended up being out $4,000+ to fight it?
Lawyers are not worth the shovel it takes to bury them.
deed, 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!
Lawyers are not worth the shovel it takes to bury them.
There was never a legitimate case - they should pay. BTW; anybody in FL go after those who perps who contributed to this Court case - before and after and beyond their job description?
Very good and informative post!
Suit filed previously and I find no update or answers back from NBC(Nothing But Crap).the Link will take you to the Firm handling the case:
http://www.beasleyfirm.com/current-cases/
It is the first on their list, of Current cases.
Read their history of case won and amounts recovered.
Not store front attorneys!
I predict Georgy will keep a lot of lawyers busy for a long time....I hope he reaps millions from all the bastards that tried to railroad him into prison.
As a Florida resident, I'll have to pay a mini-percent of a nickel or dime for this reimbursement....and I don't begrudge a speck of it.
Egrets Up!
Leni
As a Florida resident, I'll have to pay a mini-percent of a nickel or dime for this reimbursement....and I don't begrudge a speck of it.
Egrets Up!
Leni
Physician, heal thyself.
Leni
I don't begrudge a speck of it.
As much as I hate stupid government spending (because of stupid government action), I'd would be happy to spend the nickel to make Zimmerman somewhat whole again.
Oh, and Ms. Cory you can kiss my crazy cracker ass.
Is it "crazy," or "creepy," I forget?
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I guess I'm not paying attention d.
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