03-04-2013, 12:25 PM
The defense should just depose witness 8 already, they're still using legal stall tactics in order to raise more money, imo. I think the Zimmerman judge has had enough of the delay attempts and this is going to trial on June 10th, period. But, still interested in the outcome of tomorrow's hearing.
This is snipped from an article published last week on the one year anniversary of the killing.
As of January 2, the fund had raised $314,099, according to a web site established by Zimmerman's legal team to solicit contributions to help pay for the defense effort. That's up from the $180,000 Zimmerman raised on his own before turning the money over to his lawyer last year.
What's the money been used for? The biggest single expense remains the $95,000 bond to secure his release from jail. The fund has also paid $61,747.54 in living expenses for Zimmerman and his wife, who are now living in an undisclosed rental home, at a price his legal team describes as "reasonable," in Seminole County, Florida. Other expenses include $56,100 for security, a little more than $76,000 in expenses for the law firm and the case, and $3,201 in miscellaneous expenses. Those include Zimmerman's GPS monitoring fees, office supplies and the occasional pizza for interns on the case, who work for free, according to the web site.
"The state has virtually unlimited resources to prosecute George," the web site reads. "To finance his defense, however, George relies on the generosity of individuals who believe he is innocent."
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/25/justice/fl...n-5-things
If only it were true that states had unlimited resources for prosecution. That's bullshit.
This publicly-financed defense technique looks to bes gaining popularity, even though there are public defenders available. There's now a website defense page asking for donations for Brenda Stokes, the Vegas woman who stabbed her fiancée's 10 year old daughter to death.
This is snipped from an article published last week on the one year anniversary of the killing.
As of January 2, the fund had raised $314,099, according to a web site established by Zimmerman's legal team to solicit contributions to help pay for the defense effort. That's up from the $180,000 Zimmerman raised on his own before turning the money over to his lawyer last year.
What's the money been used for? The biggest single expense remains the $95,000 bond to secure his release from jail. The fund has also paid $61,747.54 in living expenses for Zimmerman and his wife, who are now living in an undisclosed rental home, at a price his legal team describes as "reasonable," in Seminole County, Florida. Other expenses include $56,100 for security, a little more than $76,000 in expenses for the law firm and the case, and $3,201 in miscellaneous expenses. Those include Zimmerman's GPS monitoring fees, office supplies and the occasional pizza for interns on the case, who work for free, according to the web site.
"The state has virtually unlimited resources to prosecute George," the web site reads. "To finance his defense, however, George relies on the generosity of individuals who believe he is innocent."
http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/25/justice/fl...n-5-things
If only it were true that states had unlimited resources for prosecution. That's bullshit.
This publicly-financed defense technique looks to bes gaining popularity, even though there are public defenders available. There's now a website defense page asking for donations for Brenda Stokes, the Vegas woman who stabbed her fiancée's 10 year old daughter to death.