If I was in a jail cell, I would give no one my paypal info.What if they took the money no way would I trust anyone with funds I would need for my defense.
I'm sure Judge Lester is also wise enough to know that lawyers are master manipulators of words of law to benefit their own idea of justice.
IMO
Even if his brother ran the website what has that to do with his paypal account?It has nothing to do with the website at all,it is separate so it is not a moot point.
How does that have anything to do with the case? anything? How does this digging through the minutia of someone's life, determining that they had a business fail in a year have anything to do with this?
BBM. Charles Whitman was an altar boy. Just saying.
well understanding the background of Trayvon is an important piece of the puzzle. He is the victim-yes but this is a unique situation in that the defense is claiming self defense so what character issues Travon may or may not have had may be relevant. So while I agree it does not merit much discussion it is reasonable to mention. Give it the amount of weight that you personally think it deserves.What does a shooting victim having been busted at school for having marijuana residue in his backpack have anything to do with this case?
I'm sure this has already been posted but I am reading as fast as I can.
Judge Lester was previously a lawyer.
My thought would be if bond was based,in part, on what the defendant could afford to pay, I wonder if the Judge would have required a higher bond had he known about the fund?
Personally,I think that 200k will be sucked up in about 2 minutes with all that is going on with this dude- I certainly don't think this is going to turn into any kind of profit center for Zimmerman.
I think we are saying the same thing as it relates to bond.Yeah, but bond is based on "current" financial situation (and the severity of the crime, of course) ... not future expenses. The prosecution wanted a million dollar bond I believe and the defense wanted $15k.. I think if they knew there was 200K sitting in an account somewhere .. the court would have asked for more bond.
The website has been shut down now (supposedly) but if MO'M is working pro bono.. 200K can go a long way, no?
I just want to add that MOM is one of the best - ethical, reputable, etc (that's per NeJame and per Hornsby)
We can assume the court knows this ...
MOM's not going to throw a career''s worth of excellent reputation away on GZ. He probably already has called the judge...
JMHO
By the time O'Mara went to the press, after GZ was released, he suggested that he might want the state to pay for security even though it was GZ's choice to leave the safety of PC. That might have been a good time to check with GZ as to how much money he made in those Paypal AccountS. I wonder if O'Mara is thinking the same thing?And who said crime didn't pay..........pppffft. Wonder if they still want the state to pay for his security?
Oh please. We saw the bond hearing the other day. Pfffffffffffft.
I think we are saying the same thing as it relates to bond.
point 2-Is he working pro-bono? Even if he is- he is not the only one working on the case.
ETA: ok I see what you thoughtI meant-but my 2 sentences were 2 separate thoughts.
1. would the Judge charge more bond if it is based on the ability to pay and he knew about the fund?
2. I don;t think Zimmerman is going to end up with a windfall at the end of the day.It is going to be spent on this whole miserable episode.
I think we are saying the same thing as it relates to bond.
point 2-Is he working pro-bono? Even if he is- he is not the only one working on the case.
ETA: ok I see what you thoughtI meant-but my 2 sentences were 2 separate thoughts.
1. would they charge more bond if it is based on the ability to pay?
2. I don;t think Zimmerman is going to end up with a windfall at the end of the day.It is going to be spent on this whole miserable episode.
Is he working pro-bono?But anyone in his firm will be paid by the firm, correct? So, wouldn't his firm and their services be pro-bono as well?