So we have what appears to be 'Mr. Liar' being joined by Mrs. Liar in trouble with the law, compounding the shooting of an innocent kid with being untruthful in court. Like the Jack Spratt and his missus who divided up fat and lean in their diet, the Zimmermans divide lying by ommission for Mr. Liar, with lying by commission for Mrs. Liar.
from the BBC news:
Shellie Zimmerman in a police
mug shot following her arrest
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She knowingly made false statements about the couple's finances during an April bail hearing, said an order issued by assistant state attorney John Guy.
Her husband, George, was later released on $150,000 (£96,000) bail.
Mr Zimmerman is now back in jail, charged with the second-degree murder of unarmed black teenager Mr Martin.
He claims he shot the 17-year-old in self-defence.
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Mr Zimmerman was freed in late April on payment of 10% of the bail amount.
But the bail was revoked in early June after prosecutors argued that he had lied about their finances - and particularly about proceeds raised from a campaign website - to get a lower bail.
At the time, the judge said Mr Zimmerman had a responsibility to prevent his wife, who testified at one hearing, and his lawyer from making statements they did not know were false.
But Mrs Zimmerman has now been charged with knowingly making false statements during the April hearing.
Mr Zimmerman's lawyers have referred to the episode as a "mistake". He will face another bail hearing on 29 June.
The Trayvon Martin case has stoked racial tension in the United States, correspondents say.
Florida police did not arrest Mr Zimmerman for six weeks after the shooting. Under the state's controversial "stand your ground" law the use of lethal force is allowed if a person feels seriously under threat.
from the BBC news:
Trayvon Martin death: Zimmerman wife on perjury charge
Shellie Zimmerman in a police
mug shot following her arrest
Shellie Zimmerman, the wife of the
man who shot teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, has been charged with
perjury.
She knowingly made false statements about the couple's finances during an April bail hearing, said an order issued by assistant state attorney John Guy.
Her husband, George, was later released on $150,000 (£96,000) bail.
Mr Zimmerman is now back in jail, charged with the second-degree murder of unarmed black teenager Mr Martin.
He claims he shot the 17-year-old in self-defence.
Website donations
Mr Zimmerman was freed in late April on payment of 10% of the bail amount.
But the bail was revoked in early June after prosecutors argued that he had lied about their finances - and particularly about proceeds raised from a campaign website - to get a lower bail.
At the time, the judge said Mr Zimmerman had a responsibility to prevent his wife, who testified at one hearing, and his lawyer from making statements they did not know were false.
But Mrs Zimmerman has now been charged with knowingly making false statements during the April hearing.
Mr Zimmerman's lawyers have referred to the episode as a "mistake". He will face another bail hearing on 29 June.
The Trayvon Martin case has stoked racial tension in the United States, correspondents say.
Florida police did not arrest Mr Zimmerman for six weeks after the shooting. Under the state's controversial "stand your ground" law the use of lethal force is allowed if a person feels seriously under threat.
Hello Dog Gone,
ReplyDeleteI was hoping that justice would prevail. I just did not buy Zimmerman’s version of that night. His wife Shellie Zimmerman has proven that she cannot be believed either.
It is my opinion is that Florida’s controversial "stand your ground" law and the use of lethal force would have favored Trayvon Martin because it was him who felt seriously under threat from the man 911 told NOT to stalk the young man. When the kid reacted and started to defend himself from his stalker, and was whipping the Racist’s Ass because he was more of a man than his stalker, that is when George Zimmerman shot him.