Legal question about Zimmerman leaving the country

[steve2470]

Can Zimmerman leave the country legally, assuming passport and funds, etc ? My guess is yes. Am I wrong ?

eta: I was 99.99999999999999999999999999999% sure he could leave with no hassles but I'm no lawyer.

[Nye Bevan]

1. Of course. Someone who hasn't been charged with any crime can go anywhere they like. (nt)

[NYC_SKP]

2. I know of nothing to prevent him from leaving the country.

Too bad the prosecutors are so inept or corrupt, because he should have been held, or charged, or something.

[Lil Missy]

3. Of course he can.

[Texasgal]

4. Zimmerman has not been charged.

Ofcourse he can leave the country. He can go wherever he wants.

It's a damn shame that he hasn't been charged with a crime.

[RKP5637]

5. Yep, he can leave. n/t

[slackmaster]

6. Why not?

He hasn't been indicted. He hasn't been summoned.

Transferring large amounts of money out would be problematic. Anything over $3,000 in currency results in a major hassle.

[TheDebbieDee]

7. Zimmerman has probably already left the country..........

Maybe he was in the islands looking for dark-skinned natives to feel threatened by.

[Honeycombe8]

8. I would think he could legally leave, but I'm gonna guess he doesn't have a passport.

He doesn't strike me as the type to have a passport and leave the country to go mingling with people who are not like himself.

[treestar]

26. True. He'd have to apply for one, and that would mean getting his birth certificate

No reason it would not be given to him, but the effort would bring its own publicity.

[Justice wanted]

9. YES he can Leave and THIS is what is making people nervous. IF he is gone and that Real George

Zimmerman website does get money that George can use on the lamb. We may NEVER see justice in this case.


Lawrence O'Donnell is talking about this now.

[Vattel]

10. If he is innocent he should leave.

Prosecuters are dangerous people.

[slackmaster]

13. Yes, so are angry mobs

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20. They've been out in force, screaming for blood here for quite sometime...

The new face of DU...

[Amerigo Vespucci]

11. As former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin might say, "OH, YOU BETCHA."

You may not be a lawyer but your instincts were correct. He's under no obligation to stay in Florida, or anywhere else for that matter.

When the attorney said:

"You can stop looking in Florida, you can look much further away from that,"

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120410/NEWS90/120419977/-1/NEWS

...I took that to mean "You can also stop looking in the United States."

My guess is he's going to live the Roman Polanski life, financed by the suckers who sent him money via that Website for his "legal expenses."

[steve2470]

15. It would not surprise me in the least if he escapes to Iran

I don't see a working extradition treaty with Iran for um.....many years, if ever.

[Boabab]

17. Iran wouldn't let him in. nt.

[PoliticAverse]

24. Yes I can see well-managed 'persecuted by liberals' act being very lucrative for Zimmerman. n/t

[sabrina 1]

12. Yes, but IF he's charged, he can be brought back, assuming he is in a country

with whom we have an extradition agreement.

[LAGC]

18. He better move to Brazil. (n/t)

[Daniel537]

14. I think he's in Baghdad.

I mean, what better place for a potential fugitive to go?

[Nye Bevan]

16. Well, Switzerland is good for creeps who drug and rape 13-year old girls.

But I think you have to be a famous movie director for that kind of special treatment.

[RZM]

19. LOL. Maybe he'll get a standing ovation at the Oscars

Fuck Roman Polanski, BTW.

I think Zimmerman is still in the US, just not in Florida. If he's charged, he'll stand trial.

[flamingdem]

21. He doesn't want to end up sharing a cell with

Whatshisname Van der Sloot in Peru

[Lars39]

22. He's not going anywhere his daddy can't fix things.

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. Yup...you are correct.

[HooptieWagon]

25. Another possibility that hasnt been considered.

Maybe hes being tailed? Free to move around, but the minute he makes a move to flee the country the SP issues the arrest warrant and hes picked up.