George Zimmerman drops public defender, asks for return of knife & phones

[alp227]

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Source: Orlando Sentinel

George Zimmerman, the former Neighborhood Watch volunteer acquitted of murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, will no longer be represented by a public defender in his new domestic violence case.

Zimmerman was represented by the 18th Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office during his first appearance on Tuesday, the day after his domestic violence arrest. He was granted $9,000 bail and bonded out that day.

However, Zimmerman has now elected to drop the Public Defender's Office and hire Jayne Weintraub, a south Florida private criminal defense attorney, to represent him, according to his former public defender, Jeff Dowdy.

Read more: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/trayvon-martin/os-george-zimmerman-new-lawyer-20131125,0,5351979.story

[MADem]

1. I hope they throw the book at that creep. nt

[msanthrope]

4. Hiring Jayne Weintraub indicates he knows he's in for a rough ride this time. Fed charges,

possibly.

[MADem]

6. Goooooooooooood ............! nt

[Harvest guy]

22. Do you think the ride will be rough now that Weintraub was hired?

Or will it be smooth?

[onehandle]

2. This woman abusing, child murdering gun nut shouldn't be allowed a sharpened banana peel. nt

[Hoyt]

3. At least this time they won't be putting a dead, innocent kid on trial.

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His girlfriend might actually testify as to what really happened.

[elleng]

5. I guess she prefers the notoriety to being paid.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

10. I think the last guy got a CNN gig out of the deal. So there's that.

[Myrina]

15. I'm sure she'll get alot of RWNJ referrals after-the-fact ...

"Oh, You're the lady that represented our hero George!"

[shenmue]

7. Uh, George?

I don't think you're going to get the knife.

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

8. He said the other day...

...he was out of money, bankrupt, etc. Is Ms. Weintraub performing this service pro bono?

[Hassin Bin Sober]

9. I wonder if wife beater supporters are as generous as gun nut supporters?

Maybe they are subsidizing Zimmerman in this case.


Come to think of it, there WAS a gun involved so maybe the wife-beating wing of the NRA will chip in.

[cosmicone]

11. Wing? That is the main house probably! n/t

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. Link? (the 'read more' has the title, not a link)

[alp227]

13. fixed nt

[riversedge]

14. "It's unclear how Zimmerman will afford private representation."

somebody (some bodies) is supporting him.




http://www.saintpetersblog.com/rep-richard-corcoran-calls-report-re-secret-talks-on-medicaid-expansion-incorrect-on-multiple-levels


......It's unclear how Zimmerman will afford private representation. In indigence paperwork last week, Zimmerman claimed to have $144, and owe $2.5 million in debt. Weintraub didn't immediately return a call for comment.

Weintraub has appeared on the cable networks HLN and CNN as a legal commentator, including commentary on Zimmerman's high-profile murder case in the Feb. 26, 2012, killing of Trayvon in Sanford.

This is a developing story. Check back later for updates.

[MH1]

16. I'd be sniffing around for the letters N, R, and A.

They wouldn't want their poster boy going down.

[Skittles]

20. not sure the NRA would defend him at this point

by now it has to be obvious even to gun humping cowards who the real aggressor was when that unarmed teenager was killed, and certainly he is on the path for it to happen again

[demigoddess]

24. my bet is daddy

paying the bills all along and advising

[DallasNE]

17. This Jayne Weintraub

Some of Jayne Weintraub involvement in the Trayvon Martin case where she weighs in on Rachel Jeantel's testimony.

Jayne Weintraub disdainfully asserted that “it's really not about this young woman's … credibility, because her credibility, it's a wash whatever her testimony is. Yes, she was a difficult witness. She was impossible.”

Here is the link.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/crime/2013/06/28/rachel_jeantel_witness_in_george_zimmerman_trial_gets_the_trayvon_martin.html

With a lawyer this high-powered it is hard to see how Zimmerman will be convicted. And this means that he will get his guns back and all that that entails.

[madaboutharry]

18. I saw Jayne Weintraub interviewed by Lisa Bloom during Zimmerman's trial.

She is a piece of work.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

19. Fuck you, George nt

[Gothmog]

21. Has Zimmerman filed for bankruptcy yet?

I wonder if Zimmerman was lying to the judge about his net worth

[heaven05]

23. his legion of supporters

must have filled his bank account, again. He WILL walk free again.

[Sunlei]

25. someone must have gave him $$ or pays for the lawyer.

book/ story deal from some stupid tabloid.?

[riverwalker]

26. Eewww now I know who she is

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