Lots of news in the Trayvon Martin case recently.
George Zimmerman is back in jail because lied about how much money he had in the bank and received an unfairly low bond. Now his wife has been charged with perjury in the case, and Judge Lester is showing no sympathy. Story from The Washington Post
Records show that in the days before the bond hearing, Shellie Zimmerman transferred $74,000 in eight smaller amounts ranging from $7,500 to $9,990, from her husband’s credit union account to hers, according to an arrest affidavit. It also shows that $47,000 was transferred from George Zimmerman’s account to his sister’s in the days before the bond hearing. . . . The affidavit also said jail call records show that George Zimmerman instructed her to “pay off all the bills,” including an American Express and Sam’s Club card.
. . . In bringing a motion to have Zimmerman’s bond revoked lead prosecutor Bernie De la Rionda complained “This court was led to believe they didn’t have a single penny. It was misleading and I don’t know what words to use other than it was a blatant lie.”
The judge agreed and ordered Zimmerman returned to jail where he has been since turning himself in on June 3. He didn’t perjure himself, but Lester said he knew his wife was lying.
“Does your client get to sit there like a potted plant and lead the court down the primrose path? That’s the issue,” Lester said in revoking Zimmerman’s bond. “He can’t sit back and obtain the benefit of a lower bond based upon those material falsehoods.”
This week, Judge Lester also ruled to release evidence including Trayvon's autopsy results. The only thing he is holding back are the names and addresses of witnesses.
Via The Grio
In his order, Judge Kenneth Lester ordered a significant amount of information released to the public, including:
- Zimmerman’s statements to police in the aftermath of the shooting.
- The results of a voice “stress test” conducted on Zimmerman.
- The full statement by “witness 9,” a woman who called police after the shooting and alluded to Zimmerman and his family “hating black people” and to issues of character that she said included something Zimmerman “did to her.” The woman, who sounded shaken and did not want the officer who took her statement to use her name, will not be named in the release.
- The crime scene photos from the night of February 26th when Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin to death, except for those photos showing Martin’s body.
- All emails to Sanford police related to the case, which are deemed to be public record under Florida’s liberal “sunshine laws.”
And Trayvon's father, Tracy Martin, has filmed a Father's Day Message about getting "Stand Your Ground" laws repealed in other states:
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