the persecution of this family seems to never end..
when I read the initial report and heard the media's characterization.. it sounded reasonable that she mislead the court.. or lied.. but that is assuming the media reported it accurately. .
Another case of the media only reporting part of her testimony and omitting the fact she referred it to his brother who would know the facts..
when I read the initial report and heard the media's characterization.. it sounded reasonable that she mislead the court.. or lied.. but that is assuming the media reported it accurately. .
http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/07/next-up-florida-v-shellie-zimmerman/Forgotten in the publicity surrounding the jury verdict in the case against George Zimmerman is that a perjury charge against his wife, Shellie Zimmerman, remains active.
According to the State Court docket, the case is scheduled for trial August 21.
The charge surrounds Shellie’s sworn statements regarding funds available for George’s defense. When it was revealed that George had more money than was disclosed, his bail was revoked and he eventually was released on much higher bond.
I extensively analyzed the allegations in a post on June 13, 2012, Perjury charge against Shellie Zimmerman raises more questions of prosecutorial overreaching.
The main problem with the State’s case, as I see it, is that many of the statements alleged in the Affidavit were matters which were ambiguous or subject of opinion. In order to commit perjury, one has to make a false statement of fact
Those monies, IIRC, were contributed for GZ’s defense, not bond. If I had been asked those questions, I also would not have considered those monies available for bond,
Shellie stated that a relatives was running the site for the defense fund, and she offered to get that person on the phone but the court failed to take her up on the offer. Since she could not know or say what the amount was in the fund, and since the court didn’t take her up on her offer to find out, it seems to me the court is at fault and the prosecution has once again placed itself as a vindictive tormentor of these poor people.
As I recall the testimony, it seems to me that Shellie testified that Robert Zimmerman could provide the court with information concerning how much money was in the bank account. The prosecution and the judge were not interested in calling Robert
When BDLR dropped that bombshell and forced the bond to be revoked he had deceptively manipulated the court report on Shellie’s testimony by removing the fact that she referred him to her brother in law Robert for the answer.
At the time both BDLR and Judge Lester ignored what she had stated.
Another case of the media only reporting part of her testimony and omitting the fact she referred it to his brother who would know the facts..
Q: How much money is in that website right now? How much money as a result of that website was —
A: Currently, I do not know.
Q: Who would know that?
A: That would be my brother-in-law.
Q: And is he — I know he’s not in the same room as you, but is he available so we can speak to him, too, or the Court can inquire through the State or the Defense?
A: I’m sure that we could probably get him on the phone.
Q: Okay. So he’s not there now.
A: No, he is not, sir.
Q: Do you have any estimate as to how much money has already been obtained or collected?
A: I do not.
Q. Okay. You haven’t talked to your brother-in-law in terms of just bare amount of how much money?
A. No. No, I have not
Q. Okay. And how long has that website been in existence, ma’am?
A. I do not know. I have not been with my husband since he’s been in hiding. I do not know.
Q. Okay. So you mentioned your husband was in hiding. I understand he left the state, is that correct?
A. That’s correct.
Q – Okay. And did you continue to have contact with him while he was out?
A. Yes, every day.
Q. And that was every day?
A. Yes.