Zimmerman must surrender within days- breaking news
BREAKING NEWS2:48 PM ET Judge Revokes George Zimmerman’s Bond in Death of Trayvon Martin; Must Surrender Within Days
(CNN) -- Prosecutors in Florida asked a judge Friday to revoke bond for George Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin.
Prosecutors argued that Zimmerman "misrepresented, misled and deceived the court" during an April bond hearing about whether he had a U.S. passport and about his family's financial circumstances.
Meanwhile, Zimmerman's defense team and prosecutors will be on the same side in court Friday afternoon fighting media companies' request to release more information in the case.
Seminole County Circuit Court Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. will preside over the hearing. Prosecution and defense lawyers will argue that a host of material should remain sealed. Scott Ponce of the Miami-based law firm Holland & Knight will argue for more disclosure on behalf of various newspapers, TV stations and their parent companies.
The opposing arguments were laid out in motions filed in advance of Friday's hearing.
Quoting katy_kay08:I'll just say they have hoodies, they just don't have zippers and provide a lot more coverage and leave it at that. :)
Quoting smurfbitebug:
Run off with it.
Quoting katy_kay08:*sigh* you don't know how difficult it was not to run off with this reply. ;)
Quoting smurfbitebug:
No hoodies, though. Lord knows they don't own any hoodies. Their children don't wear them, either. That would make them hoodlums.
Quoting katy_kay08:Oh, they will show up with their white matching shirts. ;)
Quoting MyJaidon:
Girl please don't bring Team Zimmerman in here.
Quoting katy_kay08:Yep, he lied to the court and yet people are sure quick to believe his version of the how Trayvon died.
He is crooked as hell!
Quoting jewels5525:
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A judge revoked bond today for George Zimmerman, who is accused of killing a Florida teenager in his gated community, and ordered the neighborhood watch captain to surrender himself in 48 hours.
Prosecutors had filed a motion today to revoke his bond, accusing Zimmerman of "deceiving" the court about his finances and his possession of a second passport, which he apparently acquired two weeks after the shooting.
"The court was led to believe that they didn't have a single penny," said prosecutor Bernie De La Rionda. "If this [the money] wasn't relevant to bond then why did they lie about it? I don't know what other words to use besides that it was a blatant lie."
The judge seemed to agree.
"They were well aware of the money that was available," Judge Kenneth Lester.
In recordings of conversations released today during a court hearing, Zimmerman and his wife cryptically talk about his second passport in a safety deposit box they shared.
Although one of his passports was due to expire in May, prosecutors said today, Zimmerman applied for a second passport, informing the State Department that the original had been lost lost or stolen.
In some of the phone calls between the two, she is at a credit union that was linked to his PayPal account and speaking to a teller. The prosecution said that she was "intimately involved in the deposit and transfer of funds and money into various accounts."
In the conversations Zimmerman and his wife speak in code -- reducing the amounts in their financial accounts by a factor of 1,000. Prosecutors said the couple knew that their jailhouse conversations were likely being recorded.
Quoting MyJaidon:
Ya don't say! lol.
Quoting jewels5525:The news also says he lied about a second passport that he got AFTER the murder. It was in a safe deposit box while he lied to the judge saying the only one he had was lost or stolen and about to expire.
How far you go in life depends on your being: tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of both the weak and strong. Because someday in life you would have been one or all of these. GeorgeWashingtonCarver
Quoting HIJKLM:
I just saw his bail was revoked
Quoting MyJaidon:
*waiting for someone to explain how this is all Al Sharpton's fault*
How did i not know Zimmerman was married???
LOL
Yep. Interesting this "talking in code" between him and his wife. I'm sure the judge found that interesting. LOL
Quoting survivorinohio:He is crooked as hell!
Quoting jewels5525:
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A judge revoked bond today for George Zimmerman, who is accused of killing a Florida teenager in his gated community, and ordered the neighborhood watch captain to surrender himself in 48 hours.
Prosecutors had filed a motion today to revoke his bond, accusing Zimmerman of "deceiving" the court about his finances and his possession of a second passport, which he apparently acquired two weeks after the shooting.
"The court was led to believe that they didn't have a single penny," said prosecutor Bernie De La Rionda. "If this [the money] wasn't relevant to bond then why did they lie about it? I don't know what other words to use besides that it was a blatant lie."
The judge seemed to agree.
"They were well aware of the money that was available," Judge Kenneth Lester.
In recordings of conversations released today during a court hearing, Zimmerman and his wife cryptically talk about his second passport in a safety deposit box they shared.
Although one of his passports was due to expire in May, prosecutors said today, Zimmerman applied for a second passport, informing the State Department that the original had been lost lost or stolen.
In some of the phone calls between the two, she is at a credit union that was linked to his PayPal account and speaking to a teller. The prosecution said that she was "intimately involved in the deposit and transfer of funds and money into various accounts."
In the conversations Zimmerman and his wife speak in code -- reducing the amounts in their financial accounts by a factor of 1,000. Prosecutors said the couple knew that their jailhouse conversations were likely being recorded.
Quoting MyJaidon:
Ya don't say! lol.
Quoting jewels5525:The news also says he lied about a second passport that he got AFTER the murder. It was in a safe deposit box while he lied to the judge saying the only one he had was lost or stolen and about to expire.
Was he at the hearing or do they have to find him again?
I don't know if he was at the hearing, but they said he has 48 hours to turn himself in.
Quoting katy_kay08:Was he at the hearing or do they have to find him again?
Do you find this to be a waste of money?
- Raintree
on Jun. 1, 2012 at 2:50 PM