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Officials plan to take closer look at stand-your-ground laws

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-06-09/trayvon-martin-stand-your-ground/55480352/1

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John Roman, a fellow with the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute, analyzed homicides in the U.S. from 2005 to 2009. He found that homicides are twice as likely to be ruled justifiable in stand-your-ground states and that in many incidents police can't arrest shooters and question them in detail, even though interviews are critical in cases like this.

He also pointed out that, according to data by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 34% of cases involving a white shooter killing a black person were deemed as a justifiable homicide. Meanwhile, in similar situations, when the shooter was black and the victim was white, the homicide was ruled justifiable only 3.3% of the time.

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Will jury, or judge, decide George Zimmerman's fate?


The nation's fixation on the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin has led many to question whether an impartial jury could be found for the trial of his killer, George Zimmerman.
But it's possible a judge, not a jury, will decide Zimmerman's fate. He says he fired in self-defense, and many expect his lawyers will eventually ask for an immunity hearing under Florida's controversial "stand your ground" law.
 
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2...artin-killer-arrested-on-perjury-charge?lite/


Shellie Zimmerman, wife of George Zimmerman, who killed Trayvon Martin, was arrested Tuesday on one count of perjury, the Seminole County, Fla., Sheriff’s Department said.

Deputies arrested Shellie Zimmerman, 25, about 3:30 p.m. ET, after they were advised by the office of State Attorney Angela Corey that a warrant had been issued.
 
http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/zimmermans-wife-arrested-charged-perjury/nPRrm/


Zimmerman's wife charged with perjury, already bonded out of jail

Authorities said the wife of Trayvon Martin's shooter is being accused of lying to a judge about their finances during her husband's bond hearing and faces one count of perjury.

An order issued Tuesday by Assistant State Attorney John Guy charged Shellie Zimmerman, 25, with knowingly making false statements during the April hearing. She was arrested on Tuesday but has since bonded out of jail.
 
George Zimmerman's wife charged with perjury

http://www.centurylink.net/news/read.php?ps=1018&rip_id=<D9VBQE3G3@news.ap.org>

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say the wife of Trayvon Martin's shooter is being accused of lying to a judge about their finances during a bond hearing and faces one count of perjury.

An order issued Tuesday by assistant state attorney John Guy charged Shellie Zimmerman for knowingly making false statements during the April hearing.


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George Zimmerman's wife charged with perjury

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation...tion-TopStories+(News+-+Nation+-+Top+Stories)

The wife of George Zimmerman now faces perjury charges for allegedly lying about the couple's finances at her husband's bond hearing in connection with the killing of 17-year-old Florida teen Trayvon Martin.

Shellie Zimmerman, 25, was arrested and briefly jailed Tuesday by the Seminole County Sheriff's Office before posting a $1,000 bond. ...........

Commenting on Shellie Zimmerman's arrest, Martin family attorney Benjamin Crump said the legal system was sending "a strong message."

"You have to tell the truth in court because it is the whole basis of the American judicial system,'' Crump said. "The credibility of each witness is always the crux of every legal case."
 
Probable Cause Affidavit in Support of Capias for Shellie Nichole Zimmerman

Shellie-Zimmerman-Arrest-6-12-12.pdf Can be downloaded from:

http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Shellie-Zimmerman-Arrest-6-12-12.pdf?mobile=nc

Its a six page document, here are some snips:

"The records show that Shellie Zimmerman transferred more than $74,000 from George Zimmerman's account to her account from George Zimmerman's account to her account from April 16, 2012 to April 19, 2012. The transfers were in the amounts of $9,000 (4times), $9,999 (2), and $7, 500 (2)."

"The Insight Credit Union records for George Zimmerman's sister's account reveal that more than $47,000 was transferred from George Zimmerman's account to his sister's account from April 16, 2012 to April 17, 2012."

"The Insight Credit Union records also reveal that on April 24, 2012, after George Zimmerman was released from jail on bond, Shellie Zimmerman transferred more than $85,500 from her account back to George Zimmerman's account."
 
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George Zimmerman's wife charged with perjury
June 12, 2012 7:18 PM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) &#8212; The wife of Trayvon Martin's shooter was charged with perjury Tuesday, accused of lying when she told a judge that the couple had limited funds during a hearing that resulted in her husband being released on $150,000 bond.

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http://m.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile2/54291813-218/zimmerman-bond-hearing-george.html.csp

Jeffrey Neiman, a former federal prosecutor now in private practice, said cash transactions in excess of $10,000 usually trigger a reporting requirement by the bank to multiple government agencies — including the IRS.

"If Mrs. Zimmerman intentionally structured the financial transactions in a manner to keep the offense under $10,000, not only may she have committed perjury in the state case, but she also may have run afoul of several federal statutes and could face serious federal criminal charges," Neiman wrote in an email to The Associated Press.
 
George Zimmerman Fears for Wife's Safety After Mug Shot Publicized

http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zim...hot-publicized/story?id=16557010#.T9jRB7W-XTo

Legal analysts speculate that Mrs. Zimmerman's arrest could be used as a tactic by the prosecutors to pressure her husband.

"They can always say, look, we won't prosecute your wife if you decide to plea to some sort of charge," legal analyst Mark Lippman told "Good Morning America" today. He added, "It seems pretty clear to me that this is not something they would do in a normal case."
 
Zimmerman judge: Prosecutor must release Zimmerman's statements to cops
By Jeff Weiner, Orlando Sentinel
1:43 p.m. EDT, June 13, 2012

HIGHLIGHTS

In regard to Media Requests:

Judge Kenneth Lester concluded that George Zimmerman's statements to law enforcement are not confessions, therefore he ordered the statements be released to the public within 15 days.

The judge did not grant the Media request regarding the release of the names of unidentified civilian witnesses.

Lester also ruled: "Tests" performed on Zimmerman can be made public, but most of Zimmerman's phone records will not be.

Emails sent to police about the case will be released but no photos depicting Trayvon's body will be released.

The next hearing in the case is a bond hearing on June 29th.
 
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