Zimmerman plans to seek legal fees from Florida, lawyer says

That's right boys and girls. That's what happens when you try to railroad an innocent man. They should take it out of Bernie and Corey's beefed up pension plans.

Oh, and give him his Kel-Tec 9mm back. The FBI cleared him of any racial issue. This is a petty act by Holder and Obama to please the racial grievance industry.

 

LOL, now lets hear how the Judge, still angry about Trayvon will not let him have a penny!! He is in good financial position at this time. First hes going to be loaded after he accepts NBC's settlement, he wont have to pay Don and Mark, and he gets invites to check out new guns before they hit the market, ala that "cheap" company Kal-Tec.

 

Really, I can't wait for Nelson to return from her long vacation and eat crow. The state of Florida has to pay for everything except for Don and Mark's fees. GZ will get that from NBC News and then some.

O'Mara is just getting warmed up. They have actual Philadelphia lawyers preparing to sue all kinds of people who slandered and tried to railroad GZ.

Angela Corey called him a "murderer" AFTER he was found to be not guilty by a jury. She likely opened the state of Florida to even more liability.

 

This guy had all of his legal fees paid for by right wing charity.

So the 300,000 he is going to be reimbursed by the taxpayers in Florida is all pocket money.

That is ridiculous, take a life and get hundreds of thousands of dollars after spending a little time on the stand. He certainly got a raise from Neighborhood watch Captain.

 

I am losing faith this is going to happen. I keep thinking George will not want to be aggressive, but I could be wrong, patience has never been a virtue for me-

 

I think he'll go about with his life and let his lawyers make a fortune. What does he have to lose except for 60% of millions?

 

I wonder if a rep for the bereaved family will be there pleading with the Judge to not give Zimmerman any money and instead pay them for their anguish?

 

Well, in addition to the monumental costs incurred by the State of Florida, in the pursuit of the purely politically-motivated, race-baiting prosecution of George Zimmerman, it seems that, according to Florida law, the taxpayers will ALSO be footing at least some of the bill for Zimmerman's DEFENSE against the baseless, racial politics inspired, prosecution against him:


Taxpayers to pony up defense costs for ‘baseless’ Zimmerman circus


It will be interesting to learn, someday, exactly how much Florida spent in time and tax dollars, only to lose its case against George Zimmerman.

Now that Zimmerman has been acquitted of all charges, the state may have to pay up even more.

Florida statute 939.06(1) reads: “A defendant in a criminal prosecution who is acquitted or discharged is not liable for any costs or fees of the court or any ministerial office, or for any charge of subsistence while detained in custody. If the defendant has paid any taxable costs, or fees required … in the case, the payment of such costs … shall be refunded to the defendant.”

During a Saturday night press conference after the verdict, Zimmerman’s defense attorney, Mark O’Mara, told reporters he will pursue sanctions against the state for what he said were violations during the discovery process.

“The state has been responsible for a lot of the costs that we’ve incurred to acquit George Zimmerman, so we’re going to have a hearing on that as well,” O’Mara said.

Martin’s family, meanwhile, may decide to pursue a wrongful death suit in civil court, where the burden of proof is lower than the “beyond a reasonable doubt” standard required in criminal cases.

“If someone believes that it’s appropriate to sue George Zimmerman, then we will seek and we will get [stand-your-ground] immunity in a civil hearing,” O’Mara said. “And we’ll see just how many civil lawsuits will spawn from this fiasco.





http://www.bizpacreview.com/2013/07...nse-costs-for-baseless-zimmerman-circus-79729
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More of the cost of RACE POLITICS....

 

He will still be on the hook for the biggest hunk of his costs, lawyers.

 

And hopefully it bankrupts him.

 

Florida should SUE the Obama/Holder DOJ to recover the growing expense for fomenting the racial strife that fomented the political prosecution.

 

Says who? O'Mara is your buddy?

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Not likely, in leiu of the $MILLIONS he will "harvest" from NBC,and , quite possibly ABC, CNN, Jesse Jacksuuuuuun-ah, Al Sharpton, the New Black Panthers, etal.

O'Mara intends to COLLECT from Florida,and further CRUSH Corey and her team of political operatives.

 

Your signature is hilarious now that it's been "cleaned up".

 

I duped your thread. Already reported for "merge".

 

i've looked at the relevent statutes and don't see how Zimm qualifies for anything other then court fees.

1. 939.06 f.s.
Score: 83.51%
Abstract: —(1) A defendant in a criminal prosecution who is acquitted or discharged is not liable for any costs or fees of the court or any ministerial office, or for any charge of subsistence while detained in custody. (2) To receive a refund under this section, a defendant must submit a request for the refund to the Justice Administrative Commission on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commission. The defendant must attach to the form an order from the court ...

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes...s&Submenu=2&Tab=statutes&Search_String=939.06

Zimm is also not eligible under 776.032 since this only applies to civil actions.

(3) The court shall award reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, compensation for loss of income, and all expenses incurred by the defendant in defense of any civil action brought by a plaintiff if the court finds that the defendant is immune from prosecution as provided in subsection (1).

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes...ng=&URL=0700-0799/0776/Sections/0776.032.html


1. 939.06 f.s.
Score: 83.51%
Abstract: —(1) A defendant in a criminal prosecution who is acquitted or discharged is not liable for any costs or fees of the court or any ministerial office, or for any charge of subsistence while detained in custody. (2) To receive a refund under this section, a defendant must submit a request for the refund to the Justice Administrative Commission on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commission. The defendant must attach to the form an order from the court ...


Just more "Ben Crump" grandstanding by MOM.

 

Why is this written as if it's a done deal?

The controlling case law appears to be controlled by Wolf v. County of Volusia, 703 So. 2d 1033 (Fla. 1997).

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Wolf was arrested, charged with committing sexual battery on a child under twelve years old, and acquitted following a six-day trial. He subsequently filed a complaint seeking $16,280.43 in costs from Volusia County to cover the following expenses: "expert witness and service fees, court reporter and transcription expenses, video-taped deposition expenses, process service expenses by private process servers, copy and duplicate expenses, Clerk of Court expenses, process service by the Sheriff expenses, and witness fees pursuant to § 914.09." The court awarded Wolf the full amount, but the district court reversed, limiting the award to $924.50 for "witness fees, sheriff expenses, and clerk of the court expenses."
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The court concluded:

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[T]he district court properly limited Wolf's reimbursement to "witness fees, sheriff expenses, and clerk of the court expenses."
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O'Mara's got this, so don't worry...it'll happen....Zimmerman ABSOLUTELY "quailifies".

 

This will be tossed. You aren't entitled to recover expenses simply b/c a jury found you not guilty.

 

Yes, he qualifies for "court fees" and any cheeseburgers he ate while in custody.

 

Yup, it will only be limited to witness fees, sheriff expenses, and clerk of the court expenses.

The controlling case law appears to be controlled by Wolf v. County of Volusia, 703 So. 2d 1033 (Fla. 1997).

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Wolf was arrested, charged with committing sexual battery on a child under twelve years old, and acquitted following a six-day trial. He subsequently filed a complaint seeking $16,280.43 in costs from Volusia County to cover the following expenses: "expert witness and service fees, court reporter and transcription expenses, video-taped deposition expenses, process service expenses by private process servers, copy and duplicate expenses, Clerk of Court expenses, process service by the Sheriff expenses, and witness fees pursuant to § 914.09." The court awarded Wolf the full amount, but the district court reversed, limiting the award to $924.50 for "witness fees, sheriff expenses, and clerk of the court expenses."​

The court concluded:

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[T]he district court properly limited Wolf's reimbursement to "witness fees, sheriff expenses, and clerk of the court expenses."
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Whether you agree with the ruling or not, he was found not guilty, that's how the law works. It's the same reason cities like Chicago and Washington D.C. get to foot all the legal bills when they are found to be in violation of the 2nd Amendment and have to pay the NRA and the SAF a big fat check. People complaining about it should instead be upset about the cities violating the 2nd. In Zimmerman's case, he's not guilty; so the city pays. We don't get to pick and choose who that law of the city paying applies to; regardless of how much our bias is clouding our values.

 

"...defendant in a criminal prosecution who is acquitted or discharged is not liable for any costs or fees of the court or any ministerial office, or for any charge of subsistence while detained in custody."

 

Imagine the extradinary turn on it's head of the court system and the ginormous cost to the taxpayers if that was the case for all defendants.

 

Wrong. O'Mara is also seeking remuneration for the expense incurred by prosecutorial misconduct and error, such as the much-publicized discoveryoutrages.

In addition, the Wolf vs Volusia Cty. finding was in CONTRADICTION of TWP earlier findings, Dinauer vs and Powell vs.

What one lawyer giveth, another may taketh away. Same is true of the courts.

 

Yup. And Skittles. Hear he was a big fan of those.