CNN TRANSCRIPT: 7/13/12

And now, new developments tonight in the case against George Zimmerman. Defense attorney Mark O’Mara has filed a motion to disqualify the judge. Kenneth Lester is his name and Mark O’Mara says he’s biased against Zimmerman. He said this after he made what O’Mara is called gratuitous and disparaging remarks in his bail order last week.
Including and I quote, “Under any definition, the defendant has flouted the system.” And, I quote again, “The defendant has tried to manipulate the system when he has been presented the opportunity to do so.” Those and other remarks are what the defense says will prevent Zimmerman from getting a fair trial.
CNN legal analyst Mark NeJame is OUTFRONT.
Mark, do those statements, flouted the system and manipulating the system, do you agree with Mark O’Mara, that those are gratuitous and disparaging? Or are those fair ways to describe someone who when asked if he had money said no and he really did have money?
MARK NEJAME, CNN LEGAL ANALYST: I think it’s a fair comment from a court who’s evaluating the evidence, one can agree or disagree. But you can’t throw a judge off every time you disagree with him because basically you’d have half the judges thrown off at any given time, because somebody typically is going to be on the other side.
The fact is, is that, you know, the question will be did the judge go too far to suggest that he’s in fact, might be biased? I don’t think the judge is biased at all. (more…)

If anyone thinks this was a motion defense *cough* attorney Mark O’Mara wanted to file, well, I’ve got a bunch of beautiful land in south Florida to sell ya.   This motion was filed with strong hostile objection and forced client representation.   – /SD

H/T…hdfboo7…Verified Motion to Disqualify Trial Judge
(USAToday)…George Zimmerman wants a new judge to preside over his murder trial for shooting Trayvon Martin, arguing the current judge is biased against him.
Zimmerman’s attorney, Mark O’Mara, filed a motion to disqualify Circuit Court Judge Kenneth Lester, who revoked Zimmerman’s bond and then set a new, substantially higher bond.
“Mr. Zimmerman has a reasonable fear that he cannot get a fair trial or a fair stand your ground hearing by this court,” O’Mara wrote. “The court makes gratuitous, disparaging remarks about Mr. Zimmerman’s character; advocates for Mr. Zimmerman to be prosecuted for additional crimes; offers a personal opinion about the evidence for said prosecution; and continues to hold over Mr. Zimmerman’s head the threat of future contempt proceedings.”  (more…)

Use this thread as an open thread just for Zimmerman Case stuff. A place to just dump, collect, or discuss general information about the Trayvon Martin VS George Zimmerman Case.

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“He listed Sgt. Arthur Barnes, Rebecca Villenova, and Trekelle Perkins as all pressuring him to file charges against Zimmerman after the incident. […]  Serino also stated that Barnes is friendly with Tracy Martin and Barnes asked Serino for Martin’s phone number, but ended up getting the phone number from another source.” 

The lead Sanford Police investigator who sought manslaughter charges against George Zimmerman told the FBI that a sergeant and two others officers tried to pressure him into making an arrest in the controversial case — even though he didn’t think there was enough evidence.


(more…)

Prosecutor releases another round of Zimmerman evidence…

Also released Thursday:

• Cell phone records from Trayvon Martin’s father, Tracy
• Emails from Zimmerman and Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee
• Crime scene photos and diagrams

*Here’s the link to the latest documents released….all 284 pages in PDF.
*Timeline:  The Trayvon Martin Case…

(MSNBC.com)…A special prosecutor in the second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman released more evidence Thursday, including a first glimpse at what the FBI has found in its civil rights investigation with dozens of witnesses.  The evidence released by Special Prosecutor Angela Corey also included interviews from one of her investigators with Trayvon Martin’s cousin, who was with him the night before Martin was shot.
(more…)

I’ve got to admit I had a big smile on my face when I read this comment from Misty3:

From day ONE I have followed this case. DAY ONE!
My eyes did not start to OPEN until I read “The Treeper Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.”
Then there is the bottom layer to all this. What some know and MOST don’t. I am the latter. Quite frankly I don’t want to know why 5 men are running around an office building at night with flashlights. Not yet! I need to be able to discuss this case without having said discussion tainted by thoughts I am unable to express.
Then yesterday Mrs. Obama was INVADING my neighborhood for a speaking engagement at UCF and I heard a student say this, “…if Obama wins Florida he wins the election.”
I remember SD your complaints about O’Mara not going fast enough, hard enough, and so on and WOW revelation.
-Money -Power -Politics
So, do I have a flashlight now too?
I am following you perfectly!

Yes, Yes, a million BINGO’s !!   Forgive me for finding such joy in seeing someone “GET IT“.   Hence, well, hence all of that DC crap – From the Rose Garden to ridiculous Congressional hearings etc.  Which is why we tried to sound the warning bells of Turtlesque O’Mara when we considered the case has far more reaching implications than George and Shellie Zimmerman.    Previous to that we also outlined in update #29 that NONE OF THESE PEOPLE WERE GOING TO GIVE UP.
Who benefits from a delayed drawn out trial?   “They do“.  All of them.
So grab your flashlight and lets light up part of the manipulation by showing the reality of Tracy Martin attempting to hide his tattoos, yes, his TATTOOS! (more…)

Politics are downstream from Popular Culture.  – Andrew Breitbart

Make no mistake, the charging of George Zimmerman is political.  Political, using the judiciary as cover for agenda driven interests.   We know this,  I am somewhat preaching to the choir.  If this was a case, or nation, based on “Laws”, George Zimmerman would never have been arrested; unfortunately this case, and our nation in the bigger scheme of things, is now subject to the rules of men.   Men with agenda driven interests.  However, now that we have been able to shake off some pontificating discussion hijackers, it’s time to get back to to the righteous business of Truth Seeking research.
If you want to win in the court of public opinion the first goal is to make Truth evident.  The second goal is to make the refusal of accepting truth subject to ridicule.   So begins the research request for this thread. (more…)

Major Prosecution Discovery Dump Anticipated Today – Use this general thread to flush out the details for possible expansion based on value. Remember “Key Dates” in the timeline are important, so whenever you provide your opinion as to the information frame it around “dates”. It just makes absorbtion easier. Thanks…. /SD

Use this thread as an open thread just for Zimmerman Case stuff. A place to just dump, collect, or discuss general information about the Trayvon Martin VS George Zimmerman Case.

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HatTip Treeper Sherill C who stays with the importance of the timeline in exposing the railroad agenda of George Zimmerman.  Reminder, any new sniglet of information needs to be cast first and foremost against the time line to bring out the value.  Important baseline timeline to remember:

Friday March 16th was the day the Scheme Team met in Sanford Mayor Triplett’s office and listened to the 911 calls. Subsequent to this meeting Triplett released the tapes to them over the objections of Police Chief Bill Lee.

Sunday March 18th according to Benjamin Crump this was the date DeeDee was discovered by Tracy Martin while reviewing Trayvon’s phone records on-line.
Also
Sunday March 18th was the publication of the 911 calls (exclusive to Matt Gutman) who described George Zimmerman as “White”.

ABC – Zimmerman, 28, who is white, claimed self defense. He was never arrested and has been charged with no crime, sparking national outrage.
(in addition) An FBI spokesman told ABC News: “We are aware of the incident, we have been in contact with local authorities and are monitoring the matter.”

Monday March 19th New info. White House press conference:  UPDATE 2, 4 p.m. Monday, March 19: White House weighs in (more…)

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