I hate to see this happen folks, but in this hearing the state set the defense up for a tactical trap, and because George And Shelly had lied to the court, and allowed their attorney Mark O’Mara to be in the dark, they set themselves up for this. There is no doubt when you look at the state’s evidence presented to Judge Lester that George and Shelly Zimmerman specifically engaged in an act of deception. They lied; and not only did they lie to the court, but they compromised their attorney by misleading him too.
The Transcript from the original April 20th Bond Hearing is HERE pdf
The Motion to revoke the BOND is HERE pdf  Which also includes the transcripts from the phone calls between George and Shelly, and the State’s proof of their specific and intentional collusion to lie to the court, including their credit union bank statements from April 19th (the day before the bond hearing) where they show the Zimmerman’s had specific access to to $135,000 + in funds.

Judge Lester Revokes bail… and explains.

Bernie De la Rionda Calls Shelly Zimmerman a LIAR.

O’Mara Discusses…

[…]  At Friday’s court hearing, De la Rionda and O’Mara also asked a judge to stop  the public release of witness names and statements made by Zimmerman to police  officers. Those documents normally are part of the public record under Florida  law. (more…)

Benjamin Crump and Natalie Jackson hold celebratory press conference giddy with glee and very pleased with themselves.   Trayvon family lawyers say the revocation is proof that George Zimmerman is a liar and a murderer.
SANFORD, Fla. –  A judge has revoked the bond of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and ordered him returned to jail within 48 hours.

Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester said Friday that George Zimmerman misled the court about how much money he had available when his bond was set for $150,000 in April. Prosecutors claim Zimmerman had $135,000 available that had been raised by a website he set up.
Prosecutors also say he failed to surrender a second passport.  The defense says the finances are an innocent misunderstanding.  (more from earlier)
Initial Bond Hearing Segment on Finances pdf  (Conversation with Shelly Zimmerman)

(snip) 

Wisdom of Sharon (which I agree with 100%):

If he deliberately misrepresented the facts, it makes sense that his bond should be revoked, because he becomes a flight risk.  No doubt because he was terribly frightened and frustrated.  If that is what he did, I certainly won’t wring my hands over the judge’s decision.  We used to be a nation of laws, and I’m in favor of us being a nation of laws. (more…)

(Via Weinerboy at the Orlando Sentinel) George Zimmerman, the defendant in one of the most-watched murder cases in the country, on Thursday added a new lawyer to his defense team: veteran Orlando attorney Donald R. West, who specializes in murders.
Attorney Mark O’Mara, lead defense counsel in the case, plans to make a formal announcement today.
West has handled some of the most high-profile criminal cases in the Orlando area in the past 20 years.

In 1998, he served as co-counsel and helped Joseph “Crazy Joe” Spaziano get off death row. Spaziano is the former motorcycle gang member who was convicted of raping and murdering an Orlando teenager, whose body was found in an Altamonte Springs dump. (more…)

Courtesy of Treeper KP.   Enjoy:

I am reposting the Trayvon 7-11 video from Diwataman for a several reasons.  First, it is simply an exceptional catch that deserves to be reposted.   From high altitude, or with only a casual glance, it might seem a little irrelevant, alas it is not.  It is very significant.

From the outset the entire story of altruistic Trayvon Martin headed to the 7-11 for his “brother” Chad was simply silly.  17-year-old kids do not go out in the rain, at night, and walk over a mile just to get dad’s girlfriend’s kid a bag of skittles.   Every intellectually honest person knew that story, while it might have sounded great -and was indeed Julianesque- was implausible.   This video, and DiwataMan’s discovery of Trayvon’s actual intent, reflects the far more believable explanation. (more…)

(Via The Blaze)  On Sunday, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) spoke at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth undergraduate commencement ceremony, where he unleashed a bizarre comment surrounding Trayvon Martin and a black recipient who was at the event to receive an honorary degree. Frank, who was given the Chancellor’s Distinguished Service Medal at the event, created such a surprise with his quip that the audience gasped (and some cheered) as a result.

So, what was it that the leftist lawmaker said that created such a stir? Frank, who seemed to be looking for laughs from those in attendance, commented about academic and social justice crusader Hubie Jones’ honorary degree. The politician, who was clearly attempting to invoke the racial elements surrounding the Martin incident, said that Jones now has an academic hoodie that he can wear without anyone shooting at him. (more…)

Somewhat based on the new video evidence,  Diwataman has put the “known facts”, including timeline, into an interesting and well constructed video consideration.  Take a look:

The only divergent position I would take to the video presentation is the physical location of the actual encounter.  Based on the 911 phone call, and from Zimmerman’s third hand accounts (police, dad etc), it would not appear he traveled down the path toward the townhome of Brandy Green.    George Zimmerman told police that Trayvon initially approached him from his left and from behind as he was walking back toward his vehicle. This “approach angle” was stated that night, the next morning, and in all subsequent questioning; from what we know he has been consistent.
So if you take GZ statements at face value, and you accept the same from DeeDee, it would imply that Trayvon traveled back up the path from Brandy’s house toward the “T” where the pathways meet.

FreeRepublic has listed a number of our Martin v Zimmerman research articles for their readers.   Interestingly in one of the comment sections a reader named “cynwoody” presents a consideration.   Could this be the person represented on the image from Trayvon’s big memorial button he was wearing on the night of the shooting?
[…] [O]ne could hazard a guess it’s of St. Skittles’s hero and role model Corey Miller (no relation to the special prosecutor).  Corey is a charming critter: (more…)

UPDATE:  CONFIRMED !

Treeper Diwataman, has done an amazing job deconstructing the video evidence and now uncovered a considerably interesting aspect of Trayvon Martin’s visit to the 7-11 by using the raw feed video from the evidence release, not the media edited versions.
Trayvon checked out from “his” purchase at 6:24.   But as this video highlights he didn’t leave right away.   About a minute after he walks out, 3 other rather dubious characters walk in.  After they make their purchases and leave at 6:29 Trayvon is seen walking away outside the building. (*The narrator of this video is not associated with the Treehouse, he is an independent U-Tube video guy, and yes, he curses at the end. Sorry)

So what was Trayvon waiting outside for? And what did Trayvon and the 3 stooges coordinate after they left? Why did he wait around outside for approximately 5 minutes after he exited the 7-11? Obviously “occams Razor” would infer that he got something from one or more of the 3 stooges and then headed home.
Indeed in watching the video, it does appear that Trayvon is walking away partially backwards while departing with a farewell of sorts. Curious.
Update: Yep, definitely looks like Trayvon. In this angle you can definitely see his Khaki pants and watch him turn around headed back in the direction of Twin Lakes. (more…)

Y’all know we have been researching in-depth the entire Trayvon Martin VS. George Zimmerman, Julison-created and Media-Hyped, narrative for over two months.   The initial and subsequent research we engaged in was an effort to untangle the various web of lies and misinformation and now includes over 876 cited, and fact based, research links.
The last update(s) divided into two sections Update #26 Part-1, and Update #26 Part-2, essentially present the fact based narrative of Trayvon Martin’s life in the last year leading up to his death.   These updates are generally just reflecting upon and discussing his own words.  Then allowing him to tell his own story, sad though it may be, from the social media networking and conversations he left behind.
It is gutwrenching to fully digest all of the self-destructive flags that were presented by Trayvon for anyone to find, and it is heartbreaking to know that just a few moments of involvement by either of his parents into the direction of his life would, at any moment, have revealed to them where he was headed.   If they would have looked at what “he was into,” and “what he was saying,” and “why he was in trouble” there were numerous opportunities to intervene and stop the downward spiral. (more…)