Judge revokes Zimmerman's bond in Trayvon Martin killing; gives him 48 hours to surrender
A Florida judge on Friday revoked the bail for George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case, saying he had misled the court about his finances, and ordered him to present himself to the court within 48 hours.
Prosecutors alleged that Zimmerman, 28, misled the court regarding his finances when $150,000 bail was granted April 20 and accused him of holding a second U.S. passport that he did not surrender to the court. Zimmerman is facing second-degree murder charges in the shooting death of Martin, 17, in February.
In a hearing in Sanford, Fla., Judge Kenneth Lester said Zimmerman engaged in a "material falsehood" about his finances.
The state attached a copy of the application for that passport to its motion. The state claims in its motion that Zimmerman obtained the second passport after filing a claim that his original passport had been lost or stolen.
Well, I'm sure the second passport was just an oversight...I mean, since he had one to physically surrender to the court, the application for the second one was just a mistake...
And "misleading" the court (read: lying) about his finances was surely an oversight too....
Looks like the Court is prepared to "stand ITS ground"...
Well, dang, you just can't catch a break with that phony "stand-your-ground" stuff unless you lie about it... This should make the trial interesting, since there won't be a single human in Florida who might be a potential juror who won't see this....
Update: Apparently she was arrested for lying about the finances and how much cash they had on-hand. Still, perjury is perjury... I'm sure it will make a great impression...
