Trayvon Martin killer makes another appeal for a new judge

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Trayvon Martin killer makes another appeal for a new judge

By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida | Mon Aug 13, 2012 6:47pm EDT

(Reuters) - The lawyer for George Zimmerman, who is charged in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, filed an appeal on Monday in a renewed attempt to seek a new judge in the case.

Mark O'Mara told reporters he asked a Florida appeals court to reconsider a ruling by Judge Kenneth Lester refusing to step down from the case.

In a motion filed last month, O'Mara claimed Lester made "gratuitous" and "disparaging remarks" about Zimmerman and showed bias in a July 5 ruling that raised Zimmerman's bond from $150,000 to $1 million.

The bond increase came after prosecutors presented evidence Zimmerman and his wife, Shellie, misled the judge about their finances. Shellie Zimmerman was later charged with perjury.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/13/us-usa-florida-shooting-idUSBRE87C14J20120813

[HopeHoops]

1. If there is a god, Zimmerman's next lawyer will be a black man in a hoodie with skittles & iced tea.

[gollygee]

2. He expects to be treated differently than other people who are arrested after

killing someone.

Scary attitude. He belongs in prison.

[JI7]

3. what reaction did he expect after he lied to the judge ?

[customerserviceguy]

4. O'Mara's no fool

He's carefully laying down the grounds for an appeal, should things not go his way.

He will get all the "credit" if there's an eventual acquittal, and his fees will be in the multi-millions.

[pokerfan]

5. Good analysis here...

The motion to disqualify did not pass the straight-face test and this latest effort does not even merit a yawn.

Why did he do it?

The only reason I can think of is that he’s still trolling for dollars from anyone still willing to contribute money so that George and Shellie can continue to live in the style to which they have become accustomed.

Therefore, we had to endure yet another repetition of the absurd self-defense claim and lives-in-danger nonsense that is growing tiresome and old.

http://frederickleatherman.wordpress.com/2012/08/13/zimmerman-the-case-of-the-useless-press-conference/

[ellisonz]

6. Stalling. n/t