George Zimmerman's wife pleads guilty to perjury charge

[Divine Discontent]

Source: CNN

Shellie Zimmerman, the wife of George Zimmerman -- who was acquitted of second-degree murder in Trayvon Martin's death -- pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor charge of perjury.

She will be placed on probation for one year, is required to perform 100 hours of community service, and must pay court costs. She also must file a letter of apology within 30 days to Judge Kenneth Lester, who presided over her husband's case at the time the perjury was committed.

Recorded jailhouse phone calls between the couple caught the two speaking in code about their finances.
Zimmerman jail calls released

By pleading guilty to a lesser charge of perjury not in an official proceeding, she avoided the original third-degree felony offense -- perjury during an official proceeding -- that could have meant time in prison.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/28/justice/florida-zimmerman-wife/

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so, a little probation and community service and a letter of apology, and that's the extent of their punishment?




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[Ash_F]

1. Really? Would have thought she would get off scott free

It being Florida.

[gopiscrap]

3. No in Florida is ok to kill a person of color,

but you can't lie TPTB

[Atman]

5. You can lie as long as you're lying about killing a person of color.

[davidn3600]

10. ...and also apparently you can lie to congress about NSA spying

[Blue_Tires]

13. +1000

[valerief]

6. Well, she IS only a woman. nt

[Little Star]

2. Yep, she avoided the original third-degree felony offense of perjury during an official proceeding..

[louis-t]

4. They'll end up getting legal fees paid for as well...

Gee, maybe the people of FL will buy them a nice house on the ocean...

[gordianot]

8. She already has one sentence to live with a ticking time bomb serial sociopath.

When George finds his continued frustration that life does not meet his expectations she will be a close source for him to work out his well proven violent tendencies. She really needs to think about the last wanna be cop delusion George manifested ended in the killing of an unarmed teenager. George actually stated he wants to be a judge now she pleads guilty to perjury. At least she knows how stand your ground works in Florida.

[davidn3600]

9. I dont think anyone expected her to go to prison

Her lie dealt with personal finances. She has no criminal past. So the court weighs the severity of the lie and with this scenario, perjury is usually plead down to a misdemeanor.

[cstanleytech]

15. Any chance though that this can be used against both of them to prevent them

from getting any money from the state?
After all they did commit perjury.

[Theyletmeeatcake2]

11. What a charming couple!!!!!!!!

Not!!!!!!

[Kingofalldems]

12. Wait, the judge wasn't there when she lied

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so we just have to take her word for it. That's the law.

[Tx4obama]

16. Kick n/t