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KCurtis 2012/04/06 02:44:57
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Originally Posted Online: April 10, 2012, 4:51 pm
Last Updated: April 10, 2012, 6:26 pm
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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Two attorneys for the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin said Tuesday that they have withdrawn as his counsel because they haven't heard from him in days and he is taking actions related to the case without consulting them.
Attorneys Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig said at a news conference they haven't heard from George Zimmerman since Sunday. They said that against their advice, Zimmerman contacted the special prosecutor who will decide if he should face charges. A spokeswoman for Angela Corey's office didn't immediately respond to an email and two phone calls.
Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense after following the teenager in a Sanford, a gated community outside Orlando on Feb. 26. He said after he followed Martin for a time, he was returning to his truck when the teen attacked him. He shot the unarmed teen to death during the altercation.
Sonner said they legal team had talked to Zimmerman almost every day the last couple months.
"As of the last couple days he has not returned phone calls, ...
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The Associated Press
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Two attorneys for the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin said Tuesday that they have withdrawn as his counsel because they haven't heard from him in days and he is taking actions related to the case without consulting them.
Attorneys Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig said at a news conference they haven't heard from George Zimmerman since Sunday. They said that against their advice, Zimmerman contacted the special prosecutor who will decide if he should face charges. A spokeswoman for Angela Corey's office didn't immediately respond to an email and two phone calls.
Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense after following the teenager in a Sanford, a gated community outside Orlando on Feb. 26. He said after he followed Martin for a time, he was returning to his truck when the teen attacked him. He shot the unarmed teen to death during the altercation.
Sonner said they legal team had talked to Zimmerman almost every day the last couple months.
"As of the last couple days he has not returned phone calls, text messages or emails," Sonner said. "He's gone on his own. I'm not sure what he's doing or who he's talking to. I cannot go forward speaking to the public about George Zimmerman and this case as representing him because I've lost contact with him."
Uhrig said his legal team is still concerned about Zimmerman, who he said is "not doing well emotionally" and may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The lack of an arrest has led to protests across the nation and spurred a debate about race and the laws of self-defense. Zimmerman's father is white and his mother is Hispanic.
Sonner, the first attorney Zimmerman contacted, said he agreed to take the case on a pro bono basis until Zimmerman is perhaps charged.
Sonner said he has never talked to Zimmerman face-to-face and that the 28-year-old man has gone into hiding but that he believes he's still in the U.S. Both attorneys said they'd be willing to represent him again if he asks.
Ben Crump, an attorney for Martin's family, said they're concerned that Zimmerman could be a flight risk if he is charged with a crime since his now-former attorneys don't know how to contact him.
"At this point, we're just concerned that nobody knows where he is at. Nobody knows how to get to him," Crump said.
Zimmerman set up a website -- therealgeorgezimmerman.com -- to collect money from his supporters, but the attorneys said they didn't know about it until they started getting questions from the media.
"I am the real George Zimmerman," the website said. "As a result of the incident and subsequent media coverage, I have been forced to leave my home, my school, my employer, my family and ultimately, my entire life."
That portrait of his life since the shooting was confirmed by his attorneys.
Sonner said that he stands behind his statements that Zimmerman did act in self-defense, however, "I just can't proceed to represent a client who doesn't stay in contact with me."
Y'know what, actually I agree. Long live Zimmerman...in prison, serving a life sentence.
You don't "declare" someone "self defense" The cops wanted to charge him at the time. No charge has been filed, so there is no double-jeopardy clause to save him; and fortunately, there is no statute of limitations on murder. That isn't something I know, that the cops and prosecutor don't know, but apparently, it is what I know that YOU don't.
> He has wounds inflicted by Martin on his neck and head.
> Zimmerman was retreating (an argument he can assert because he fell backward).
> Vigilante's don't call 911 and advertise their intent.
Stand your ground laws allow people to address threats without having to retreat, even though it can be argued Zimmerman was retreating. His attorneys have to prove Martin attacked, that's all. Once they do that, his self- defense argument is quite clear.
I'm not saying he couldn't win. I'm just saying it's not going to be an easy case. And even though it's wrong, either outcome is likely to result in anger, and possibly rioting, which makes it that much more difficult.
I heard the full tape, and it sounds like Zimmerman was out of breath then. I can't believe an overweight middle age man walked up, started a fight, lost the fight and then shot him in cold blood.
I don't disagree Zimmerman should have acted more prudently, but it doesn't pass the smell test that he started the fight.
Didn't Martin's girlfriend say something about Martin noticed a guy following him and he was going to confront him? I thought I heard that, I could be wrong.
Well there is a personal grudge involved with that cop.
April 7, 2012
In 2010 race-related beating case, George Zimmerman pushed to discipline same officers who investigated Trayvon Martin shooting
Published: 1:06 AM 04/04/2012
http://dailycaller.com/2012/0...
Where is MSM on that story ?
NBC has apologized for their deliberate and ugly falsehood, but refuses to reveal who purposely created it! Ask NBC, why or why not?
You are being scammed to promote racism. Stop and ask yourself, why?
Did anyone wonder who paid for all those fancy, very professional, manufactured signs that magically appeared instantaneously, for the protest marches of 'has beens' Jackson and Sharpton?? Who paid for them?
Ask yourself who benefits from racial discord.......certainly not the people of Sanford, FL!
It's a case of classism.
Racism is the diversion to keep everyone's eyes off the actual ball.
Any "good" Democrat that was in office, sold his/her soul to Nancy Pelosi in passing the Affordable Health Care Act! She is happy that and they are no longer in office!
They NEED to know:
They are not OWS Supporters.... they are DEMOCRATS
They are not RACE BAITERS..... they are DEMOCRATS
They are not Socialist.... they are DEMOCRATS
They are not Progressives.... they are DEMOCRATS
They are not Against Nativity Scenes.... they are DEMOCRATS
They are not LIBERALS.... they are DEMOCRATS
They are not Pro BIGGER GOVT.... they are DEMOCRATS
They are not NATIONAL HEALTH CARE.... they are DEMOCRATS
They are not Pro GAY MARRIAGE.... they are DEMOCRATS
They are not COMMUNIST..... they are DEMOCRATS
They are not OPEN BORDER PEOPLE.... they are DEMOCRATS
Jesus spoke to “would be” Christians who flaunted and wore their “good deeds” before men in the hopes that they would be seen as “good people!” Jesus told those people that they could not sit on the fence and play “both sides!” We need to make people understand that IF obama gets re-elected…. We lose everything our founding fathers fought so hard to get away from….. BIG CONTROLLING GOVERNMENT! :(
Agree?
If a conservative want to pray, he mandates it for everyone.
If a liberal is not gay, he minds his business.
If a conservative is not gay, he bans gay marriage.
If a liberal is a christian he goes to church.
If a conservative is a christian, he forces it down everyone's throat.
If a liberal is hungry, he doesn't kill animals.
If a conservative is hungry, he murders them.
If a liberal does not want an abortion, he doesn't get one.
If a conservative doesn't like abortion, he bans it.
If a liberal does not want to view porn, he does not view it.
If a conservative does not like porn, he tries to ban it.
If a liberal does not like pot, he does not smoke it.
If a conservative does not like pot, he bans it and throws you in jail.
If a liberal does not like cussing, he does not cuss.
If a conservative does not like cussing, he bans it and fines you.
If a liberal does not like science, he does not research it.
If a conservative does not like science, he bans it.
If a liberal does not like you religious, he minds his business.
If a conservative does not like your religious beliefs, he bans it.
If a liberal need work done, he does it him self or hires someone.
If a conservative need work done, he buys a slave.
If a Republican doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one.
If a Democrat doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.
If a Republican is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat.
If a Democrat is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.
If a Republican is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
If a Democrat is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.
If a Republican is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A Democrat wonders who is going to take care of him.
If a Republican doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels.
Democrats demand that those they don't like be shut down.
If a Republican is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church.
A Democrat non-believer wants any mention of God and religion silenced.
If a Republican decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.
A Democrat demands that the rest of us pay for his.
I have lunch with him... well use to, several times a year! :)
YES... he is a STRICT Constitutionalist! :)
Ron Paul voted AGAINST the MLK Holiday.
Ron Paul voted AGAINST awarding Rosa Parks the Congressional Medal of Freedom.
Ron Paul said he would have voted AGAINST the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Paul has a 30 year history of pandering to the KKK and White Power Movement.
You can make all the LAME excuses for White Supremacist Ron Paul you want. His actions speak louder than words
-FACT: Ron Paul's presidential campaign issued a flyer that boasted about the candidate's efforts to introduce legislation that would remove challenges to the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act from the federal court system.
http://www.joemygod.blogspot....
-FACT: Ron Paul's Iowa state director is Mike Heath, a long-term Christian-right activist who formerly served as the board chairman of an SPLC-certified anti-gay hate group known as "Americans for Truth About Homosexuality."
http://thenewcivilrightsmovem...
-FACT: Ron Paul has a long history of racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic comments.
http://www.tnr.com/article/po...
-FACT: As state above, Ron Paul supports the so-called "states' rights" approach to marriage, but interestingly, only for LGBT couples.
http://www.yourtango.com/2008...
-FACT: Ron Paul said, "If I were in Congress in 1996, I would have voted for the Defe...
Ron Paul voted AGAINST the MLK Holiday.
Ron Paul voted AGAINST awarding Rosa Parks the Congressional Medal of Freedom.
Ron Paul said he would have voted AGAINST the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Paul has a 30 year history of pandering to the KKK and White Power Movement.
You can make all the LAME excuses for White Supremacist Ron Paul you want. His actions speak louder than words
-FACT: Ron Paul's presidential campaign issued a flyer that boasted about the candidate's efforts to introduce legislation that would remove challenges to the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act from the federal court system.
http://www.joemygod.blogspot....
-FACT: Ron Paul's Iowa state director is Mike Heath, a long-term Christian-right activist who formerly served as the board chairman of an SPLC-certified anti-gay hate group known as "Americans for Truth About Homosexuality."
http://thenewcivilrightsmovem...
-FACT: Ron Paul has a long history of racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic comments.
http://www.tnr.com/article/po...
-FACT: As state above, Ron Paul supports the so-called "states' rights" approach to marriage, but interestingly, only for LGBT couples.
http://www.yourtango.com/2008...
-FACT: Ron Paul said, "If I were in Congress in 1996, I would have voted for the Defense of Marriage Act, which used Congress' constitutional authority to define what official state documents other states have to recognize under the Full Faith and Credit Clause, to ensure that no state would be forced to recognize a same-sex marriage license issued in another state."
http://www.thepoliticalguide....
-FACT: Ron Paul opposes the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would prohibit discrimination against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity by civilian, nonreligious employers.
http://www.salon.com/2007/09/...