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George Zimmerman's Fund Drive

By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Thu May 30, 2013 at 02:13:09 PM EST
Tags: George Zimmerman (all tags)
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Yesterday, George Zimmerman's lawyer posted and tweeted the defense fund was out of money and desperately in need of $75,000 to $150,000 for experts, deposition transcripts and other expenses.

Since then, they have raised $12,000. Some of the donors have explained why their are contributing.

“I don't know if George Zimmerman is guilty or not, but he deserves the ability to defend his self in court as best he can. This donation wouldn't be necessary if certain individuals and organizations hadn't attempted to act as his judge, jury, and executioner in the wake of that terrible night. Good luck, and may the truth prevail, whatever it may be.”

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Another said:

“I believe GZ should have equal access to funding as the prosecutors. I have not forged an opinion on his guilt or innocence. I support fair trials for all. Good luck.”

O'Mara writes:

If you believe that George acted properly in self-defense; if you feel he is being wrongly prosecuted; if you feel that George deserves a fair trial, please consider sending one last donation. Even the smallest donations of $5.00 and $10.00 are significant when multiplied by the thousands who contribute.

O'Mara and West have not yet been paid any legal fees.

Mr. O’Mara and Mr. West have not been paid a cent for their services; many interns work diligently for no money; some staffers work for far less than they deserve. Meanwhile, the State of Florida has spared no expense in it’s prosecution of George Zimmerman.

To donate to the George Zimmerman Defense Fund via PayPal, go here.

Regarding comments: If you don't approve of contributing to Zimmerman because you think he's guilty, don't bother to comment. When I get back to the computer, such comments will be deleted. This is about getting a fair trial and leveling the playing field between the state and defense. If you want to debate the merits of the case, do it on one of the Zimmermann case posts, not here.

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    How does anyone get a fair trial (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by redwolf on Thu May 30, 2013 at 03:59:46 PM EST
    with these levels of costs? You'd have to be making half a million a year to handle the costs without too much trouble.

    Public defender (3.00 / 2) (#6)
    by cboldt on Thu May 30, 2013 at 04:16:35 PM EST
    After you have been financially wiped out, you qualify for a public defender.

    Now you see why the Fla. legislature passed the immunity provision into law.  A person who is justified in using force should not then be exposed to the cost of a legal defense - at least that's how it is supposed to work in principle.

    Just another worthless law, against prosecutors and courts who disrespect it.

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    There ought to be... (5.00 / 1) (#11)
    by bmaz on Thu May 30, 2013 at 06:37:01 PM EST
    ...an ability to be declared indigent b/c the attorneys are effectively pro bono and get help on trial costs from the state.

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    Simple answers to simple questions... (none / 0) (#48)
    by kdog on Fri May 31, 2013 at 09:44:56 AM EST
    you need to be a wealthy defendant, or have sponsors, to get a true fair trial in this country.

    I believe public defenders do they best they can, but they just can't match the time, resources and staff of the prosecutors office.  It is an inherently unfair system...it would be nice if public defenders got matching taxpayer funds, dollar for dollar & staffer for staffer, for what the prosecution has allocated on any given case.

    My questi