Zimmerman’s Attorney To Seek Legal Costs From The State

August 28, 2013

The state is expected to receive a bill for between $200,000 and $300,000 to cover the legal costs of George Zimmerman, who was acquitted last month in the February 2012 shooting death of teen Trayvon Martin in Sanford.

Zimmerman defense attorney Mark O’Mara is preparing a motion to ask Circuit Judge Debra S. Nelson to authorize the payment that would cover the costs of expert witnesses, travel, depositions, photocopies, and an animated 3-D video that defense attorneys showed jurors during closing arguments depicting Martin punching Zimmerman, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

Part of Florida law requires the state to refund legal costs associated with a case, except for attorney fees, when a defendant in a criminal prosecution is acquitted.

A judge would have to approve the refund, which is also submitted to the Justice Administrative Commission for payment. The legal costs would be in addition to the more than $900,000 spent by public agencies on the five week murder trial, according to the Sentinel.

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2 Responses to “Zimmerman’s Attorney To Seek Legal Costs From The State”

  1. David Huie Green on August 29th, 2013 6:28 am

    So if an innocent citizen might do something wrong some day in the future, you believe his civil rights should be taken away in advance?

    He might shoot an attacker so he should be disarmed?
    He might vote wrongly, so he should be disenfranchised?
    He might say the wrong thing, so he should be silenced?

  2. melodies4us on August 28th, 2013 11:01 pm

    The state should take away Zimmerman’s gun rights, before he stands his ground again :(

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