Lawyer: Zimmerman prosecutor withheld evidence
Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. — A court employee who retrieved photos and deleted text messages from Trayvon Martin’s cellphone has been placed on administrative leave after an attorney testified that prosecutors didn’t properly turn over the evidence to the defense, an attorney said Wednesday.
Former prosecutor Wesley White said he was ethically obligated to reveal that Fourth Judicial Circuit Information Technology Director Ben Kruidbos retrieved the data that weren’t turned over.
White said the photos Kruidbos retrieved were of a hand holding a gun and one depicted drugs. The content of the text messages wasn’t specified.
“I’m an officer of the court and I’m obliged to inform the court of any misconduct or any potential misconduct coming before the court. Whether it’s by the defense or prosecution,” White said.
The defense released photos of a gun, marijuana plant and Martin’s text messages publicly, saying that if prosecutors planned to paint Zimmerman as the aggressor and Martin as the innocent bystander, they wanted the information to defend him. Attorneys won’t be able to mention the teen’s drug use, suspension from school and past fighting during opening statements at the trial, Nelson ruled Tuesday.
O’Mara reported on the defense team’s website Wednesday that Zimmerman’s defense fund had less than $5,000 left. The fund had raised almost $315,000 by January.
His attorneys are calculating that Zimmerman needs another $120,000 to put on a good defense, or even another $75,000 to give him a fighting chance.
How many people can’t raise almost half a million dollars to defend themselves? Don’t tell me that Mr. Zimmerman hasn’t already been punished.
This started as an clear case of politically motivated persecution and is fast becoming a sickening example of the menace of political correctness and Democrat corruption. And above all, a miscarriage of justice.
But I’ll keep following it;
https://onthenorthriver.com/2012/03/27/wait-for-it/
Put it to bed
Latinos, Blacks and Women have as much to fear as any white male.
I’m getting behind this old liberal lawyer, there’s a first time for everything.
Breaking News
Detective in Zimmerman case said he was pressured to file charges.
