[Vision2020] Zimm's lawyer to ask Florida to pay up to $300, 000 in legal costs

Joe Campbell philosopher.joe at gmail.com
Tue Aug 27 17:41:06 PDT 2013


Honestly I just don't get Wayne's response. War - good; prison - good; tax relief for corporations - good. Now paying the court costs of irresponsible people - good. Education and virtually every other government program (especially if it is related to health care) - bad. Can someone explain this (il)logic? Joe

On Aug 27, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Do you know if attorney fees - had they been incurred - would be eligible for reimbursement?  The article is very vague and lists 'Zimmerman will rely on state law that allows a defendant who has been found not guilty to be reimbursed for costs associated with a case.'
> 
> And Wayne asking why this isn't uniform across all states and being charged to the AG's cost center is a good question.
> 
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> From: thansen at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Zimm's lawyer to ask Florida to pay up to $300, 000 in legal costs
> Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:18:33 -0700
> To: scooterd408 at hotmail.com
> 
> The "reimbursement" is not for attorney costs, as the attorneys (as hig-priced as they my be), donated their time and efforts pro bono.  
> 
> The reimbursement is for costs related to witness availability and other defense material costs incurred by the defendant. 
> 
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
> 
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>   
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still 
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
> 
> - John Lennon
>  
> 
> 
> On Aug 27, 2013, at 11:29 AM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> In Florida can you really put up a high priced defense and then get reimbursed when acquitted?  Sounds like a cash cow for Florida defense lawyers.
> 
> 'Zimmerman, who is white and Hispanic, was found not guilty of murder and manslaughter on July 13 in Florida after a racially charged trial in the shooting of Martin, a 17-year-old African-American, in February 2012. Thousands of people demonstrated across the United States after the verdict.'
> 
> http://news.yahoo.com/zimmerman-lawyer-ask-florida-pay-300-000-legal-042625962.html
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