Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Is Zimmerman's indictment based on evidence or politics?

Here's an exhaustive post - embedded with comments from various law types - that probable cause was likely not sufficient to justify the indictment.

And now his lawyers want a new judge.

Seminole Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler disclosed late last week that her husband works with CNN legal analyst Mark NeJame, who was approached by Zimmerman earlier in the week about representing him after his original lawyers quit. NeJame declined, but said he gave Zimmerman a short list of alternatives, including Mark O'Mara, who Zimmerman ultimately chose as his legal counsel shortly before his arrest.

O'Mara told
CNN late Monday night after filing his request that he expected Recksiedler to grant it and recuse herself.