Florida law stacks the odds against George Zimmerman's 2nd request for bail

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Please note: I reworded the title in my subject line because the original ("Florida law against George Zimmerman's fight for bail&quot sounded grammatically incorrect, as if it were illegal for Zimmerman to seek bail.

Florida law against George Zimmerman's fight for bail



http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2012/7/2/zimmerman_bond_decis.html

We have learned Zimmerman has Florida law against him when it comes to getting out of jail.

Florida statute 903.035 states:

903.035?Applications for bail; information provided; hearing on application for modification; penalty for providing false or misleading information or omitting material information.—(1)(a)?All information provided by a defendant, in connection with any application for or attempt to secure bail, to any court, court personnel, or individual soliciting or recording such information for the purpose of evaluating eligibility for, or securing, bail for the defendant, under circumstances such that the defendant knew or should have known that the information was to be used in connection with an application for bail, shall be accurate, truthful, and complete without omissions to the best knowledge of the defendant.
(b)?The failure to comply with the provisions of paragraph (a) may result in the revocation or modification of bail.

Legal analyst Alicia Adamson said being a flight risk or a danger to the community is also taken into consideration. However, that’s not all.

“There is a third issue to granting a bond, which is persevering judicial integrity,” Adamson said. “I think that by George Zimmerman misleading the court, the judicial integrity has been compromised. That along with the fact that the information when requesting a bond should be truthful, should be complete and should not have any omissions, so I think that the judge is going to have to evaluate whether or not he felt that the excuse given by Zimmerman’s lawyer would suffice.” Zimmerman’s defense team said their client was “confused and afraid.”

[csziggy]

1. Good - he will be safer in jail

And can wait there for his SYG hearing or his trial, whichever arrives at the final disposition of his case.

Zimmerman and his family lied to the court at the first bond hearing and apparently lied to his lawyer before the hearing, even if they only lied by omission. If I were the judge, I would not believe one word that came out of the mouth of any member of that family.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

2. Does not getting bail mean coming to court dissheveled in an orange jumpsuit,

rather than straight from the barber in a three-piece suit?

In Zimmerman's case, I certainly hope so.

[freshwest]

3. Looking chic, confident and comfortable in that picture. Likely allowed to dress up, though.

During trials defendents do to not have that 'guilty as charged' look in scrubs. Although I've seen defendents brought into court in jail house uniforms in shackles all chained together. Saw a group of women brought in very short shifts and no pants, in cuffs. Obviously to humiliate them, they were walking very carefully to keep them from riding up and showing their underwear. I was angry and glad I didn't get called for the jury duty that day. Sure that the look on my face said it all.