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Title: Zimmerman's lawyer asks to have judge removed from case
Post by: Chris_ on April 17, 2012, 10:54:55 AM

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Zimmerman's lawyer asks to have judge removed from case

George Zimmerman's defense team formally requested Monday that the Florida judge assigned to their client's case be removed after she revealed her husband works with a CNN legal analyst.

Mark O'Mara's office filed paperwork Monday asking that Seminole Circuit Judge Jessica Recksiedler not preside over second-degree murder proceedings involving Zimmerman, according to Seminole County Court spokeswoman Michelle Kennedy.

The motion to "disqualify" the trial judge "will be ruled on in the appropriate manner," Kennedy said Monday.

CNN (http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/16/justice/florida-teen-shooting/index.html)

Hell yes, I'd demand a new judge.  Damn media vultures.

Title: Re: Zimmerman's lawyer asks to have judge removed from case
Post by: Kyle Ricky on April 17, 2012, 10:59:46 AM

****in right. I would do the same thing. The media already tried and convicted him, they are just waiting for the sentence to come down now.

Title: Re: Zimmerman's lawyer asks to have judge removed from case
Post by: obumazombie on April 17, 2012, 12:57:34 PM

Dang me...
Roger Miller (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg7DcCI39GY&feature=fvst)
They oughta take a rope and hang me...

Title: Re: Zimmerman's lawyer asks to have judge removed from case
Post by: docstew on April 17, 2012, 01:56:35 PM

The way our legal system is set up, virtually all motions of this type should be approved. If they aren't, it's just another reason for an appeal, especially if the judge is "tainted". The fact she hasn't recused sheds some light on her beliefs, plus the possibility of media tampering in the case is huge.

Title: Re: Zimmerman's lawyer asks to have judge removed from case
Post by: rich_t on April 17, 2012, 04:22:50 PM

If the judge isn't disqualified, I wonder if the motion will make her hostile toward the defense?

Title: Re: Zimmerman's lawyer asks to have judge removed from case
Post by: DefiantSix on April 18, 2012, 03:22:06 PM

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(http://a57.foxnews.com/img.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/World/660/371/Zim_Mar_Charges640.jpg)
Judge quits Trayvon Martin shooting case, citing conflict of interest (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/18/judge-quits-trayvon-martin-shooting-case-citing-conflict-interest/)
Published April 18, 2012 | Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. –  The judge presiding over the Trayvon Martin shooting...

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Title: Re: Zimmerman's lawyer asks to have judge removed from case
Post by: Kyle Ricky on April 18, 2012, 04:40:21 PM

Quote from: DefiantSix on April 18, 2012, 03:22:06 PM

Good move.