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Originally Posted by BoxerJoe
It doesn't have anything to do with the facts of the case in the Murder 2 charge...although maybe some might try to point toward diminished credibility for Zimmerman because of this.
Bonds are set at a certain amount in relation to the defendent's financial sitaution so that he/she will not consider taking flight and will instead show back up for court. Zimmerman should not have been left in a position in which he was out of jail and with all that donated PayPal money. That made him more of a flight risk and defeated the supposed function of setting a bond amount. He may get another bond hearing in a couple weeks, in which case the judge would set a new, higher number that also considers the PayPal donations to Zimmerman.
The prosecution has a recording from a phone conversation George (in jail at the time prior to the bond hearing) had with his wife about that money. This doesn't change how I view the facts of the case, but this certainly wasn't the best of moves by George and his wife.
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If your hard in his corner you could even argue he wasnt smart enough to kee the easy story together - how would he lie about the big one?
Just another can't hang on every detail development in my book.