http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-06-01/zimmerman-trayvon-martin/55331072/1
I beleive the lesson learned here is to not lie to a judge during a bail hearing for a murder charge. This is really inexcusable and is a very dumb thing to do.
I feel the attorney is partly to blame here. Zimmerman sat in jail for a long time and during that time information about at least two or more legal defense funds was widely discussed in the press. His attorney should have known about these and he should have prepared his client for these questions from the judge.
Zimmerman's father, who also participated in the bail hearing, should have advised his son and his son's attorney about these types of questions which were surely going to be asked.
At this point, the strategy should be to hire a more experienced attorney and seek a trial as soon as possible.
I beleive the lesson learned here is to not lie to a judge during a bail hearing for a murder charge. This is really inexcusable and is a very dumb thing to do.
I feel the attorney is partly to blame here. Zimmerman sat in jail for a long time and during that time information about at least two or more legal defense funds was widely discussed in the press. His attorney should have known about these and he should have prepared his client for these questions from the judge.
Zimmerman's father, who also participated in the bail hearing, should have advised his son and his son's attorney about these types of questions which were surely going to be asked.
At this point, the strategy should be to hire a more experienced attorney and seek a trial as soon as possible.