AND HE SHOULD be reimbursed IMO.

George Zimmerman will ask the state of Florida to reimburse him for as much as $300,000 in expenses he racked up successfully defending himself in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, NBC News has learned.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/27/20203855-george-zimmerman-wants-state-of-florida-to-pay-for-expensive-defense?lite

yeah, everyone that's found not guilty should have their funds reimbursed,,,,

that's gonna work

don't be involved in the crime, don't pay for the defense,,,,simple

Retroactive logic not possible...

true, unless someone is unjustly INCARCERATED for a crime they didn't commit

than the loss of their freedom and opportunities for years on end is worth reimbursement

The truth is, he should have never been charged.
It was prosecution done to appease the media misrepresenting the case and putting pressure on authorities. They caved and charged him when they had NO CASE AT ALL THAT THEY COULD WIN.

Malicious prosecution.

The knew they had no case but they did it anyway costing the state and Zimmerman tons of money for no reason. They had no case.

good luck proving that parents didn't have a right to seek justice for an armed man shooting their unarmed minor

and that there was a fight, is not good enough,,,,


they had a case, they just chose six jurors who believed zimmermans narrative with little to no supporting evidence of his account and plenty to the contrary,,,,

They don't chose jurors according to what they believe. Jurors make their decision based upon evidence and law.

It wasn't simply the parents seeking justice. There were instigators and media pushing the issue very hard. But I'm not surprised the parents were pushing it too. They needed someone to blame.

jurors are people, they make decisions like human beings, with their own perceptions and logic influencing their decisions

the issue NEEDED To be pushed because someone lost their life

he was acquitted, he should be grateful he gets to walk away and get on with his life

he has enough fans that IM sure he will survive,,and I doubt he provided the funds involved in the first place,,,

and yes, when someone kills your child, you expect someone to be held accountable... or as folks here like to call it

be
'blamed'

There was never any case that could be won by the prosecution. He should be reimbursed for a needless trial that was purely politically motivated.

If there was Plenty of evidence to the contrary, then why didn't at least one of the jurors find Z guilty?(it was a unanimous decision)
There was NO evidence on the prosecution's side, Thats why they had to find a prosecutor from an outside jurisdiction to even try the case.

LOL...great example

Some will claim that racism and bigotry is cool. Just as long as they give away free stuff.

should sue the Pants off al those Racebaiters,like Al,Oprah,Jesse,POTUS,and the whole Prosecution-Team and State Attorney General Office for that Idiot Trial to have gone forward!
But no Civil-Liability-Trial and Big Cash-award for the Family without Arrest and Charge!
That's where the Dog lies buried!

If only!...

at least ONE Did,, initially three did, by the end of deliberation all however voted unanimously

he needs to 'get over it',, he doesn't get any more special treatment than the millions of others who pay expense in court and are not proven guilty,,,,

there was evidence from an ear witness who heard trey tell z to get off of him,, there was evidence from an eye witness who heard voices arguing and saw the two tussling upright for at least a few seconds,,,,

but the jury chose , apparently , to either ignore that, or find it irrelevant to Zs right to 'defend himself' from the 158 pound untrained MMA fighter,,,lol

How absurd

Ahhhh, your old double standard ...

No mention of the evidence that Martin was a little hoodlum that the judge excluded from evidence.

"untrained MMA fighter", isn't that a contradiction in terms