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Shellie Zimmerman asks judge to throw out perjury charge
Her lawyer: The special prosecutor has exceeded her authority.
Her lawyer: The special prosecutor has exceeded her authority.
By Rene Stutzman, Orlando Sentinel
5:24 p.m. EST, November 29, 2012
Shellie Zimmerman perjury: Shellie Zimmerman asks judge to throw out perjury charge - OrlandoSentinel.com5:24 p.m. EST, November 29, 2012
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Gov. Rick Scott in March appointed Corey as special prosecutor in the George Zimmerman case. He's the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed, black 17-year-old, Feb. 26, in Sanford.
Scott's executive order gave Corey the authority to investigate "all matters pertaining to the death."
In paperwork filed today in state circuit court in Sanford, Shellie Zimmerman's attorney, Kelly B. Sims, argues that Corey's authority does not extend to any cases in Seminole County except that of George Zimmerman.
"Importantly, Governor Scott did not give Special Prosecutor Corey blanket authority to file additional charges against other individuals for any alleged crimes committed within the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit," Sims wrote.
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Gov. Rick Scott in March appointed Corey as special prosecutor in the George Zimmerman case. He's the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed, black 17-year-old, Feb. 26, in Sanford.
Scott's executive order gave Corey the authority to investigate "all matters pertaining to the death."
In paperwork filed today in state circuit court in Sanford, Shellie Zimmerman's attorney, Kelly B. Sims, argues that Corey's authority does not extend to any cases in Seminole County except that of George Zimmerman.
"Importantly, Governor Scott did not give Special Prosecutor Corey blanket authority to file additional charges against other individuals for any alleged crimes committed within the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit," Sims wrote.
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Interesting. A technicality that should fly.