Judge Orders Zimmerman to Jail for Lying to Court

June 2, 2012 by legitgov

Judge Orders Zimmerman to Jail for Lying to Court 01 Jun 2012 Accused murderer George Zimmerman must return to jail within 48 hours, after a judge found he and his wife lied about their finances at a bail hearing in April. Zimmerman "can't sit back and obtain the benefit of a lower bond based upon those material falsehoods," Judge Kenneth Lester said in making his ruling, the Associated Press reports. In arguing for George Zimmerman's bail to be revoked, prosecutors asserted his wife Shelly "flat-out lied" to get a lower bail. In addition, Zimmerman and his wife "spoke in code to hide what they were doing" during jail telephone calls, prosecutors alleged.