Q-Beam - And A Review of Statements

Many people were wondering what approach Mark O’Mara would take now that Operation Q-Beam has been successful. While this is not a formal retort to the court, the GZ Defense Team has posted the following notification as a reply to The State’s Response:

The STATE’S RESPONSE TO DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR DISCOVERY VIOLATIONS, while pointed, has little substance that addresses the very serious motion we have before the Court.

From a legal perspective, the Zimmerman case is about whether George Zimmerman acted in self-defense, but we understand that the case has also become important to the national conversation about race relations, about gun control, and about “Stand Your Ground” laws. Although the Court will not be able to resolve these larger issues, we as the defense team, have chosen to engage in the national conversation in a responsible and respectful way.

George Zimmerman was arrested under an extraordinary set of circumstances, and he is being prosecuted under similar circumstances. As we prepare for a jury trial in June, we have real concerns about George’s ability to receive a fair trial. The DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SANCTIONS AGAINST STATE ATTORNEY’S OFFICE FOR DISCOVERY VIOLATIONS is not a frivolous attack on the prosecution, it is a serious attempt to seek remedy for discovery violations that have a substantial impact on our ability to defend George.

What is at stake is George Zimmerman’s right to a fair trial, and in a broader sense, what is at stake is the sanctity of the criminal justice system and its ability to function properly under the incredible public and political pressures that have been placed upon it. (link)

Again, not an official reply to the court/state. Will such a motion follow?

Operation Q-Beam held one objective – To remove the weakness in the Defense Team ability due to the “influence” the state held over Mark O’Mara. HatTip to John Galt who eloquently outlines the benefit now the TRUTH is out in the open before the court:

1. MOM appeared fettered by the leverage BDLR held against him with respect to the paypal – indigency issue. No, your bold warrior strode through the valley of death w/o fear, you say? Consider the motion to continue in which MOM stated that BDLR had taken a “formalistic approach” to discovery but had “not violated the rule.” MOM made statements despite months of discovery stonewalling. Consider the effect of such statements on BDLR. Would they instill fear and motivate disclosure?

2. As you have noted, Sundance has repeatedly and intensely directed his Q Beam on the paypal – indigency leverage issue, and the case as a whole. CTH coverage of the case has rankled BDLR to the point that he railed against CTH by name, in open court. At some point, did it occur to MOM that the indigency – paypal issue was actually no longer a secret? How do you blackmail somebody if the secret that you wield against them is repeatedly published on a website referenced in open court?

3. There appears to have been a recent change in tone and tactics in MOM’s approach to the case. They have gone from allegations that BDLR has “taken a formalistic approach” to motions for sanctions which personally attack BDLR’s lack of ethics and discovery stonewalling.

4. The result? BDLR is clearly off the rails. He attempts to club MOM with the paypal – indigency issue …

Q Beam = MOM unchained

The state has also submitted a redacted supplemental discovery update showing they gave the hand written letter by witness #8 “DeeDee” (bottom of page) to the defense on March 15th of this year [same date as Sybrina Fulton deposition]. The statement was written sometime prior to the 3/19/12 interview with Benjamin Crump and ABC News. So the state essentially held on to this written document, from its own self-described “most important witness” for almost a year before handing it to the defense.

Also, given the newly released Witness #8 hand written descriptive dated 3.19.12 [same date as the Benjamin Crump phone interview with ABC recording] it is worthwhile to look back upon all the varying accounts of the key February 26th, 2012 timeline:

Initial 284 page pdf file

Tracy and Sybrina March 26th