Lets face it and be honest.   On 4/20/12 during the bond hearing, we were all singing the praises of a tactical decision my Mark O’Mara to question special investigator Gilbreath on the stand about their evidence to support the affidavit for Probable Cause.

Everyone considered it a strategic and tactical manuever meant to catch the prosecution in general, and Bernie De la Rionda specifically, off guard, and it worked brilliantly.  Score one for Team Zimmerman.
Today, the opposite happened.  Bernie De la Rionda countered at the evidentiary hearing and caught Mark O’Mara off guard with his motion to revoke the bond.   De la Rionda presented specific evidence to show that George Zimmerman and Shelly Zimmerman (his wife) were specifically misrepresenting their financial disclosure.

De la Rionda had all his ducks in a row with copies of the Zimmerman’s Credit Union accounts, tapes and transcripts from their phone conversations, and specific transcripts from a conversation at the Credit Union between Shelly, George and a representative when they transferred $135,000 from PayPal into their personal accounts.   I strongly suggest you look at the States evidence outlined in the motion AVAILABLE HERE.
Remember one of the questions asked to Shelly Zimmerman was “Do you have any estimate as to how much has already been obtained or collected“?  Her response was “I do not“.

Given the evidence which De La Rionda presented to the judge today, a reasonable person can only conclude that she was lying. Indeed, Judge Lester reached that conclusion himself, saying the defendant and his wife had been “deceptive” to the court.
All of this has no effect on the actual circumstances surrounding the shooting itself.  However, it does speak to the credibility of George and Shelly Zimmerman, and may significantly diminish his credibility in the eyes of the public.
Readers who have followed the events and ebb and flow of the evidence thus far have been quick to point out the rabid refusal of pro-Trayvon contingents to accept the factual reality of the evidence.    Indeed many people have discussed a level of frustration with Trayvon supporters failing to accept the obvious.
So, it would serve the best interests of pro-Zimmerman folks to honestly accept the reality that the State has proven a deceptive intent by George Zimmerman and his wife Shelly to represent their financial position on the date of 4/20 and again on 4/27.
There is no need to discuss the motive for the deception, that aspect is irrelevant, one only needs to admit that a deceptive intent was presented to the court; and Judge Lester found good reason to believe it existed also.
Refusing to accept this factually proven aspect of falsehood, under the guise of some kind of misguided deflection, diminishes a Zimmerman advocate to the same level of naiveté as a Crump believer.
Bond Hearing Transcript Here
Motion for Bond Revocation with Evidence Here