Just over an hour into opening statements into the vessel homicide and manslaughter trial of George Pino, who crashed his boat into a Biscayne Bay channel marker almost four years ago, killing a teenage girl, the Doral real estate broker broke down in tears. His reaction suspended the proceedings so he could be medically evaluated.
As Pino sobbed and shook, one of his daughters sat next to him, and Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez requested that the jury be removed from the courtroom. Pino stepped out to compose himself, but his lead attorney, Howard Srebnick, told the judge that he was concerned about his client’s health.
“I don’t think he’s well,” Srebnick told Tinkler Mendez. Miami Fire Rescue would not comment on Pino’s condition, but Tinkler Mendez dismissed the jury for the day, with opening arguments scheduled to resume at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday…