For the first time since that fateful night on February 26, the father of a neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed an unarmed teenager sat down for a television interview.
For the first time since that fateful night on February 26, the father of a neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed an unarmed teenager sat down for a television interview.
By KYLE HIGHTOWER Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The attorney for the shooter of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin says he is filing his appeal this week of the trial judge's recent ruling not to recuse himself from the case.
Mark O'Mara, who is representing George Zimmerman on second-degree murder for the fatal February shooting of Martin, said Monday he expects Fifth District Court of Appeals to act quickly, but said it could take several weeks for a ruling.
Judge Kenneth Lester denied O'Mara's motion asking for the recusal earlier this month. O'Mara argued then and is continuing to argue to the appeals' court that language Lester used in setting Zimmerman's $1 million bond showed bias.
O'Mara also said the defense plans to try to get the case dismissed under traditional self-defense and not Florida's "stand your ground" statute.
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Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:01 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:01:00 GMT
Attorneys have chosen 40 jury candidates to return for the second round of questioning in the George Zimmerman trial. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
After a week-and-a-half of grilling potential jurors individually, attorneys have chosen 40 jury candidates to return for the second round of questioning in the George Zimmerman trial. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:02 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:02:24 GMT
Attorneys trying to pick a jury in George Zimmerman's murder trial have selected a pool of 40 potential jurors who will go on to a second round of questioning. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
Attorneys trying to pick a jury in George Zimmerman's murder trial have selected a pool of 40 potential jurors who will go on to a second round of questioning. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:52 AM EDT2013-06-18 14:52:58 GMT
A voice recognition researcher for George Zimmerman is discounting the methods of prosecution experts who claim that screams captured on a 911 call belong to 17-year-old Trayvon Martin
A voice recognition researcher for George Zimmerman is discounting the methods of prosecution experts who claim that screams captured on a 911 call belong to 17-year-old Trayvon Martin
Monday, June 17 2013 8:05 PM EDT2013-06-18 00:05:05 GMT
Potential jurors' views on race were the focus of questioning Monday in second week of their selection for the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
Potential jurors' views on race were the focus of questioning Monday in second week of their selection for the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
Sunday, June 16 2013 4:26 PM EDT2013-06-16 20:26:29 GMT
An attorney defending George Zimmerman in his murder trial said at the end of the first week of jury selection that he thinks a jury could be seated by the middle of next week.
An attorney defending George Zimmerman in his murder trial said at the end of the first week of jury selection that he thinks a jury could be seated by the middle of next week.
Friday, June 14 2013 11:08 PM EDT2013-06-15 03:08:50 GMT
A juror in the George Zimmerman trial who had been dismissed caused a stir Friday after he returned to the Seminole County courthouse and complained about the jury process. [MORE: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
A juror in the George Zimmerman trial who had been dismissed caused a stir Friday after he returned to the Seminole County courthouse and complained about the jury process. [MORE: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
Thursday, June 13 2013 9:54 PM EDT2013-06-14 01:54:22 GMT
Attorneys are now asking for a pool of 40 potential jurors, instead of 30, before going on to the next phase of questioning. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
Attorneys are now asking for a pool of 40 potential jurors, instead of 30, before going on to the next phase of questioning. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
A lawyer for the family of Trayvon Martin stressed that the teenager George Zimmerman is accused of murdering is not the one on trial. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
During a news conference following Wednesday's jury selection proceedings, a lawyer for the family of Trayvon Martin stressed that the teenager George Zimmerman is accused of murdering is not the one on trial. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
Tuesday, June 11 2013 12:34 PM EDT2013-06-11 16:34:58 GMT
Members of the public interested in attending the George Zimmerman trial can enter a lottery for one of 24 seats in the courtroom, the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit said.
Members of the public interested in attending the George Zimmerman trial can enter a lottery for one of 24 seats in the courtroom, the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit said.
A judge in the case of a former neighborhood watch leader accused of shooting Florida teenager Trayvon Martin is set to hear arguments on a request by defense attorneys to delay the trial.
A judge in the case of a former neighborhood watch leader accused of shooting Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has denied a defense request to delay the trial.
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