Don’t you love it when people prove you right? It wasn’t that long ago that I wrote this about the George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin case: “Plenty of people in this country do buy Zimmerman’s self-defense claim, but trust me: many of those folks are the same ones who made Lt. William Calley a hero, […]
Donations to the legal defense fund of George Zimmerman have surged since the accused killer of Miami teenager Trayvon Martin has been ordered back to jail, his lawyer told ABC News today. Attorney Mark O’Mara said Zimmerman’s online defense fund has been receiving about $1,000 a day in donations, but the pace picked up after […]
Just as more and more evidence emerges that George Zimmerman and supporters, perhaps even including his wife, may have been colluding to mislead the court in securing a lower bond for him, public outrage continues to swell over rumblings his attorneys could now be plotting a course of action where they will seek to have […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A new attorney is joining the legal team representing George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin earlier this year. The Orlando Sentinel reports lead defense attorney Mark O'Mara plans to announce Friday that veteran Orlando attorney Donald R. West will join his team. West, who specializes […]
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A judge has revoked the bond of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and ordered him returned to jail within 48 hours. Prosecutors said in a motion that 28-year-old George Zimmerman and his family misled them about his finances when testifying during a bail hearing that allowed […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A consortium of 13 media companies, including The Associated Press, is challenging efforts to seal certain documents in the second-degree murder case of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing Trayvon Martin. The list includes most of Florida's major media organizations. The motions filed Tuesday challenged efforts by both prosecutors and […]
New video has emerged of George Zimmerman walking around the Sanford Police Station unattended. According to the date mark at the lower bottom of the recording, the video was recorded on Feb. 29–three days after Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin dead. ABC News also reports that the video was shot three days after Trayvon’s killing.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman accused the Sanford police department of corruption more than a year before he shot Trayvon Martin, saying at a public forum the agency covered up the beating of a black homeless man by the son of a white officer. "I would just like to state that the law is […]
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Trayvon Martin had marijuana in his system. He was shot through the heart at close range. George Zimmerman had a broken nose, bruises and bloody cuts on the back of his head. The lead investigator wanted to charge Zimmerman with manslaughter in the weeks after the shooting but was overruled. These […]
It now appears that George Zimmerman has a history of spewing racially incendiary remarks – crude comments that could surface during his upcoming trial for killing unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. A seven-year-old MySpace page offered a disturbing glimpse into Zimmerman’s thinking about Mexicans, his ex-wife and the police. “I dont miss driving around scared to […]
His first lawyers and advisers were too wrapped up in the publicity whirl to tend to their client’s best interests. But George Zimmerman now seems to have a savvy team around him – savvy enough to know that, if a prospective jury pool is going to be contaminated, they may as well throw in a […]
Calling it an “oversight,” George Zimmerman’s attorney said Friday the neighborhood watch volunteer did not disclose that a website had raised more than $200,000 for his defense, even though his family told the judge they would have trouble coming up with his bond. “Quite honestly, with everything he is going through over the past several […]
