Zimmerman Awaits Release From Jail On Bail
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — All eyes remain on the Florida town where George Zimmerman is awaiting release on bail. Sunday marked the second day after a Florida judge agreed to let the neighborhood watch...
View ArticleZimmerman Released On Bail Under Stricter Terms
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman is out of jail again, but the rules have changed since the last time he was released on bail after being charged in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. When he...
View ArticleZimmerman Attorneys Short Of Moving To Next Round
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — After three days of trying to seat a jury, prosecutors and attorneys for George Zimmerman have interviewed two dozen potential jurors but are still a half-dozen short of being able...
View ArticlePast Police Calls Can Be Used In Zimmerman Trial
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida judge has ruled that police dispatch calls George Zimmerman made in the months before he fatally shot Trayvon Martin can be admitted at his murder trial. Judge...
View ArticleOfficer: ‘Zimmerman Didn’t Display Any Ill Will Toward Martin’
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A prosecutor in George Zimmerman’s murder trial on Tuesday tried to pick apart the statements of a Sanford Police detective who had been called as a prosecution witness a day...
View ArticleZimmerman Jury To Ponder Conflicting Testimony
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the George Zimmerman trial are heading into their weekend with a lot of courtroom drama and conflicting testimony to digest. Friday’s action-packed session saw the...
View ArticleFla. Gov. Target Of Protest Over Zimmerman Verdict
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Dozens of protesters carrying signs demanding justice for Trayvon Martin crammed into the lobby of Gov. Rick Scott’s office Tuesday and refused to leave until the governor...
View ArticleFla. Protesters Upset With Verdict Leave Capitol
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A small but determined group upset by the acquittal of George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin’s killing ended a 31-day long protest Thursday at the Florida Capitol. Protesters...
View ArticleLegislators Shoot Down Effort To Repeal ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A panel of Florida legislators on Thursday easily defeated an effort to repeal the state’s controversial “stand your ground law” Thursday following hours of passionate...
View ArticleJudge To Decide If Zimmerman Is Released On Bail
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman goes before a judge Tuesday on charges related to a domestic dispute with his girlfriend, yet another outburst involving allegations he used a firearm to threaten...
View ArticleZimmerman’s Former Attorney Unfazed By Bar Inquiry
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The attorney who helped get George Zimmerman acquitted of murder charges said Tuesday that he expects an ethics inquiry opened by the Florida Bar will find nothing wrong in how he...
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