George Zimmerman, accused in the shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, could be cleared of a second-degree murder charge if a judge rules in his favor in a new "Stand Your Ground" hearing. full story ![]()
Legal experts were shocked on Tuesday when the attorneys for George Zimmerman announced they’d skip a hearing that could have led to the dismissal of charges for their client. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed Florida teenager whose death on Feb. 26, 2012, polarized the nation.
ibtimes.com (3 months and 14 days ago)

Hearing may have led to dismissal of charges in the shooting death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin.
abcnews.com (3 months and 15 days ago)

A Florida judge questioned George Zimmerman today on his decision to waive an immunity hearing under the state's "Stand Your Ground" law, which means that he is likely heading for a trial this summer in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin.
abcnews.com (1 month and 18 days ago)
Prosecutor asks judge to conduct "full inquiry" of Trayvon Martin's shooter. The state wants to know for sure whether George Zimmerman plans to claim immunity from prosecution in the shooting of Trayvon Martin — before he goes to trial in the second-degree murder case.
orlandosentinel.com (1 month and 24 days ago)
The lawyer for the Florida man accused of fatally shooting Trayvon Martin said that he won't need the two weeks a judge previously set aside for an immunity hearing.
theledger.com (3 months and 15 days ago)
ORLANDO, Fla. - Prosecutors in Florida want George Zimmerman to state publicly at a court hearing on Tuesday whether he will pursue his immunity defense in the 2012 shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin on the basis of the state's "Stand Your Ground" law, or waive his right to use it.
news-herald.com (1 month and 20 days ago)

The former neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin told a judge Tuesday that he agrees with his defense attorneys' decision not to seek an immunity hearing under the state's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law.
ocala.com (1 month and 18 days ago)
A year ago today, Florida teenager Trayvon Martin was killed in an incident that spurred debate on racial profiling, gun control and the Sunshine State’s controversial Stand Your Ground Law.
ibtimes.com (3 months and 23 days ago)

George Zimmerman, the Florida man charged with murder for shooting Trayvon Martin, will probably take his case straight to a jury trial — skipping a “stand your ground” hearing with a judge.
nydailynews.com (3 months and 15 days ago)
Watch a pretrial hearing in the case of George Zimmerman, who is accused of shooting to death teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida in February 2012. The full trial begins Monday.
argusleader.com (12 days ago)
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