George Zimmerman will be in court this morning.
It should be the last hearing before his trial begins. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, 17, in Florida. Jury selection is scheduled to start on June 10.
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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - Prosecutors are asking a judge to revoke the bond of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Prosecutors said in a motion filed Friday that George Zimmerman misled them about his finances when testifying during a bail hearing that allowed him to be... more »
George Zimmerman, the Neighborhood Watch captain accused of killing an unarmed black teen in Florida, is out on bond. The death of Trayvon Martin continues to make waves across the country, including in Southern Colorado, where it's brought a different awareness to the idea of Neighborhood Watch.
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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - A judge says George Zimmerman can be released on $150,000 bail as he awaits trial for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester set several conditions Friday for Zimmerman's release. He cannot have any firearms, drink alcohol or use drugs and must observe... more »
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - A bail hearing has begun for the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering Trayvon Martin An attorney for George Zimmerman is asking the Seminole County judge to let Zimmerman post bail at a hearing Friday. Zimmerman is in the courtroom, shackled but dressed in a suit.... more »
WASHINGTON (AP) - Actor and comedian Bill Cosby says the debate over the killing of Trayvon Martin by a neighborhood watch volunteer should be focused on guns, not race. In an interview aired Sunday, Cosby said calling George Zimmerman a racist doesn't solve anything. Cosby says the bigger question is... more »
WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder says the Justice Department will take appropriate action in the Trayvon Martin case if it finds evidence that a federal criminal civil rights crime has been committed. The attorney general made the comment in an appearance Wednesday before a civil rights organization founded... more »
Across the nation cries for justice grow louder in the killing of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen who was gunned down by a neighborhood watch captain while walking home from a convenience store.
The outrage is present even here in Colorado Springs, where hundreds gathered for a march from... more »
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - The police chief at the center of a fatal neighborhood watch shooting says he is stepping down temporarily because he has become a distraction. Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee made the announcement at a news conference Thursday. Lee has been criticized after police did not arrest... more »