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Posted by Andrew Branca on June 06, 2013 23 Comments
The Zimmerman court is engaged in a pretrial Frye hearing that will decide, in part, whether the prosecution’s expert witnesses can testify about their analysis of an audio recording of the 911 call made by Witness #11, which ended up accidentally capturing the last moments...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 05, 2013 28 Comments
Hey folks, As the Professor announced this past Sunday, I will be covering the Zimmerman trial (starting Monday, June 10) nearly-live right here on Legal Insurrection.  My commitment is to provide reality-based analysis, without the speculation, spin, and snark we’ve seen too much of already....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 31, 2013 17 Comments
We are going to have some great coverage of the George Zimmerman trial.  I think Legal Insurrection’s coverage will be the best around.  I’ll have an announcement about that probably Sunday night. In the meantime, you can brush up on the case by reading our prior posts...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 28, 2013 35 Comments
Update — see post-hearing analysis at bottom of post. ——————– At a hearing today, the Judge in the George Zimmerman case granted the prosecution’s motion to exclude all mention of Trayvon Martin’s social media use, including images and text relating to fighting and marijuana use....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 24, 2013 28 Comments
George Zimmerman’s lawyers released photos from Trayvon Martin’s cell phone, including the two below. Zimmerman’s team says they will seek to introduce the photos and others to show that he was not as portrayed in the media and by the family’s attorneys: The evidence that George...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 03, 2012 26 Comments
Remember when ABC obtained a police station surveillance tape which supposedly showed no injuries to George Zimmerman, thereby allegedly disproving his claim that he was being beaten when he shot Trayvon Martin? The Martin family lawyer along with plenty of left-wing blogs (including a once-famous...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 23, 2012 13 Comments
Because of the election, the trial of George Zimmerman for the killing of Trayvon Martin, has been out of our focus.  But not for long, as the trial is scheduled for June 10, and there will be pre-trial evidentiary hearings in April. Here are some recent...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 29, 2012 25 Comments
Via AP (h/t Samuel Keck in Tip Line)  A three-judge panel in Florida has ruled that a former neighborhood watch leader charged in the fatal shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin should be granted a new judge in his case. Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 18, 2012 71 Comments
There has been a lot written, including here, about Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, and the role it played in the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. Almost all of the criticisms of the law as applied to this case revolve around the allegation...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 13, 2012 65 Comments
It probably will not stop those who want to portray the case as racial from continuing to make claims of racial motivation in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, but the FBI has confirmed that there is no substantial evidence that George Zimmerman was racist. Via...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 06, 2012 52 Comments
George Zimmerman posted a $1 million bond, and walked out of jail this afternoon. According to The Orlando Sentinel: Zimmerman posted the $1 million bond thanks in part to the $20,000 in donations raised since Thursday when Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. set the bond...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 05, 2012 125 Comments
But since he probably only has to put up 10% in cash, he should be walking free soon. (Order here and at bottom of post) Via Orlando Sentinel: A Sanford judge today ordered George Zimmerman, the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who shot and killed Trayvon Martin,...
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