Posted on 10/17/2012 9:28:20 AM PDT by Uncle Chip
SANFORD – George Zimmerman's murder trial in the death of Trayvon Martin was set for June 10 during a hearing in court this morning.
Zimmerman, 29, is charged with second-degree murder for shooting Trayvon, an unarmed 17-year-old, in Sanford Feb. 26, a homicide that set off civil-rights rallies across the country.
This morning, Circuit Judge Debra Nelson set Zimmerman’s trial for June 10. Attorneys in the case said they estimate the trial will last three weeks. Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda said he expected jury selection would take longer than the trial itself.
The hearing, known as a docket sounding, lasted about six minutes. Though the judge set a date, Zimmerman attorney Mark O’Mara was noncommittal about when he’d be fully prepared.
“I don’t know today when we’ll be ready for trial,” he said.
After the hearing, Zimmerman's defense tweeted he will likely seek a hearing under the controversial self-defense law commonly known as “stand your ground” in the months leading up to trial.
The "self-defense immunity hearing [is] likely to be requested for April or May," the tweet said.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
She’ll also hear argument about whether prosecutors are entitled to George Zimmerman’s medical records.
nothing like a speedy trial...
“Murder trial”...No, more like a “self defense trial”. If it is proper and fitting for a man to defend himself rather than get killed.
Is he in prison now?
Still in hiding in Seminole County —
The “self-defense immunity hearing [is] likely to be requested for April or May,” the tweet said.
Which is THE ONLY REASON this show trial is still going on: to repeal the SYG law, then the Castle Doctrine, then ultimately the 2nd Amendment.
Incrementalism, you understand...
Just in time for summer riots.
And still unable to show his face in order to earn an income, which must be taking a major toll on him financially.
Not guilty = riots.
Guilty = pillaging.
Either way, you lose.
Another case of the race card trumping justice and common sense.
What happened to the right to speedy trial?
All the more reason to contribute a few bucks.
Once the election is over, the prosecutor will quietly drop the charges.
What is the address of Zimmerman’s real legal defense fund?
Maybe the hearing would be according to the “stand your ground” law; I don’t know how that works exactly. I’d just like to point out for the umpteenth time that Zimmmerman will not use a stand your ground defense. That is a red herring. You have no ability to retreat, let alone a duty to retreat, if you shoot from the ground.
The MSM STILL so wants to badmouth this “controversial” law that they have to name it third, after “murder” and “unarmed,” in their little stories.
Any specific year?
The "self-defense immunity hearing [is] likely to be requested for April or May," the tweet said.
Hold on a second. Is a 'self-defense immunity hearing' the same as a 'stand your ground hearing'?
It went away when Angela Corey decided to play hide and seek with the evidence including manufacturing her own.
It's been 6 months and the Defense still doesn't have all the evidence from the Prosecution.
That depends on how many years it takes for the Prosecution to cough up all the alleged evidence?
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