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Bail set at $150G for George Zimmerman while he awaits trial in Trayvon Martin shooting death
FoxNews.com ^ | 4/20/2012 | unknown

Posted on 04/20/2012 9:14:17 AM PDT by servo1969

URGENT: A Florida judge said 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 a curfew. The judge said details need to be worked out between Zimmerman's attorney and law enforcement, and that Zimmerman will not be released Friday.

Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the 17-year-old Martin's death during a February confrontation in a Sanford, Fla., gated community. He is claiming self-defense.

The bail for Zimmerman was announced Friday shortly after he took the witness stand, telling the parents of Martin, "I am sorry for the loss of your son," but standing by his claim that he killed the teen in self-defense.

Zimmerman told Martin's parents, who were present in the courtroom, that he did not know that Martin was 17 and that he was unarmed during their February confrontation in a central Florida neighborhood.

"I did not know how old he was," Zimmerman said. "I thought he was a little younger than I am. I did not know if he was armed or not."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bail; blackkk; florida; georgezimmerman; martin; murder; trayvonmartin; zimmerman; zimmermanhearing
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1 posted on 04/20/2012 9:14:25 AM PDT by servo1969
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To: servo1969

What? He can’t even have a beer?


2 posted on 04/20/2012 9:18:08 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: servo1969

It’ll be fun to watch the MSM newslime try to continue their ‘white man guns down lasck child’ narrative after everyone gets a good look at the unadorned image of Mr Zimmerman.


3 posted on 04/20/2012 9:21:14 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: Cicero
That's standard.

/johnny

4 posted on 04/20/2012 9:22:36 AM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: skeeter

lasck is polish for black


5 posted on 04/20/2012 9:22:36 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: skeeter

polish is Polish for Polish


6 posted on 04/20/2012 9:23:37 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: servo1969

No firearms. Not allowed to defend himself again even though there is a wanted dead-or-alive bounty on his head.


7 posted on 04/20/2012 9:24:32 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: servo1969
He cannot have any firearms, drink alcohol or use drugs and must observe a curfew.

So they've got him convicted already. He isn't being treated like a free man. He's being treated like a convict on release.

8 posted on 04/20/2012 9:24:46 AM PDT by HeartlandOfAmerica ("We have prepared for the unbeliever, whips and chains and blazing fires!" Koran Sura 76:4)
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To: servo1969

Rioting to start in 3...2...1...


9 posted on 04/20/2012 9:25:13 AM PDT by SkyDancer ("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad - Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
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To: servo1969

If I had the money, I’d contribute to his bail. His parents have to put up their house for his bail. This whole thing stinks.

And what’s with the prosecutor describing Martin as some innocent kid attacked while walking home? Nothing in this case has been proven.

Sounds to me like the fix is in.


10 posted on 04/20/2012 9:30:31 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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To: servo1969
The hearing took place just hours after ABC News released an exclusive photograph that claims to show the bloodied back of Zimmerman's head. The photo, reportedly taken three minutes after Zimmerman shot and killed Martin, appears to support Zimmerman's claim that Martin had bashed his head against concrete.

Huh? What relevance does the release of a photo have to do with the timing of this hearing? Makes it sound like the Media is driving the legal process even more than it already is.

11 posted on 04/20/2012 9:31:11 AM PDT by Tallguy (It's all 'Fun and Games' until somebody loses an eye!)
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To: Cboldt; maggief; kristinn; rolling_stone; little jeremiah

Hope he has security.


12 posted on 04/20/2012 9:37:38 AM PDT by hoosiermama
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To: LibWhacker

Is it legal for the court to not allow a citizen to defend their own life with a firearm if they have been charged with murder while out on bail?


13 posted on 04/20/2012 9:37:56 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Tallguy

Anyone have a link to that photo?


14 posted on 04/20/2012 9:40:23 AM PDT by hoosiermama
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To: servo1969

At least the reporter in the video did mention him getting his head repeatedly banged on the pavement.

I know this is Fox News. I wonder if the rest of the scum-bag media repeats that fact.


15 posted on 04/20/2012 9:44:08 AM PDT by samtheman
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To: hoosiermama
Anyone have a link to that photo?


16 posted on 04/20/2012 9:48:53 AM PDT by Gil4 (Sometimes it's not low self-esteem - it's just accurate self-assessment.)
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To: hoosiermama

How long before somebody in the law enforcement food chain releases the GPS coordinates on this guy? Seems when passions run high that confidential information has a way of leaking.


17 posted on 04/20/2012 9:51:51 AM PDT by Tallguy (It's all 'Fun and Games' until somebody loses an eye!)
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To: servo1969
The bail seems low for a second degree murder charge.

My first thought was the judge recognizes a low probability of conviction?

Can any legal eagles weih in on that?

18 posted on 04/20/2012 9:54:41 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (When you hear hooves, think horses, not zebras.)
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To: servo1969
The bail seems low for a second degree murder charge.

My first thought was the judge recognizes a low probability of conviction?

Can any legal eagles weigh in on that?

19 posted on 04/20/2012 9:55:02 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (When you hear hooves, think horses, not zebras.)
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To: Tallguy
TanKlan better hope that not a hair on his head is damaged or they WILL be held responsible.
20 posted on 04/20/2012 9:56:12 AM PDT by hoosiermama
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