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Baitball Blogger

(46,571 posts)
Mon May 14, 2012, 07:03 AM May 2012

Zimmerman's lawyer to get first look at evidence today

SANFORD – Who gets to see the evidence against George Zimmerman, the Neighborhood Watch volunteer awaiting trial on a charge of second-degree murder? Today, that will likely become a point of dispute between lawyers in the case and the most powerful media companies in the country.

Defense attorneyMark O'Marahas said he expects to get his first look at the evidence today. He has also warned that he will likely file paperwork, asking the judge to keep key elements from everyone else.

If does, lawyers for the Orlando Sentinel, The New York Times, NBC, CBS, CNN and more than a half dozen other news organizations are expected to weigh in and try to prevent that.

They earlier jumped into the case and convinced Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. to unseal the court file, a different and much more limited set of information

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-05-14/news/os-george-zimmernman-omara-gets-discovery-20120514_1_special-prosecutor-angela-corey-evidence-rachel-fugate

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Zimmerman's lawyer to get first look at evidence today (Original Post) Baitball Blogger May 2012 OP
He was NOT affiliated with Neighborhood Watch, the national org, in any way. And did not follow peacebird May 2012 #1
What regional area in the USA uses the term, Baitball Blogger May 2012 #2
Wish the media outlets would just hold off... Cave_Johnson May 2012 #3
I don't think it's possible in Florida. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #4

peacebird

(14,195 posts)
1. He was NOT affiliated with Neighborhood Watch, the national org, in any way. And did not follow
Mon May 14, 2012, 07:10 AM
May 2012

Their rules and procedures.

 

Cave_Johnson

(137 posts)
3. Wish the media outlets would just hold off...
Mon May 14, 2012, 07:40 AM
May 2012

Last edited Mon May 14, 2012, 04:55 PM - Edit history (1)

... so the case can be tried properly.

Doubt it is even possible now but why make it worse?

Baitball Blogger

(46,571 posts)
4. I don't think it's possible in Florida.
Mon May 14, 2012, 07:46 AM
May 2012

And may not even be desirable to keep this under wraps because of all the mistrust in the system.

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