O'Mara: George Zimmerman will ask state to cover $200K-$300K of his legal bills

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184. This case involved whether a Florida resident had broken Florida state law. The State's

Attorney was appointed to the case by the Florida Governor.

The only federal involvement was an FBI investigation that determined that Martin's tragic death [my characterization] was not the race-based. From the

"What's more, charging Zimmerman under federal hate-crimes law would defy the findings of the FBI's own
investigation conducted last year. All told, agents interviewed no fewer than 45 Zimmerman co-workers,
neighbors and other acquaintances — including even his ex-fiance — and found no evidence of racial bias."

[Above quote from the Investor's Business Daily: http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/071513-663808-fbi-report-undermines-race-case-against-zimmerman.htm]

With President Obama's & AG Holder's FBI finding no racial motive, the inference I draw is that it's not likely that there is a federal case there.