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Zimmerman judge holds ’stand your ground’ hearing in another murder case

SANFORD, Fla. - The judge in the George Zimmerman case will hold a "stand your ground" hearing Wednesday in the case of an Oviedo, Fla., woman who says she shot her estranged husband while he was raping her.

George Zimmerman

Woman says George Zimmerman molested her when she was child

 

 

 

ORLANDO, Fla. - A woman told authorities that when she was a little girl, murder suspect George Zimmerman sexually molested her for a decade, according to prosecution records released Monday.

In this  still image taken from video, George Zimmerman leaves the Seminole County Jail after posting bail, Friday, July 6, 2012, in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman left the Seminole County Jail a day after Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester granted a $1 million bail with strict conditions. The neighborhood watch leader is required to stay in Seminole County. Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and claims the shooting was self-defense under the state's "stand your ground" law. (AP Photo/Mike Lewis)

George Zimmerman’s donations up $36,000

ORLANDO, Fla. - George Zimmerman’s lawyer writes that since a judge set his bail at $1 million, supporters have responded with a surge of donations that now top $36,000.

George Zimmerman, left, and attorney Don West appear before Circuit Judge Kenneth R. Lester, Jr. Friday, June 29, 2012, during a bond hearing at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin.(AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool)

George Zimmerman's bond hearing conducted like a trial

SANFORD, Fla. - George Zimmerman was back in court Friday with a request that he again be granted bail in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

The hearing, which lasted almost three hours, often better resembled a trial than a typical bond hearing. Judge Kenneth Lester didn’t immediately issue a ruling.

FILE - In this March 22, 2012 file photo, Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee speaks to the the media during a news conference as city manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. listens at left, in Sanford Fla. Lee, who was strongly criticized for his agency's initial investigation of Trayvon Martin's slaying, was fired Wednesday, June 20, 2012, city officials said. (AP Photo/Julie Fletcher, File)

City fires police chief over Trayvon Martin case

SANFORD, Fla. - Sanford police Chief Bill Lee, who stepped aside temporarily three months ago amid a national outcry over his department’s handling of the Trayvon Martin shooting, was fired Wednesday night.

Zimmerman’s wife had $57,000 in account

ORLANDO, Fla. - On the day George Zimmerman’s wife testified that she and her husband were broke, she had more than $57,000 in her individual credit union account, according to prosecution records.

George Zimmerman, June, 2012

Zimmerman told wife how to move money around

ORLANDO, Fla. - In a half-dozen phone calls between a locked-up George Zimmerman and his wife, the couple talk about their love for each other, their confidence in the future and how to move around money, recordings released Monday morning reveal.

George Zimmerman, June, 2012

Polls show Zimmerman gains support but that might change

SANFORD, Fla. - For weeks, the death of Trayvon Martin, the investigations it launched and the civil rights rallies it spurred were the most important news stories in the country, according to pollsters.

Gun dealers, instructors to testify for George Zimmerman

SANFORD, Fla. - A new list of evidence in the George Zimmerman case includes, for the first time, the names of several civilian witnesses - including several local firearms dealers and instructors - but it remains unclear what their roles will be in the neighborhood watch volunteer's prosecution, if any.

Man with Zimmerman's old phone number slammed by threatening calls

ORLANDO, Fla. - At age 49, Junior Alexander Guy got his first cell phone last month. The calls started immediately.

Strangers called at all hours. Some were insulting. Others angry. Sometimes, they threatened him.

George Zimmerman, June, 2012

Records show Zimmerman hasn't always been truthful

ORLANDO, Fla. - It is clear from court and public records that George Zimmerman has sometimes been less than truthful.

After shooting Trayvon Martin in late February, he told Sanford police he didn't have a criminal history. He did. Several weeks later, he told the Seminole County Sheriff's Office he had never been in a pretrial-diversion program. That's also untrue.

Judge revokes Zimmerman’s bond in surprise ruling

SANFORD, Fla. - In an unexpected turn, Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester has revoked George Zimmerman’s bond in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

Identifying witnesses in Trayvon Martin case could lead to legal dispute

ORLANDO, Fla. -- If George Zimmerman goes to trial in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, a jury will be asked to determine whether the teen's death was a result of self-defense or murder. Anyone who saw or heard part of the deadly conflict could prove vital as jurors seek to piece together who was responsible.

4 witnesses in Trayvon Martin case changed their stories

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Evidence released last week in the second-degree-murder case against George Zimmerman shows four key witnesses made major changes in what they say they saw and heard the night he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla.

Three changed their stories in ways that may damage Zimmerman. A fourth abandoned her initial story, that she saw one person chasing another. Now, she says, she saw a single figure running.

New video evidence listed in Trayvon Martin shooting

SANFORD, Fla. -- As many eagerly awaited the release of never-before-seen evidence in the case against George Zimmerman, members of special prosecutor Angela Corey's office provided a preview Monday in the form of an eight-page document.

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