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Zimmerman attorneys demand better management of evidence by Trayvon prosecutors

by Mike Schneider, Associated Press | October 15, 2012 at 1:06 PM
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SANFORD, FL- JUNE 29: George Zimmerman (L) sits during his bond hearing with his attorney Mark O'Mara (R) in a Seminole County courtroom on June 29, 2012 in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman is charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (Photo by Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel-Pool/Getty Images)

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman say prosecutors are dragging their feet on turning over some evidence and not turning over other information in a timely manner.

On Monday Zimmerman’s attorney’s also said prosecutors are providing some discovery in a format that’s useless for defense experts to examine. They’re asking for monthly hearings to manage the turnover of evidence from prosecutors to defense lawyers.

Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin during a confrontation in a central Florida gated community last February.

Zimmerman’s attorneys also asked prosecutors for cellphone photos taken by a witness and a police officer on the night of the shooting.

A spokeswoman for the State Attorney’s Office didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

 

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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