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George Zimmerman (C) sits during his bond hearing with his attorney Mark O'Mara (L) 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)

Zimmerman's request for new judge granted

Alexis Garrett Stodghill
theGRIO REPORT - Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester, Jr. will be removed from the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman by order of a ruling made today by the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Daytona Beach...
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George Zimmerman (C) leaves Seminole County Jail after posting a million dollar bond July 6, 2012 in Sanford, Florida. (Photo by Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images)

Judge: Zimmerman can leave county to see lawyers

Kyle Hightower, Associated Press
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) - The former neighborhood watch volunteer charged in the fatal shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin will be allowed to leave the county where he lives so he can meet with his attorneys...
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George Zimmerman (C) leaves Seminole County Jail after posting a million dollar bond July 6, 2012 in Sanford, Florida. (Photo by Roberto Gonzalez/Getty Images)

Zimmerman appeals for new judge in Trayvon Martin shooting

Mike Schneider, Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer accused of fatally shooting a teenager in a gated community in Florida, says the judge presiding over his case has made disparaging remarks about him...
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George Zimmerman (C) sits during his bond hearing with his attorney Mark O'Mara (L) 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)

Zimmerman lawyer pursuing traditional self-defense

Kyle Hightower, Associated Press
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) - The attorney for the former neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager said Monday he believes that the facts that will be argued in the case fall more under traditional self-defense....
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New Zimmerman evidence coming out

Joy-Ann Reid
SANFORD, Fla. - It was once Florida’s tourism motto: 'The rules are different here'...
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George and Shellie Zimmerman

Perjury charges for Shellie Zimmerman?

Joy-Ann Reid
theGRIO REPORT - People are talking about it. Facebook pages are popping up calling for it. But could Shellie Zimmerman actually face perjury or contempt of court charges for misleading a Florida court about her husband's finances?...
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