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Judge unseals file in Trayvon Martin murder case
George Zimmerman was released early Monday morning from the Seminole County jail. And hours later, the judge in the case unsealed the court file, making a small portion of information about the case public.
Still, the bulk of information about the case – prosecution records – remain a secret.
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At that hearing, Zimmerman did something stunning: He took the stand and apologized to Trayvon's family.
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That statement contradicted his Feb. 26 call to dispatchers, whom he told Trayvon looked to be in his late teens.
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-04-23/news/os-trayvon-martin-george-zimmerman-released-bail-20120423_1_bond-statement-electronic-monitoring-device