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"...a bulletproof vest under his charcoal suit..." [View all]
George Zimmerman's safety a concern
Associated Press
Saturday, April 21, 2012
The defense attorney for George Zimmerman, Mark O'Mara, speaks to the media after leaving the John E. Polk Correctional Facility where he met with his client as he waits to be released on bond on April 21, 2012 in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman turned himself in to police in connection with the killing of Trayvon Martin on February 26th while Zimmerman was on neighborhood watch patrol in the gated community of The Retreat at Twin Lakes, Florida.
Sanford, Fla. - George Zimmerman is getting out of jail. Now his defense team has to worry about keeping the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of gunning down Trayvon Martin safe on the outside.
Defense attorneys for other high-profile clients who awaited trial on bail had advice for how to protect the man whose shooting of the unarmed black 17-year-old sparked nationwide protests: Get him out of Florida, keep him from going out in public and never leave him alone.
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Zimmerman appeared to be wearing a bulletproof vest under his charcoal suit, and his wife and parents testified by telephone instead of in the courtroom Friday because they said they've been threatened and feared for their safety. His wife, Shellie Zimmerman, testified she had received hate mail.
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"The initial challenge is going to be first getting him out of Sanford," said attorney Jose Baez, whose former client, Casey Anthony, endured similar scrutiny when she was released from an Orlando jail last summer after being acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter. "Everybody knows where he is getting released from. That is the first problem."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/21/MN3V1O78JF.DTL
Associated Press
Saturday, April 21, 2012
The defense attorney for George Zimmerman, Mark O'Mara, speaks to the media after leaving the John E. Polk Correctional Facility where he met with his client as he waits to be released on bond on April 21, 2012 in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman turned himself in to police in connection with the killing of Trayvon Martin on February 26th while Zimmerman was on neighborhood watch patrol in the gated community of The Retreat at Twin Lakes, Florida.
Sanford, Fla. - George Zimmerman is getting out of jail. Now his defense team has to worry about keeping the neighborhood watch volunteer accused of gunning down Trayvon Martin safe on the outside.
Defense attorneys for other high-profile clients who awaited trial on bail had advice for how to protect the man whose shooting of the unarmed black 17-year-old sparked nationwide protests: Get him out of Florida, keep him from going out in public and never leave him alone.
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Zimmerman appeared to be wearing a bulletproof vest under his charcoal suit, and his wife and parents testified by telephone instead of in the courtroom Friday because they said they've been threatened and feared for their safety. His wife, Shellie Zimmerman, testified she had received hate mail.
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"The initial challenge is going to be first getting him out of Sanford," said attorney Jose Baez, whose former client, Casey Anthony, endured similar scrutiny when she was released from an Orlando jail last summer after being acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter. "Everybody knows where he is getting released from. That is the first problem."
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/21/MN3V1O78JF.DTL
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