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| George Zimmerman lawyer says he did not know about client's defence fund | George Zimmerman lawyer says he did not know about client's defence fund |
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| The lawyer for George Zimmerman, the man charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, has said his client's bail might have been set higher if a judge had known about $200,000 raised by a website in his defence. | The lawyer for George Zimmerman, the man charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, has said his client's bail might have been set higher if a judge had known about $200,000 raised by a website in his defence. |
| Mark O'Mara told CNN's Anderson Cooper show that he only learned on Wednesday about the website for George Zimmerman, and will inform a judge at a hearing on Friday. | Mark O'Mara told CNN's Anderson Cooper show that he only learned on Wednesday about the website for George Zimmerman, and will inform a judge at a hearing on Friday. |
| Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder in the February shooting of Martin, who was 17. Weeks without an arrest led to protests nationwide over racial profiling and controversial self-defence laws in Florida and other states. Martin was black; Zimmerman's father is white and his mother is from Peru. | Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder in the February shooting of Martin, who was 17. Weeks without an arrest led to protests nationwide over racial profiling and controversial self-defence laws in Florida and other states. Martin was black; Zimmerman's father is white and his mother is from Peru. |
| Zimmerman was released from jail this week after paying 10% of $150,000 bail. | Zimmerman was released from jail this week after paying 10% of $150,000 bail. |
| Benjamin Crump, the lawyer for Martin's parents, said on Friday he has asked the prosecutor to request that the judge revoke Zimmerman's bail for not disclosing at the original bond hearing last week how much money he had. | Benjamin Crump, the lawyer for Martin's parents, said on Friday he has asked the prosecutor to request that the judge revoke Zimmerman's bail for not disclosing at the original bond hearing last week how much money he had. |
| "This is a bombshell that was dropped," Crump told the Associated Press. He said the parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, were "offended" that Zimmerman failed to inform the court of the money. | "This is a bombshell that was dropped," Crump told the Associated Press. He said the parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, were "offended" that Zimmerman failed to inform the court of the money. |
| O'Mara told CNN late on Thursday that the $200,000 was raised by a website Zimmerman set up for his legal defence. The website has since been shut down, but O'Mara said he'll likely start a new defence fund. O'Mara did not immediately return a phone message. | O'Mara told CNN late on Thursday that the $200,000 was raised by a website Zimmerman set up for his legal defence. The website has since been shut down, but O'Mara said he'll likely start a new defence fund. O'Mara did not immediately return a phone message. |
| Friday's hearing was initially scheduled to deal with the request by several media organizations, including the Associated Press, to unseal documents from Zimmerman's court file. | Friday's hearing was initially scheduled to deal with the request by several media organizations, including the Associated Press, to unseal documents from Zimmerman's court file. |
| Zimmerman has gone into hiding since his release on bail. Under terms of his bond, he has to wear a GPS ankle bracelet that authorities can use to track his location round the clock. | Zimmerman has gone into hiding since his release on bail. Under terms of his bond, he has to wear a GPS ankle bracelet that authorities can use to track his location round the clock. |
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