Posted on 04/20/2012 4:33:22 AM PDT by sheikdetailfeather
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. —
WFTV just learned Friday morning about a picture of gunman George Zimmerman, taken just three minutes after the shooting that left 17-year-old Trayvon Martin dead.
The picture reportedly shows cuts on the back of Zimmerman's head, with blood trickling down.
Zimmerman, who shot and killed 17-year-old Martin on February 26 in a gated Sanford community, claimed he killed Martin in self-defense. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder for the shooting death of Martin.
The picture would seem to back up Zimmerman's claim that Martin slammed his head against the sidewalk.
That picture could be part of the evidence shown to the judge in court Friday morning during Zimmerman's bond hearing.
ABC News is breaking more on this story on Good Morning America at 7 a.m. on Channel 9. We'll have more on Central Florida's TV 27 at 7 a.m.
Meanwhile, Trayvon Martin's parents will come face to face for the first time with Zimmerman on Friday.
Zimmerman is due in a Seminole County courtroom for a bond hearing at 9 a.m.
After a week and a half behind bars, Zimmerman may be walking out of jail to await trial on a second-degree murder charge.
The parents of 17-year-old Martin are expected in the courtroom during the bond hearing.
Zimmerman's attorney Mark O'Mara will likely argue to Judge Kenneth Lester that Zimmerman is not a flight risk, pointing to fact that Zimmerman turned himself in immediately when charges were filed.
Judge Lester must decide if Zimmerman will be offered bond.
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He's hitting all the right buttons...and is very much in command presenting his case.
Leni
Z’s atty is saying there is no evidence Zimmerman confronted Trayvon.
And again !
Cop on the stand still seems way wary of the pros trying to lead him down a path that O'Mara will nail him on in cross.
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Definitely has Angie's bald guy back on his heels.
This pros is TRYING this case. This is just wierd for a bond hearing.
Thank God that he does have a competent lawyer.
Now he’s crossing the “investigator” who didn’t write any part of the affidavit, apparently.
Asking him what proof or evidence there is that Zimmerman did not listen to the PD call taker when he told him he didn’t need to follow the suspicious person... none really, just supposition. But of course the investigator did not use that word.
And conveniently he does not recall the part of Zimmerman’s statement in which he says he was going back to his vehicle when he was attacked.
Does not recall. Well, that’s convenient. He can only recall things that make Zimmerman look like a murderer, but cannot recall any evidence or statements which might show innocence. Good little government railroad worker, he is. Railroad the white-hispanic with the cracked noggin.
Z’s atty nailing this guy Dal Gilbreath, Investigator, State Atty’s Office.
O'Mara: "Do you have any evidence to contradict Z's statement that he was returning to his car ?"
Cop: "No"
Their idol[s] the rev.s Jesse and Al says how it happened and they began parroting the lines. This, if nothing else, deonstrates how far down this forum has sunk. And then, they are the ,"Its Romney or obama" crowd.
The prosecutor is notoriouis for not doing plea bargans or making it very very difficult. She personally hates stand your ground laws. Gov. Scott’s kangaroo court blue ribbon committee is packed with those like minded anti-second people.
I doubt there will be any plea deal.
I suspect if the state fails to introduce anything more, they have nothing.
I hope he kicks all their asses, one after the other. Verbally, of course.
Prosecutor is ticked now.
They had been trying to let the audience believe it was white on white. It was a shock to all when they showed her at the hearing and she was black. Her husband is white so she thought could pass off a white baby as theirs.
This is important regarding the defense’s contention this is not a stand your ground. If he gets this arrest tossed, they go back to ground zero again and would have to refile.
Prosecutor bringing up the lack of injuries to GZ. Interesting, given the release of the ABC photo.
This case would only be complete if we had Judge Ito on the bench!
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