It looks to me like Zimmerman opens himself up to federal hate crime charges if he plea bargains to a lesser offense. And the lesser the penalty, the more the doj will be pressured to step in.
If I'm in his shoes, I go all out for innocence and let the chips fall.
79 posted on 04/16/2012 11:01:57 PM PDT by Ken H
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