[shhrubbery!]

I thought the opportunity for the case to be dismissed was at the hearing they just had. Is there still a possibility that the judge could dismiss the case before it goes to trial?

I think this was only a bail hearing.

I've read that under Florida's stand your ground law, Zimmerman is entitled to another hearing before a judge (no jury yet), who will decide if the case should be dismissed on SYG grounds.

If Zimmerman loses in that hearing, he then gets another chance with a trial before a jury. That's my understanding anyway.

[TigersEye]

I imagine that you’re right. I don’t really know how court proceedings usually go. It seems strange that they would have a bail hearing first when there is the possibility the case could be dismissed. That’s sort of a waste of time and an imposition on the accused when a decision to dismiss would obviate the need for a bail hearing.