George Zimmerman has been released from jail, a day after a Florida judge set a $1 million bond with new restrictions.
Judge Kenneth R. Lester Jr. Said he believes the suspect may have been planning to flee the country to avoid prosecution in the killing of Trayvon Martin.
Lester found Thursday that Zimmerman's deceit over cash holdings at his first bond hearing in April was not enough to hold him without bail. Ref. CNN
Zimmerman 'sorry' for Trayvon killing, prays for his parents
Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who shot Trayvon, 17, in a gated Sanford community in February, told Hannity that the events of that night must have been "God's plan." After the Zimmerman interview aired tonight on The Sean HannityShow, Trayvon Martin's father issued a statement saying that "We must worship a different God because there is no way that my God would have wanted George Zimmerman to kill my teenage son." Ref. Source 6
Trial over Trayvon Martin's death to begin
To his supporters, Trayvon Martin was a typical teenager: flawed yet full of promise, a boy on the verge of becoming a man with dreams of piloting planes. If he differed from his peers it was because he embraced public displays of affection from his parents. Ref. Source 5
Zimmerman jurors to be sequestered up to a month
A Florida judge told a jury candidate Thursday that the six jurors and four alternateseventually picked to hear the second-degree murder case will be kept in isolation during the two to four weeks that it will last. Ref. USAToday
Judge: No audio testimony in Zimmerman trial
Two voice ID experts will not be allowed to testify in the Trayvon Martin case.
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5 key Zimmerman trial moments
Attorneys began the week outlining their cases -- and ended with testimony from witnesses.
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