Roland Martin talks with Trayvon Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, about keeping “her son’s legacy alive” and also with attorney Ben Crump about the latest in the George Zimmerman case.
Source: Joy-Ann Reid / theGrio On the night before what would have been her son Trayvon Martin’s 18th birthday, Sybrina Fulton was focused on the full schedule ahead of her. The foundation she and Trayvon’s father, Tracy Martin, started in their son’s memory will hold its first fundraising dinner on Sunday. On Saturday, there will be an “I [...]
Source: AP / theGrio SANFORD, Fla. — A judge in the case of a former neighborhood watch leader accused of shooting Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has denied a defense request to delay the trial. George Zimmerman’s attorneys presented a motion Tuesday asking Judge Debra Nelson to push the trial from mid-June back to November. They say [...]
Source: AP / The Grio ORLANDO, Fla. — Attorneys for the former neighborhood watch volunteer charged with shooting Trayvon Martin to death on Wednesday asked for more time to prepare his case, saying prosecutors had been slow to turn over evidence. At the same time, Zimmerman’s lead attorney, Mark O’Mara, renewed his request for donations to [...]
Source: Jeff Weiner and Arelis R. Hernández / Orlando Sentinel Judge Debra Nelson denied a motion this morning to modify the conditions of George Zimmerman‘s release after his attorneys argued their client has complied with GPS monitoring and residency restrictions but deserves to be free due to safety concerns. Zimmerman, accused of second-degree murder in the Feb. 26 shooting [...]
Source: AP / CBS News ORLANDO, Fla. – George Zimmerman is suing NBC, claiming he was defamed by the network when it edited his 911 call to police after the shooting of Trayvon Martin to make it sound like Zimmerman was racist. The former neighborhood watch volunteer filed the lawsuit seeking an undisclosed amount of [...]
Source: CNN A photo posted online Monday shows George Zimmerman with blood on his nose and lips. His attorneys say it was taken the night unarmed teen Trayvon Martin was killed in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense. Martin’s attorneys say he was shot and killed “in cold blood.” Prosecutors have charged Zimmerman with second-degree murder [...]
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: Melissa Harris Perry / MSNBC The police acted the very next day. A man was arrested, charged, and is in custody, being held without bond. So this–the alleged shooting of Jordan Russell Davis by Michael David Dunn, is not that–the shooting of [...]
Source: Mike Schneider / theGrio ORLANDO, Fla. — George Zimmerman plans to step up fundraising to pay for his expenses while he awaits trial for fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The former neighborhood watch leader’s attorney said Wednesday that Zimmerman plans to launch the New George Zimmerman Defense Fund next month. Donors will receive “thank you” cards individually signed [...]
Source: Kyle Hightower / The Associated Press / theGrio SANFORD, Fla. — Prosecutors will ask a judge to impose a gag order in the case of a former neighborhood watch leader accused of fatally shooting Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. Assistant state attorney Bernie de la Rionda is set to argue his motion Friday. De la [...]
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