Friday, April 20, 2012

Bond set for George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin killing

George Zimmerman at court hearing
last week. (Gary Green/Pool) At a bond hearing on Friday for George Zimmerman, the Sanford, Florida neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed the unarmed Trayvon Martin, Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. set bond at $150,000.

Zimmerman's wife and parents testified on his behalf, with state attorney investigator Dale Gilbreath testifying for the prosecution. Zimmerman's attorney, Mark O'Mara, requested bond of $15,000 while the state's attorney argued for either no bond, or a bond of $1 million. Bond has been set at $150,000 with conditions including:

' GPS monitoring
' Zimmerman would have to contact authorities every three days
' No contact with the victim's family
' No possession of firearms
' No use of controlled substances, other than those prescribed by a physician.
Zimmerman will not be released today because the state and defense have details of his release and monitoring, including whether he would be allowed to leave the state, to work out.


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