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Zimmerman Posts Bail, Goes Back Into Hiding

Lawyer requests permission for his client to leave Florida

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 23, 2012 1:07 AM CDT | Updated Apr 23, 2012 7:56 AM CDT

(Newser) – George Zimmerman is out of jail and back in hiding. He was released just after midnight today on $150,000 bond as he awaits his second-degree murder trial for the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the AP reports. Zimmerman—who apologized to Martin's parents in a court hearing Friday—has been fitted with an electronic monitoring device. His lawyer has requested permission for his client to leave Florida. The Orlando Sentinel notes that before his arrest, Zimmerman was in hiding outside of Florida.

George Zimmerman, left, walks out of the intake building at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility with an unidentified man.
George Zimmerman, left, walks out of the intake building at the John E. Polk Correctional Facility with an unidentified man.   (AP Photo/Brian Blanco)
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ppacimr9ball
Apr 23, 2012 12:14 PM CDT
It cant get anymore obvious - HE'S GUILTY GEEEEEZ
magnificenthack
Apr 23, 2012 11:29 AM CDT
Well, looks like everyone can breathe a big sigh of relief. This charade that he would actually have to pay for his crime seems to be over. I'm sure Florida officials just bowed to the public outcry. They'll softball the trial, he'll be acquitted and justice will once again fail to appear.
slammer
Apr 23, 2012 10:18 AM CDT
SAD VERY SAD! SHAMEX9999999999999999999

 
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