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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLORIDA STATE OF FLORIDA, Plaintiff, vs. GEORGE ZIMMERMAN, Defendant.
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CASE NO.: 2012-001083-CFA

DEFENDANTS MOTION FOR ANONYMOUS JURY

COMES NOW the Defendant, GEORGE ZIMMERMAN, by and through his

undersigned counsel and pursuant to the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, and further pursuant to Article I, Sections 2, 9, 16, 17, and 22 of the Constitution of the State of Florida, requests this Court to address ongoing issues regarding assuring Mr. Zimmerman a fair trial with a jury insulated from and unaffected by the enormous national and international focus on this case, and further states as follows: 1. The Defense requests that policies and procedures be established to assure that all

court personnel, including but not limited to the Seminole County Sheriffs Office, the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Clerks Administration Officials, the State Attorneys Office, the defense team and all media outlets given access, assure that all information regarding the potential jurors, including their names, addresses, places of employment, spouses names, previous employment, previous residential addresses and all other demographic information be maintained confidential.

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The Clerk of Court shall hold confidential and under seal the names, addresses,

places of employment, spouses names, previous employment, previous residential addresses and all other demographic information of all persons summoned as a juror in this case.1 3. Trial Counsel for the parties should be exempted from this provision and should

be given full access to potential juror information. Trial Counsel may use such information to investigate for the purposes of voir dire process, but should be prohibited from revealing this information to anyone not a party to this action, including media. The judicial system (judges, lawyers, etc.) should still be allowed to know the prospective juror and trial juror names and
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addresses so that they can eliminate jurors based on relevant criteria. The Clerk may release, upon Court order, general information such as age, sex, race, and occupation, so long as said information cannot be used to identify a particular juror.3 4. Any jury questionnaires completed in connection with this case shall be redacted

and identified by a number only and shall not contain the names, addresses, places of employment, spouses names, previous employment, previous residential addresses and all other demographic information of any person summoned as a juror in this case. Only the State Attorneys Office, this Court, necessary court personnel, and the Defense team should have access to that information which will otherwise be filed with the Clerk under seal. 5. During those proceedings in which this Court permits cameras, the permission

granting access and usage of cameras shall be conditioned upon the understanding of the photographer/videographer that they are not permitted to photograph or record any person summoned as a juror in this case in any manner that could jeopardize the anonymity of the
' In United States v. Ross, 33 F.3d 1507, 1519 (11th Cir. 1994), the court ordered that the juror's names, addresses, places of employment, and spouses' names and places of employment not be disclosed during voir dire or at any point thereafter. 2 Rule 3.5 of the American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides for discipline if lawyers act towards a juror in any capacity other than professional. 3 This practice was followed in United States v. Ross, 33 F.3d 1507, 1519 (11th Cir. 1994).

jurors identity. A specific written agreement should be entered by each person or entity having such access, and within that document it should be agreed that, in addition to any other sanctions, a violation of that agreement is punishable by the contempt powers of this Court. 6. No cameras shall be permitted in the area in which the jurors or potential jurors

enter or leave the courtroom. The prohibition on photographing or recording jurors or potential jurors would extend to those matters that occur, not only in the courtroom, but also anywhere in the courthouse itself or the courthouse facilities to further assure ongoing anonymity of potential jurors and jurors. 7. The Court should prohibit counsel from stating the names of jurors in the

courtroom and for the record. Counsel should identify jurors only by the number they were given. 8. To minimize any prejudicial effect on the jurors, Mr. Zimmerman requests the

Court make a precautionary statement to the jury that the use of numbers instead of names should be interpreted as a preventative measure to ensure the safety and anonymity of the jurors, and to protect them from outside influence and possible harassment, and as an acknowledgement of the communitys concern and divisiveness. 4

The Ross panel focused on the concern that anonymity will diminish the presumption of innocence by raising the appearance that the defendant is a dangerous person when they noted that juror anonymity is a drastic measure that requires reasonable steps to minimize any prejudicial effects. 33 F.3d at 1519,1521-22. It noted that the threat to a defendant's presumption of innocence is minimized when the trial court gives the jurors a plausible and nonprejudicial reason for hiding their identities. Id at 1520 (citing United States v. Thomas, 757 F.2d 1359, 1365 (2d Cir. 1985) (jurors were told that anonymity was to prevent unwanted press attention) and United States v. Scarfo, 850 F.2d 1015,1026-28 (3d Cir. 1988) (jurors were told that anonymity allowed them to consider the case without apprehension and assured that both defendant and the government receive a fair trial)). United States v. Ochoa-Vasquez, 428 F.3d 1015, 1035 (11th Cir. 2005).
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Once identified, the Court should sequester the venire in full.5 This procedure is

necessary based upon the extraordinary focus this case has garnered, and keeping in mind the recent experiences of the State v. Anthony case in neighboring Orange County, Florida. 10. 11. Additionally, the Court should sequester the jurors during the trial.6 Copies of an order should be placed at the entrance to the courtroom so as to be

available to all media representatives and a copy posted on the wall or door at the entrance to the courtroom where either the jury selection or trial is being conducted.

Factual Foundation for Motion

12. On April 11, 2012, Mr. Zimmerman was arrested and charged with the offense of

Second Degree Murder in violation of Florida Statute Section 782.04, a first degree felony punishable by up to the maximum punishment of life in prison, for an incident that occurred on February 26,2012. 13. This case generated intense national and international media attention. From

February 26, 2012 to April 11, 2012, there was a national outcry for the arrest of George Zimmerman. The media reported, commented, speculated, and editorialized on every

development of the case. To date, the media coverage has been relentless and pervasive, and to a great extent, coverage that has portended controversy regarding the basis for why George Zimmerman acted the way he did and have concomitantly presented Trayvon Martin in a much more favorable light. While, certainly, it may be argued that this is a point of contention or

While Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.300(b) has not been construed as creating a mandatoiy right to sequestration of jurors during voir dire, it is within the scope of the trial judge's powers to grant the request to conduct isolated examination. Jones v. State, 343 So.2d 921 (Fla.3d DC A 1977); Branch v. State, 212 So.2d 29 (Fla.2d DC A 1968); State of Florida v. Johnston, 1999 WL 35004161 (Fla. Cir. Ct.). 6 Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.370(a) states that [a]fter the jurors have been sworn they shall hear the case as a body and, within the discretion of the trial judge, may be sequestered.

conjecture, the relevant inquiry is that the presentation to date has increased the divisiveness over the issues presented, and could therefore have significant effect on the venire and jury. 14. Undersigned counsel believes that, based upon the extreme media exposure of this

case to date, and particularly based upon the heightened social and cultural conversations that have wrapped themselves around this case, potential jurors, and actual jurors, may be subject to rebuke, and possible retribution, should the verdict not comport with certain factions desires in this matter. 15. There has been a presentation in the media, begun primarily by the law firm and

public relations group representing the interests of the Martin Family, which has caused a great deal of misplaced animosity and hatred for Mr. Zimmerman. While the facts themselves presented in trial will bear out in the reality of the events of February 26, 2012, the concern is that the potential and actual jurors will be negatively affected by this sentiment themselves, and may be subject to recoil from the community after verdict. 16. As an example, The Martin family reached out to certain activists to get involved

and nationalize the story: a. Jesse Jackson has contributed to this presentation in the media by

expressing that The danger of focusing on the hoodie is that he wasnt killed because of the hoodie. He was killed because he was black. (Attached hereto as Exhibit A). b. Ben Crump, on several occasions stated that Trayvon Martin was shot in

cold blood. (Attached hereto as Exhibit B). c. Congresswoman Corrine Brown was active in demanding the arrest of

George Zimmerman and even demanded that Chief Bill Lee step aside. (Attached hereto as

Exhibit C). She told Bill Lee to arrest George Zimmerman regardless of whether or not probable cause existed. d. Natalie Jackson, with reckless disregard for the evidence, stated that

George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin in cold blood. (Attached hereto as Exhibit D). She further stated that there were two gunshots when all eyewitnesses suggested only one. (Attached hereto as Exhibit E). 17. Even celebrities have advocated against Mr. Zimmerman, including but not

limited to Spike Lee (who tweeted what he thought was Mr. Zimmermans address, causing significant problems for the actual homeowner), Russell Simmons, Gabrielle Union, and Jamie Foxx. (Attached hereto as Exhibit F and G). 18. NBC employees were fired for editing the non-emergency call that Mr.

Zimmerman placed on February 26,2012 to Sanford Police Department to make it seem that Mr. Zimmerman offered a statement regarding the race of Trayvon Martin unprovoked by the dispatcher. (Attached hereto as Exhibit H). 19. Media coverage has been aggressive. News reporters have repeatedly approached

individuals involved in this case for information or comments. (Attached hereto as Exhibit I at 1:10). The prospective jurors, and the jurors themselves, will be identified by the media as particularly interesting participants. This happened in the Anthony case as well, where a media frenzy grew to attempt to locate the sequestered jury location (they were partially successful), and to attempt to identify the individual jurors in as detailed a fashion as possible. 20. Not only has Mr. Zimmerman received legitimate threats, but Mr. Zimmermans

attorneys and family members have received threats in connection with this case. The threats continued with the New Black Panther Partys Dead or Alive bounty on Mr. Zimmerman.

(Attached hereto as Exhibit J). The threats continued by mail, e-mail, and phone calls. (Attached hereto as Exhibit K). 21. In addition to individualized threats, certain groups have adopted the slogan No

Justice, No Peace in activism for a conviction of George Zimmerman. (Attached hereto as Exhibit L). While the slogan is laudable on its own, it loses credibility when the protesters only definition of justice is a conviction. 22. This Court has previously stated regarding witness identity: Prior experience and observations tell this Court that any person tangentially involved in this case will be contacted by numerous media outlets as soon as they are identified. Claims that these people will not be affected when their identities are exposed are misguided. Should innocent eyewitnesses be forced to have their names dragged through the mud and their entire lives investigated merely because they suffered the misfortune of living in the Retreat at Twin Lakes community on February 26, 2012? If the witnesses are disclosed and they get harassed by the media and become scared to testify, it puts the judiciary in a Catch-22. Order, June 12,2012. Legal Argument 23. As has been said, the chief function of our judicial machinery is to ascertain the

truth. Estes v. State of Tex., 381 U.S. 532, 544 (1965). The use of television, however, cannot be said to contribute materially to this objective. Id. 24. Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.170 provides a presiding judge with the

authority to control electronic media and still photography coverage of trial court proceedings. Rule 2.170(a) specifically provides: Subject at all times to the authority of the presiding judge to: (i) control the conduct of proceedings before the court; (ii) ensure decorum and prevent distractions; and (iii) ensure the fair administration of justice in the pending cause, electronic media and still photography coverage of public judicial proceedings in the appellate and trial courts of this state shall be allowed in

accordance with the following standards of conduct and technology promulgated by the Supreme Court of Florida.

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[W]hile the courts have recognized that media access to jurors' names advances

the cause of confidence in our system of justice by maintaining openness of judicial proceedings, they have also recognized that unlimited access could undermine our justice system. In re Disclosure of Juror Names and Addresses, 592 N.W.2d 798 (Mich. Ct App. 1999). The court further stated that uninhibited and frank jury deliberations are essential to our system of justice. Id. That frankness would be jeopardized if jurors refrained from speaking freely because they fear for their safety should their names and comments become public knowledge. Id. To ensure conscientious and thorough deliberations, trial courts need some discretion to ameliorate jurors' legitimate fears by imposing suitable restrictions on media access to jurors' names and addresses. Id. By allowing the trial court this discretion, we further protect the integrity of the jury system by building public confidence that the courts will shield jurors from danger and abuse. Id. Therefore, to accommodate all interests of justice, the court held that the trial court retains the discretion to formulate restrictions on the time and manner of disclosure of jurors' names or, in some cases, perhaps, deny disclosure, providing that the trial court's order is appropriately tailored to the particular circumstances. Id. 26. The court has a duty to protect the privacy of jurors. The jurors in Estes v. State

of Tex., 85 S.Ct. 1628, 1634 (1965) were thrust into the role of celebrities by the judge's failure to insulate them from reporters and photographers. Additionally, in Sheppard v. Maxwell, the numerous pictures of the jurors, with their addresses, which appeared in the newspapers before and during the trial itself, exposed them to expressions of opinion from both cranks and friends. 384 U.S. 333,353 (1966).

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Federal courts have long held that a trial judge may impanel an anonymous jury

when necessary to ensure an impartial trial and protect jurors, and have consistently held that, when genuinely needed and when properly used; anonymous juries do not infringe a defendant's constitutional rights. See United States v. Paccione, 949 F.2d 1183, 1191-93 (2d

Cir.1991); United States v. Thomas, 757 F.2d 1359, 1362-65 (2d Cir.), cert, denied, 474 U.S. 819, 106 S.Ct. 66, 67, 88 L.Ed.2d 54 (1985), and cert, denied, 479 U.S. 818, 107 S.Ct. 78, 93 L.Ed.2d 34 (1986); United States v. Kaczynski, No. CR-S-96-259GEB GGH, 1997 WL 610022 (E.D. Cal. October 3, 1997). Accord United States v. Crockett, 979 F.2d 1204, 1215-17 (7th Cir. 1992), cert, denied, 507 U.S. 998, 113 S.Ct. 1617, 123 L.Ed.2d 176 (1993); United States v. Scarfo, 850 F.2d 1015, 1021-26 (3d Cir.), cert, denied, 488 U.S. 910, 109 S.Ct. 263, 102 L.Ed.2d 251 (1988).24 Cf United States v. Varella, 692 F.2d 1352, 1355 (11th

Cir. 1982) (upholding government's objections during testimony to disclosure of names, addresses, and occupations of two government witnesses), cert, denied, 463 U.S. 1210,103 S.Ct. 3542, 77 L.Ed.2d 1392 and cert, denied, 464 U.S. 838,104 S.Ct. 127, 78 L.Ed.2d 124 (1983). 28. The court in Press-Enterprise II, found that the fairness of a criminal trial, and the

appearance of fairness, which is critical to the publics confidence in the justice system, are enhanced by the openness of trial, which includes the jury selection process. 478 U.S. 1, 9 (1986) (quoting Press-Enterprise I, 464 U.S. 501, 508 (1984)). Similarly, in In re South Carolina Press Assn, 946 F.2d 1037, 1039 (4th Cir. 1991), the district court found that frank and forthright responses from potential jurors, which are essential to voir dire, would be chilled if they felt that their remarks would be published in the press. 29. It is well settled that once a public hearing is held, the media is free to publish

what transpired therein and cannot be subjected to prior restraint with respect thereto. Nebraska

Press Ass n v. Stuart, 427 U.S. 539, 569 (1976). Any prior restraint on publication must meet the stringent test of Nebraska Press Assn v. Stuart. The court must determine: (1) the nature and extent of pretrial news coverage; (2) whether other measures would be likely to mitigate the effects of unrestrained pretrial publicity; and (3) how effectively a restraining order would operate to prevent the threatened danger. Nebraska Press Assn v. Stuart, 427 U.S. 539, 569 (1976); See also Times Pub. Co. v. State, 632 So.2d 1072 (1994); Sarasota Herald-Tribune v. State, 916 So. 2d 904, 909 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005) 30. When considering the nature and extent of pretrial news coverage, this Court

should consider the fact that this case has consistently been the subject of headlines nationwide. The facts of this case have been highlighted by Dr. Phil, The Sean Hannity Show, The New York Times, Orlando Sentinel, and many local and national news stations. Multiple news stations reported on the rallies that were organized by people who supported the mission of a charge and conviction of George Zimmerman. 31. The district court in United States v. Branch, 91 F.3d 699, 724 (5th Cir. 1996)

reasoned that an anonymous jury was appropriate because of the enormous amount of world wide media attention generated by the case and the emotionally charged atmosphere surrounding it. Not all celebrated trials merit an anonymous jury, but [t]he prospect of publicity militates in favor of jury anonymity to prevent exposure of the jurors to intimidation or harassment. Id. In Branch, it was not just the media attention. Id. That trial aroused deep passions, just as State v. Zimmerman has. The district court feared the potentially disruptive effects of such public attention on the trial in general and the jurors in particular. Id. 32. The Court must also look at whether other measures would be likely to mitigate

the effects of unrestrained pretrial publicity. Nebraska Press Assn v. Stuart, 427 U.S. 539, 569

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(1976); See also Times Pub. Co. v. State, 632 So.2d 1072 (1994). This case has been the subject of international headlines and no other measure, short of protecting the jurors identity, will protect them from outside harassment and danger. 33. The Court must also look at how effectively a restraining order would operate to

prevent the threatened danger. Nebraska Press Ass'n v. Stuart, 427 U.S. 539, 569 (1976); See also Times Pub. Co. v. State, 632 So.2d 1072 (1994). If media does not know of jurors identities, they cannot investigate or report about the jurors. The absence of this reporting will protect jurors from outside influence from family, friends, and strangers and also protect the jurors from the dangers of an angered community upon an unpopular verdict. 34. In recent years, it has become commonplace for the press and public to strongly

criticize jurors who reach unpopular decisions. Familiar examples include the cases of People v. Simpson, State of Florida v. Anthony, Commonwealth v. Woodward\ and United States v Nichols. 35. Immediately after the verdict was read for Casey Anthony, a large crowd gathered

at the courthouse complex. State of Florida v. Anthony, 2011 WL 3112070. Many, if not all, were outraged and distressed by the verdict, and were not hesitant to show their contempt for the jurors. Id. Many held hand-written signs indicating their displeasure with the verdict, including those that read, Juror 1-12 Guilty of Murder!!!; Somewhere a Village is Missing 12 Idiots; and Arrest the Jury!! No Balls. Id. A restaurant from the jurors' home county posted a sign which read Pinellas County jurors NOT welcome. Id. One juror had been forced to quit work and leave the state because of threats she had received. Id. The juror confirmed that some people at her place of employment had been upset with the verdict and were upset with her. Id. She planned to retire in September but because of these factors, she moved her retirement date forward and did not return to her employment and left the state to avoid the animosity shown to

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her and the other jurors. Id. Other jurors reported threats to the Pinellas County Sheriffs Office which investigated those threats. Id. Many have reported to court staff that they feel like prisoners in their own homes. Id. 36. Before the decision was reached in State of Florida v. Casey Marie Anthony, it

became apparent that the media was going to great lengths to identify the information concerning the potential jurors, as well as attempting to identify the secure location of the jurors once they were maintained and sequestered. 37. Jurors may be citizen soldiers, but they are soldiers nonetheless, and like soldiers

of any sort, they may be asked to perform distasteful duties. In re Global Newspaper Co., 920 F.2d 88, 98 (1st Cir. 1990). That court did not find that jury anonymity was warranted because no specific findings of special circumstances to justify nondisclosure were made and all parties concede that the personal safety of jurors was not an issue. In re Globe Newspaper Co., 920 F.2d 88, 98 (1st Cir. 1990). In the case at bar, however, there are legitimate safety concerns regarding the venire and jurors as there exists heightened emotions across the spectrum from unyielding support to unbridled hatred. 38. Where pretrial publicity of all kinds has created intense public feeling which is

aggravated by the telecasting or picturing of the trial, the televised jurors cannot help but feel the pressures of knowing that friends and neighbors have their eyes upon them. Estes v. State of Tex., 381 U.S. 532, 545 (1965). If the community is hostile to an accused, a televised juror, realizing that he must return to neighbors who saw the trial themselves, may well be led not to hold the balance nice, clear and true between the State and the accused. Id. This is particularly concerning in this case, where there has been constant focus placed on issues that are factually

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irrelevant to the case, but have been parasitically attached to it. Ben Crump, attorney for the Martin family has said of this case : "It is the civil rights case of this century. It will tell how far we have come in civil rights in this country. How far we have come in equal justice," Ben Crump, NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, April 27, 2013. Of course, the Federal Bureau of Investigation undertook a civil rights violation investigation, and found no evidence supporting such a claim. But this simply heightens the concern that jurors who decide this case on the facts and the law, may be castigated and ridiculed for doing so, as a derogation to civil rights. Worse than that, they may not vote their collective or individual conscience because of fear that they will be perceived as insensitive to civil rights issues. Though this is not a civil rights case, but rather a self-defense case, the painting of it a different color than it actually is causes the concern raised by this motion. Extensive media attention is a factor which supports the use of an anonymous jury. United States v. Ross, 33 F.3d 1507, 1520 (11th Cir. 1994). Sufficient reason for empaneling an anonymous jury has been found to exist upon a showing of some combination of several factors, including: (1) the defendant's involvement in organized crime, (2) the defendant's participation in a group with the capacity to harm jurors, (3) the defendants past attempts to interfere with the judicial process, (4) the potential that, if convicted, the defendant will suffer a lengthy incarceration and substantial monetary penalties, and (5) extensive publicity that could enhance the possibility that jurors' names would become public and expose them to intimidation or harassment. United States v. Ross, 33 F.3d 1507, 1520 (11th Cir. 1994). In approving the use of an anonymous jury the Second Circuit noted, [t]he case had been front-page news and that the

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trial could be expected to be the subject of extensive publicity, exposing the jurors to inappropriate contacts that could compromise the trial. Paccione, 949 F.2d at 1193. 39. The Second Circuit articulated, and the Eleventh Circuit adopted, the following

principle: In general, the court should not order the empaneling of an anonymous jury without (a) concluding that there is strong reason to believe the jury needs protection, and (b) taking reasonable precautions to minimize any prejudicial effects on the defendant and to ensure that his fundamental rights are protected. United States v. Ross, 33 F.3d 1507, 1520 (11th Cir. 1994). Given the pervasiveness of modem communications and the difficulty of effacing prejudicial publicity from the minds of jurors, the trial courts must take strong measures to ensure that the balance is never weighed against the accused. Sheppard v. Maxwell, 384 U.S. 333, 362 (1966). 40. There is a strong reason to believe that the jury needs protection in this case

because so many outside influences have made this a case about other issues when they have no bearing on the charge against George Zimmerman. Outside influences could not only impact the jury, but also give them reasonable fear of retaliation upon an acquittal. 41. Additionally, this case is different than most cases because in this case, in that it is

Mr. Zimmerman who requests an anonymous jury. Mr. Zimmerman believes that juror anonymity will promote an atmosphere in which jurors can hear evidence and deliberate without fear of reprisals or harassment. By giving a limiting instruction, as provided above, the Court will have taken reasonable precautions to minimize any prejudicial effects on the defendant and to ensure that his fundamental rights are protected. 42. Unfortunately, we also now live in a day where stealth jurors exist. These

are venire members who want to serve on a high profile jury for the personal glory or benefits which may flow from such service. The March 14, 2013 release of Dennis DeMartin's self

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published book titled "Will She Kiss Me or Kill Me?" prompted a flurry of motions and investigations by defense attorney Roy Black of Miami. (Attached hereto as Exhibit M). DeMartin didnt advise the court of a probable disqualifying issue, seemingly in order to get a seat on the jury. The judge ruled May 3, 2013 that John Goodman, convicted of DUI manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in state prison, will get a new trial because of newly discovered juror misconduct, based upon motion of Mr. Black regarding the failure to disclose by Mr. De Martin. (Id.) "A juror who deceives to get on a jury in a high-profile case for his own profit is a trial lawyer's worst nightmare," Black said in a statement after Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath's ruling. "Fortunately, this time the deception was exposed and a courageous judge set aside the verdict." (Id) 43. As suggested by this motion, the potential prejudice to Mr. Zimmermans

fundamental rights would be protected. If this Court fails to protect the privacy of Mr. Zimmermans potential jurors it will endanger his rights to due process of law and a fair trial by an impartial jury. With an anonymous jury system, the defendant will be ensured a fair trial by an impartial jury because the jury will not be afraid of disclosure of personal information or beliefs. The jury members will also not be subject to harassment due to their beliefs and/or decision. Additionally, Mr. Zimmerman will still be afforded his Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial. This is especially so because jurors will more likely give honest answers and render an honest and lawful decision as they will not be afraid of public scrutiny. 44. Should Mr. Zimmerman be convicted or acquitted by a non-protected jury, the

specter of the potential influence on the jury will be debated for years to come. Should Mr. Zimmerman be convicted or acquitted by an anonymous jury, the jury would have discharged their duties and may go back to their pre-jury lives, with no concern of reprisal. Simply put, the

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failure to protect juror privacy could result in the conviction of Mr. Zimmerman on the basis of inflammatory publicity and community prejudice. The solution is apparent. WHEREFORE, the defendant moves this court to enter its Order enforcing the measures listed above in order to protect the privacy or jurors in this case and ensure the defendant with a fair and impartial trial. Respectfully dated this 9th day of May, 2013

1416 East Concord Street Orlando, Florida 32803 Telephone: (407) 898-5151 Facsimile: (407) 898-2468 E-Mail: Mark@markomaralaw.com Co-Counsel for Defendant

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished by Facsimile/E Mail this 9th day of May, 2013 to: Bemie de la Rionda. Assistant State Attorney John Guy, Assistant State Attorney Office of the State Attorney 220 East Bay Street Jacksonville, Florida 32202-3429 Donald R. West, Esquire 636 West Yale Street Orlando, Florida 32804

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Monday, March 26,3012

Jackson: Death could be turning point

BV Jeff KiJNERTH I Staff Writer

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Preaching before an estimated 1,600 people Sunday, the Rev. Jesse Jackson said die death of Trayvon Martin could be a tragic moment or the beginning of a movement How do we go from a moment to a movement that creates fundamental change?" Jackson told the capacity crowd at the Macedo nia Missionary Baptist Church in Eatonville. If its a moment we go home. If its a movement, we go to wan I le characterized Tray vons death as a transformative event reminis cent of die killings of Emmett Till in 1955, Mississippi civil-rights activist Medgar Evers in 1963 and Martin Luther King Jr. in1968. But Jackson was concerned that die hooded sweatshirt has comc to symbolize Trayvon when he should instead be a symbol of racial injustice and civil rights. The unarmed teenager was shot to death last
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month in Sanford by a Neighborhood Watch captain who said he thought Trayvon looked suspicious. The danger of focusing on die hoodie is that he wasnt killed because of the hoodie. He was killed because he was black, Jackson said. The issue is not the hoodie it's race, registration and dvil rights. Demonstrators have started wearing hooded sweatshirts such as die one the teen had on when he was killed in Sanford on Feb. 26. Rev. Raphael G. Wamock announced he would wear a hoodie for Sunday's sendee at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. We are doing this not for show, but to send a message diat all humanity is sacred. And by saying all, we are including African-American boys and girls, and men and women who reserve the right to wear a hoodie in die rain and not be racially profiled and lalled because bigots think that their appearance is suspi cious, or threatening Wamock said in a state ment posted on Ebenezers website. Jackson said he would like to see the black' JACOB LANGSTON/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER population turn its anger over the deadi of Jesse Jackson speaks Sunday outside Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Eatonville. Trayvon into an energy directed at voter registration, economic inequity and other issues of Jackson said the teens death was not so munity in Sanford, fie was visiting liis fadier. discrimination and racial injustice. George Zimmerman," a volunteer Neigh unusual, but what made it so exceptional is I would hope that movement would turn borhood Watch captain in the community, Trayvon himself The 17-year-old did not have into TrayvorvMartin voter-registration rallies," Jackson said in a news conference following told police he shot due teen in self-defense. a history of drugs, violence or delinquency. He Jackson, who marched widi King in the has die appeal of innocence and die power of a the Sunday service. Jackson is in Orlando to attend the special 1960s, said die hood was first used by the Ku martyr, Jackson said Seminole County Commission meeting on dieKlux Klan to shield their identities while com Martyrs have power," Jackson said He represents all of us. Martin shooting at 5 p.m. today in die Sanfordmitting violence against blades. Whether you are wearing a hood or a Macedonia Rev. Willie Bames reiterated Civic Center. Expecting an overflow crowd, loudspeakers will be set up outside die Civil sheet nobody hits die. right to kill anybody Jacltsons call to action that goes beyond Tray von to all areas of racial injustice in Central Center. Trayvons parents and the Rev. Al Jackson said. The dvil-rights leader extended liis plea to Florida Sharpton also are expected at the meeting Trayvon, who resided with his mother in end die violence beyond whites killing blacks, There is powrer in die innocent blood of the South Florida community of Miami Gar but also blades lallings whites and blacks killTrayvon Martin," Bames said We are re ing blades. freshed with this injustice.____________ dens, was walking from a convenience store to the home of his fathers girlfriend in The Stop the violence. Save die children," Jack son said, leading die congregation in a chant jlcimerth@tribi EXHIBIT Retreat at Twin Lakes, a private, gated com-

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STORY HIGHLIGHTS Trayvon Martin's famly attends Wednesday's "Million Hoodie March" in New York The 17-year-old w as not armed w hen he w as killed last month Hs supporters are demanding the arrest of the shooter A Honda law maker is asking for a review of the state's deadly force law

Sanford, Florida (CNN) -- Outrage over the killing of an unarmed Florida teenager grew nationwide Wednesday as at least 1,000 supporters of Trayvon Martin took to the streets of New York and a petition demanding the shooter's arrest amassed nearly 1 million signatures. Members of Martin's family were among demonstrators in New York for a "Million Hoodie March," a reference to the attire the 17-yearold was wearing when he was shot. "A black person in a hoodie isn't automatically suspicious," an online protest page says. "Let's put an end to racial profiling." More than 900,000 people have signed a petition on Change.org demanding the arrest of the shooter, George Zimmerman. Martin was fatally shot February 26 while walking to the house of his father's fiancee in Sanford, Florida, after a trip to a convenience store. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch leader, said he shot the teen in self-defense. Zimmerman has not been arrested or charged. A police report describes him as a white male; his family says he is Hispanic. Demonstrators of all races crowded into New York's Union Square on Wednesday night, demanding justice. Many of them wore hoodies and carried Skittles, the candy Martin had bought on the night he was killed.

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Outrage, protests grow over shooting of unarmed Florida teen - CNN.com "I am Trayvon Martin!" the crowd chanted as they marched for about an hour, returning to Union Square. Others chanted, "I'm a suspicious person," a reference to the shooter's description of Martin to a 911 operator. A boy carried a sign that read, "Will I be next?" "We will not go quietly into the night." Benjamin Crump, the Martin family's attorney, told the protesters. "We have to make sure we understand what happened so we can never let this tragedy happen again." "No justice, no peace!" the crowd chanted. "George Zimmerman took Trayvon's life for nothing," the teenager's father. Tracy Martin, told the demonstrators. "Our son did not deserve to die. There's nothing that we can say that will bring him back, but I'm here today to assure that justice is served and that no other parents have to go through this again." "Our son is your son," Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, told the crowd. "This is not about a black-and-wfiite thing. This is about a right-and-wrong thing. Justice for Trayvon!" Earlier, she described her situation as "a nightmare" to Anderson Cooper on his talk show. "It's hard to sleep," she said about her son. "Everything reminds me of him, and the only thing that's fueling us to keep pressing on for justice is the fact that we know that justice will be served." Tracy Martin said race played a role in the police investigation. "Had Trayvon been a white kid ... Zimmerman WDuld have been arrested," he said. On Wednesday night, the Sanford City Commissioners, passed by 3-2 a no-confidence vote in Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee. It was not immediately clear v^iat impact, if any, that would have. The vote came a day after Ben Jealous, head of the NAACP, demanded Lee's resignation, accusing him of having mishandled the case by not arresting Zimmerman. The U.S. Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the shooting. The incident occurred when Zimmerman, who was patrolling the neighborhood, saw the teen walking home after buying candy and a drink at a convenience store. Zimmerman called 911 and reported what he described as a suspicious person. Moments later, several neighbors called the emergency number to report a commotion outside. Heated debate has erupted over whether Zimmerman used a racial slur during the 911 call, a recording of \Miich was released this week. "We didn't hear it. However, I am not sure what was said," Sgt. David Morgenstern of the Sanford Police Department said. "I have listened to the tapes, and I have not heard them use a racial slur," concurred Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte. A top CNN audio engineer enhanced the sound of the 911 call, and several members of CNNs editorial staff repeatedly reviewed the tape but could reach no consensus on whether Zimmerman used a racial slur. Whether Zimmerman used such language prior to shooting Martin is key, according to CNN Senior Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin. "it's

Timeline of events in Trayvon Martin case

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Here's a look at the events In the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, and the ensuing uproar.

New judge named in Trayvon Martin case

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A new judge w as tapped to preside over the case of George Zimmerman after the original judge was forced to step dow n.

Zimmerman gives shooting account, expresses regret

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George Zimmerman gave his first television interview, saying he had to act after Trayvon Martin said "you are going to die tonight" and reached for Zirrmerman's gun holster.

Police: Trayvon Martin's death 'ultimately avoidable'

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Florida, urged prosecutors to take George Zimmerman into custody after arguing his kiling of Trayvon Martin w as "ultimately avoidable."

Chief: Give watchers 'good, hard look'

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The police chief in Sanford. Flonda. said communities should "take a good, hard look at who is selected" for neighborhood w atch programs.

Fine line between self-defense, murder

The Martin case renew ed scrutiny of Florida's 2005 "Stand Your Ground" law -and others like it.

The judge: No 'soft touch'

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Outrage, protests grow over shooting of unarmed Florida teen - CNN.i extremely, extremely significant because the federal government is not allowed to prosecute just your ordinary, everyday murder. Two people fighting on the street is not a federal crime. However, if one person shoots another based on racial hostility, racial animus, that does become a federal crime." Toobin said that if "very shortly before" the shooting, "Zimmerman used this racial epithet to refer to the person he openly shot, that very much puts it within the FBI's and the Justice Department's ambit of a case that they could prosecute." The Martin family's lawyer said the 911 call was questionable even if there was no slur.
The leader of a task examining Florida's "stand your ground" law said the panels job goes beyond the Trayvon Martin case.

Sanford: A community divided

National attention on the Trayvon Martin shooting has put Sanford in the spotlight. Residents agree the death is tragic yet remain divided w hen it comes to racism.

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"Without even hearing the conflicting part, we did hear, number one, that he said 'these people,"' Crump said. "What did he mean when he said 'these people? He also profiled him because he was a young black person with a hood on. "So it goes without saying, even if you don't get to the thing that everyone is debating, he already had a mentality when he got out of that car that this was a young black man. and he had assumed that he was a criminal, and you know what happens when you assume," Crump said. The 911 tapes show that, while some neighbors were on the phone with emergency dispatchers, cries for help followed by a gunshot sounded in the background. "The time that we heard the whining and then the gunshot, we did not hear any wrestling, no punching, no fighting, nothing to make it sound like there was a fight," said Mary Cutcher, one of the callers. Cutcher said Zimmerman was confused after the shooting. "He'd pace and go back to the body and just like --1 don't know if he was kind of 'Oh, my God, what did I do? What happened?"' she said. fi&VlMKCMirfr Another caller, Selma Mora Lamilla, said she did not hear any altercation, but the teen cried and "whimpered" before the shooting. She described Zimmerman as "straddling" the teen after the shooting, saying he was "on his knees on top of a body." Crump said Martin's girlfriend was on the phone with him during the incident and can help prove he was killed "in cold blood." The girl connects the dots and "completely blows Zimmermans absurd self-defense claim out of the water." Crump said Tuesday. Shortly before he was shot, the teen told his girlfriend that someone was following him and he was trying to get away, according to the lawyer. The girl, who did not want to be identified, said that during the call, she heard Martin ask why the person was following him. She got the impression there was an altercation in \Miich his cell phone earpiece fell out after he was pushed, and the connection went dead, Crump said. She did not hear gunfire, he said. Records show that Martin was on the phone with her much of the day, including around the time of the killing, the lawyer said. A Seminole County grand jury will convene April 10 on the matter, State Attorney Norm Wolfinger said in a statement. Martins family said they believe race was a factor in his death, fueling an outcry in the racially mixed community 16 miles northeast wwv.cnn.com/2012/03/21/justice/florida-teen-shooting/indexhtml 3/12 Sponsored links 2.13% Florida Mortgage Rates SI50K Mortgage $581 mo. 2.35%APR. Gel a Free Quote Now! Get details. Diabetes is Dangerous Control your Diabetes. Don't let Diabetes control you! Discover more... FHA Cuts Refi Requirement Mortgage Rates Plunge to 2.9% APR. Fed Drops Rates to Record Low! I cam more...
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CNN has made numerous attempts to contact Zimmerman but has been unsuccessful. His father, Robert Zimmerman, told a Florida newspaper that Zimmerman had moved after receiving death threats. Zimmermans family has denied that race played a role, saying he has many minority relatives and friends. Zimmerman, 28, is a part-time student at Seminole State College, according to the school. IHe was married in 2007. "The portrayal of George Zimmerman in the media, as well as the series of events that led to the tragic shooting, are false and extremely misleading. Unfortunately, some individuals and organizations have used this tragedy to further their own causes and agendas, his father said in the letter published in the Orlando Sentinel. "George is a Spanish-speaking minority with many black family members and friends. He would be the last to discriminate for any reason whatsoever. One black neighbor recently interviewed said she knew everything in the media was untrue and that she would trust George with her life. "Another black neighbor said that George was the only one, black or white, who came and welcomed her to the community, offering any assistance he could provide. Recently, I met two black children George invited to a social event. I asked where they met George. They responded that he was their mentor. They said George visited them routinely, took them places, helped them, and taught them things and that they really loved George. The media portrayal of George as a racist could not be further from the truth." Frank Taaffe, a neighbor and friend of Zimmerman's, told HLNs Jane Velez-Mitchell that his friend was only inquiring about why Martin ws in the area, considering that there had been incidents involving young black men in the neighborhood committing crimes. "Zimmerman is not a racist," he said. "George Zimmerman is a caring man." Police say they have not charged Zimmerman because they have no evidence to contradict his story that he shot in self-defense. In a police report, Officer Timothy Smith said Zimmerman said he was "yelling for someone to help me," but the victim's family said it was the teen asking for help. The shooting has renewed a debate over a controversial state law and sparked calls for a review. Florida's deadly force law, also called "stand your ground," allows people to meet "force with force" if they believe that they or someone else is in danger of being seriously harmed by an assailant, but exactly what happened in the moments leading up to Martin's death remains undear. Zimmermans father said his son never followed or confronted the teen, but 911 recordings tell a different story. During the incident, the teen started to run, Zimmerman said. When Zimmerman said he was following the teenager, the dispatcher told him, "We don't need you to do that." The case is rooted in one main thing, said Jeffrey Toobin, a senior legal analyst for CNN: "Clearly, the question at the heart of the case is whether Zimmerman reasonably felt threatened. On this issue, the evidence currently seems murky."

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Outrage, protests grow over shooting of unarmed Florida teen - CNN.com Finding other witnesses is crucial because the teen cannot give his side, he said. State Sen. Oscar Braynon II sent a letter to Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos asking for a review of the stand-yourground law. Braynon called for a legislative panel to look into how the law has been used and implemented. "The ultimate goal of such process is to decrease the number of incidents like that of Trayvon's and discourage more individuals from deciding to become vigilantes resulting in more lives lost," Braynon wrote. Florida Gov. Rick Scott said he was going to look into the law "because if what's happening is that it's being abused, that's not right."
CNNs Ross Levitt. Julian Cummings. Susan Candiotti. Vivian Kuo, David Mattingly, John Zarrella, Kimberly Segal, Brian Vitagliano, Melanie Whitley. Dave Alsup and fvrtoni Basu contributed to this report.

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Using Race To Leverage Injustice - Example 101 George Zimmerman Understanding how and why George Zimmerman is being prosecuted in the Trayvon Martin shooting is a complex undertaking. Most of the people with a general sense of the case have no idea the depth of the alignment against him.

This week many people became aware of the name Thomas Pevez because he is a nominee put forth by President Obama for a cabinet secretary position, Labor Secretary. However, in his previous role as head of the Civil Rights Division of the Dept of Justice, Mr Perez played a key role in the George Zimmerman case. It should be noted that Congressional Black Caucus member, Congresswoman Corrine Brown, played a key role in bringing race-based support from Perez to the forefront of the case. Both Congresswoman Brown, and Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett, asked the Dept, of Justice to intervene in the case. \AU supportive documents are within this pdf\

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As seventeen year old Trayvon Marlin was walking through a gated community when: he was visiting his father, lie was shot by a neighborhood watch captain. George Zimmerman. Zimmerman, who was armed with a pistol, tracked Trayvon down the street and called police to report seeing a "suspicious person, The dispatcher advised him to ccasc following the teen because police were on the way. Minute* later. I rayvon was dead from a bullet lo the chest, Zimmerman claims that an altercation occurred and he acted in self-defense. Trayvon was "armed" only with a bag of skillies and a can of ice tea. Local police accepted Zimmermans story and did not arrest him. As a result, his concealed weapon permit has not been suspended. How police immediately concluded that he had a reasonable belief of imminent death or great hodtly hann from a boy half bis si*e remains unclear and three witnesses have publicly contradicted this version. Police have not released 911 tapes or witness statements mi many questions remain unanswered. Given the history of racial tension in the Sanford community, 1 believe it would be wise for the Department of Justice to become involved and I request an emergency meeting with you or a senior DOJ official on Tuesday. March 20th. As you can see in the attached letter, the Sanford mayor and the chief of police agree with this recommendation, i look forward to your timely response. Sincerely.

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For Brown it was another effort to stimulate racial animosity within the larger Black Grievance Industry collective; For Triplett it was mere acquiescence and fear of the race-baiting community.

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Attorney General for Civil Rights, Roy Austin, Jr. Both Congresswoman Brown and Mayor Triplett requested that the Department of Justice do everything in its power to ensure that justice is served in the Tray von Martin investigation. Congresswoman Brown also requested that the actions of the Sanford Police Department be thoroughly reviewed to ensure that they have appropriate ajid consistent procedures in place for future criminal actions. Mayor Triplett said he is very thankful for Congresswoman Brown for arranging the meeting and he looks forward to working with the Justice Department to make sure the investigation is as transparent and fair as possible "The Department of Justice officials pledged a complete and thorough investigation with no stone unturned, and in fact, they already have personnel on the ground in Sanford investigating the incident," said Congresswoman Brown. It is critical that the residents of Florida and citizens of the United States nationwide know that the U.S. justice system is fair and working properly, continued the Congresswoman, (link.)

No-one wants to be on the wrong side of accusations of racism. After all, fear is the fulcrum of the racebased leverage. Congresswoman Brown was furious with Angela Corey for her decision to prosecute another black person in the judicial system, Marissa Alexander:
Brown whose district spans from Jacksonville into Central Floi'ida got involved in another criminal case. She attended the sentencing of Marissa Alexander, a black defendant from Jacksonville who Brown said was unfairly sentenced to 20 years in prison. In a loud, dramatic hallway confrontation, Brown challenged Jacksonville State Attorney Angela Corey, the special prosecutor in the Trayvon case, and accused her of running an office beset by institutional racism/'a charge Corey called untrue. How many criminal cases has Brown gotten involved in during her 19 years in Congress? Probably not as many as I need to, she said during a Capitol Hill interview last week. There have been at least four, but two have come in the past three months. Both involve Corey. [...] Browns hallway confrontation with Corey came minutes after Alexander was sentenced, but long after her conviction on a charge of aggravated assault for firing a warning shot in the direction of her abusive husband. No one was hurt, but she wound up with such a harsh sentence because state law requires someone who fires a weapon during the commission of a felony to serve 20 years, (link)

2012 was an election year after all, and the timing of these cases in

March elevated the intensity of the racist accusations. Angela Corey was up for re-election, and she was given the role of Special Prosecutor, against George Zimmerman, by her friend and Florida Attorney General, Pam Bondi. The Zimmerman case was a way for Corey to deflect criticism from black constituents and provide her a visible opportunity to pander to the larger Grievance Community; And she was surely going to take full advantage of it. After all, she had to make things manageable with Congresswoman Brown. /.../ On March 16, Brown sat down at Sanford police headquarters with police Chief Bill Lee and city officials and in that meeting, clearly expressed her wishes, said Mayor Jeff Triplett: We want an arrest. We want Chief Lee to step aside." A few days later, after a no-confidence vote by Sanfords City Commission, Lee stepped aside. Brown also appeared at a March 23 rally in Sanford and called repeatedly for George Zimmerman's arrest. That would happen three weeks later. '1 would characterize Congresswoman Brown's involvement as that of a concerned member of Congress, a concerned resident, a concerned mother/ said Sanford City Manager Norton Bonaparte Jr. Perhaps her most prominent role in the Tray von case was helping convince the U.S. Department of Justice to quickly launch a civil-rights investigation. In March. Brown set up a meeting for Triplett, Bonaparte and other officials with Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez in her Capitol Hill office. (link)

As head of the Civil Rights Division Perez was more than happy to facilitate assistance for the Congressional Black Caucus, Corrine Brown and the larger Black Grievance Industry. After all, it is what he does. In addition, Perez also has control and leadership for the CRS (The Community Relations Service), or Peacekeepers; A semi-secret sub dept of the DOJ whose written goals are to influence racial harmony, but whose unwritten goals are to facilitate an orderly expression of black outrage.

In essence, the CRS outlines the acceptable boundaries of visible hate, and coordinates the protestations, to insure the black community does not look bad while doing it. They try to keep the windows from being smashed, and molotov cocktails off the evening news, not because it's unlawful behavior - but because it makes minorities look bad. Its all about the optics of racial influence.

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not revealing details of the investigation. Late Frida; after weeks of pressure, the police played the 911 cal S case for the family and gave copies to the news mec the recordings, one shot, an apparent warning or mlkk, Ik heard, followed by a voice begging or pleading, and a cry. A second shot is then heard, and the pleading stops. It is so clear that this was a 17-year-old boy pleading for his life, and someone shot him in cold blood, said Natalie Jackson, one of the Martin family lawyers. The police maintain that under state law they cannot arrest George Zimmerman, the 28-vear-old neighborhood watch volunteer who was licensed to carry a concealed weapon, without probable causc. They turned the case over to the Seminole County' state attorney this week.

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a criminal defense lawyer in Florida. It allows people to kill people ouLside of their homes, if they are in reasonable fear for their lives. Its a very low standard. ForTrayvons parents, the situation does not add up. They want Mr. Zimmerman arrested

and the normal criminal justice process to begin. Everybody is outraged, said Tracy Martin. Trayvons father. There is no justice in this. The public is outraged because my son only had snacks in his pocket, no weapon whatsoever, not even a fingernail file. For him to be murdered by someone who weighs more than 100 pounds than him, more than 10 years older than him, this is an outrage. Echoing a view held by many blacks in Sanford and elsewhere, the familys lawyer, Benjamin Crump, said the police appeared to be protecting Mr. Zimmerman.
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Had Trayvon been the person who was the triggerman, they would have arrested him from Day 1 and they wouldnt have given him bail and he would be sitting in jail, Mr. Crump said. Zimmerman is free and sleeping in his own bed at night. Frustration also grew after the parents said they had been told by detectives that Mr. Zimmerman had a squeaky clean record. They knew this, the detectives said, because Mr. Zimmerman told them. But Mr. Zimmerman had been arrested in 2005 on charges of resisting arrest with violence and batteiy on a police officer. The charges were later dropped. The police said it took them some time to run the check. A criminal background check was conducted within 12 to 24 hours after we got the call, Sgt. David Morgenstern said. Mr. Zimmerman lives in the predominantly white gated community where the shooting took place. A criminal justice major in college, he often patrolled the streets in his car. I n the last eight years, Mr. Zimmerman had made 46 calls to the police, officials said, reporting everything from alarms and disturbances to reckless driving and, most commonly, a suspicious person. That night, he saw Trayvon, a tall Miami high school junior, shortly after 7 p.m. with the hood of his sweatshirt over his head, the police said. Trayvon had returned from a convenience store and was headed for his fathers girlfriends house, where he was staying. Mr. Zimmerman trailed Trayvon in his car and placed a call to the police. The dispatcher told him to stay in his car and said the police would be on the way. But Mr. Zimmerman got out. The two got into a struggle that was partly overheard by a few neighbors. Mr. j Zimmerman wound up with a blood)- nose and a cut to the back of his head. Trayvon was shot in the chest. Mary Cutcher and her roommate said they heard Trayvon pleading. Then they heard a

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Correction: April 6, 2012
An article on March 17 about appeals for a Department of Justice investigation into the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman misstated the time period in which

Mr. Zimmerman made 46 calls to 911. The calls were made over the course ol about eight years, not over 14 months. The error was repeated in a front-pa^e article on March 21 about Floridas self-defense law known as Stand Your Ground.

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Gunfire and screaming can be heard in dramatic 911 calls released late Friday from the shooting of Trayvon Martin. In one call, placed by the shooter George Zimmerman, he actively pursues the teen before the deadly shooting. *Are you following him,1* an emergency dispatcher asks after Zimmerman describes Trayvon as a black male who was acting suspiciously. Zimmerman responds: "Yeah."
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"OK, you don't need to do that," the dispatcher says. The recordings were released after Trayvons family spent two hours with dty officials, listening to the calls that documented the 17-year-old's last moments alive. "What you hear on that tape is shocking. It's riveting," Benjamin Crump, an attorney for Trayvon's family, said after the group emerged from their meeting with officials late Friday. Police had previously refused to release the calls. Zimmerman, a 28-year-old neighborhood crime watch volunteer, has not been arrested and is not charged with a crime. He claimed the Feb. 26 shooting was in self defense. In one of the eight calls, screaming can be heard in the background as a woman tries to get help. The call is punctuated by two loud bangs. Martin family attorneys said both were gunfire.

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Trayvon was hit in the chest by a single bullet. In one of the eight calls, screaming can be heard in the background as a woman tries to get help. That call is punctuated by two gunshots. "You hear a shot, a clear shot, then you hear a 17-year-old boy begging for his life," said Natalie Jackson, another family attorney. Then you hear a second shot." It was the first time that anyone said two shots were ftred that night. In the call placed by Zimmerman to alert authorities that there was a suspicious person in the neighborhood, he says the person "looks like he's up to no good, or he's on drugs or something.1'
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Moments later, Zimmerman says, "These assholes, they always get away." In one of the 911 calls, placed moments later, a man reports that "they're wrestling right in the back of my porch. There's a black guy down. It looks like he's been shot and he's dead." Family members would not comment after listening to the tapes. 'They are overwhelmed by grief at what they heard this evening, Crump said. 'The last seconds of his life were in absolute fear." The boy's mother could only listen to about half of the recordings, Crump said. His father broke down near the end, Crump said, "and cried like a baby." Both lawyers characterized what they heard as "murder and said Zimmerman should be arrested immediately and federal authorities should take over the case. The agency decided to release the 911 calls after a series of meetings Friday with U.S. Rep Corrine Brown, Sanford's mayor, Jeff Triplett, Commissioner Velma Williams and City Manager Norton Bonaparte. Triplett and Brown will be asking to meet with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder early next week. "I would hope that they'd make a difference, to try to stop or slow down ... the high state of emotions," Police Chief Bill Lee Jr. told the Sentinel in an exclusive interview Friday. Lee said he is frustrated that Trayvon's family, its lawyers and others have ripped his department for its handling of the case. He is not a racist, he said, and his officers conducted a thorough and fair investigation and did nothing underhanded or untruthful. 'The hysteria, the media circus, it's just crazy," Lee said. "It's the craziest damn thing I've ever seen, and its sad. It's sad for the city of Sanford, the police department, because I know in my heart we did a good job." At a press conference Friday morning, Trayvon's parents said that in the three weeks since he was killed, their trust in the Sanford Police Department has disappeared. Tracy Martin, father of the slain teen, told reporters he felt "betrayed" by law enforcement investigating his son's death because they have not arrested the shooter. "It's a shame that he's [Trayvon] not getting any justice. We're not, as a family, getting any closure," the elder Martin said. "I feel betrayed by the Sanford Police Department and there's no way that I can still trust them in investigating this crime." Investigator Chris Serino of Sanford police said Friday the agency has worked closely with prosecutors, and have not arrested Zimmerman because prosecutors have consistently told them they do not have enough evidence to win a manslaughter conviction. That's because Zimmerman says he was defending himself, something he's allowed to do under Florida law. The best account of what happened came from Zimmerman, Serino said. Other witnesses who saw or heard parts of what happened corroborate his version of events, the investigator said.
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Cher, singer/actress (@cher): We MUST NOT FORGET TRAVOR MARTI ! [sic] This Beautiful Young man was MURDERED IN FLA. & his killer was SET FREE without even a drug test! SHAME. I"

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Twitter account to pro mote the petition, as did actress Mia Farrow. Union tweeted: #TrayvonMartin case has ex posed some ppl as mon sters ... not just Zimmer man but ANY1 who makes excuses 4 a man who kills an unarmed child. Another petition, launched on SignOn.org, asks for signatures to pro tect private citizens from gun violence and inept law enforcement.

Maria Roach, a docu mentary producer in Maryland who used to live in Central Florida, launched the petition be cause she felt frustrated with Sanford police and their handling of the case. Roach, the mother of two boys, said she saw the pictures of Trayvon and thought he looked like an older version of one of her sons. Roach said she blasted the story on her Facebook

and Twitter accounts, but she thought more had to be done to spread awareness about Trayvons case. I was fuming, and this was the way for me to channel my sadness and my anger, Roach said. By Tuesday, her petition had more than 280,000 signatures. Meanwhile, people across the country used so cial media to bring aware ness to Trayvons death i: other ways.

A Million Hoodies March for Trayvon Mar tin in which people are invited to march in New York City on Wednesday night was organized through Facebook. Event organizers, in a video posted to the page Tuesday, said they want to mobilize a million people to sign the Change.org pe tition. They encourage viewers to wear hoodies what Trayvon was wearing the night he was killed on Wednesday and to post photos of themselves on their social-media ac counts.
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There were plenty of bold fashion statements at Sunday night's 2013 MTV Movie Awards, like "Pitch Perfect" actress Hana Mae Lee's crazy cigarette hat. But it was Jamie Foxx's outfit that really turned heads. Foxx, who worked the red carpet with his "Django" co-star Kerry Washington and lovely 19-year-old daughter Corinne, donned a t-shirt honoring Trayvon Martin and the Sandy Hook victims. The black shirt included the words "Know Justice, Know Peace" (with an emphasis on "No") along with a photo of 17-year-old Martin and the 20 people who were killed during the Newtown massacre. "We're just thinking about the children... we're just protecting our kids," Foxx told MTV's red carpet hosts. Josh Horowitz and Karlie Kloss, when asked if the shirt was meant to be a political statement. The 45-year-old star, who won Best WTF Moment and was honored with the Generation award last night, wore a similar shirt with a photo of Martin at the 2012 BET Awards this past summer. Here's a look at Foxxs bold MTV Movie Awards t-shirt (and the one he wore at the 2012 BET Awards). What do you think about the look? Let us know in the comments section below. 2013 MTV Movie Awards: 2012 BET Awards:
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lii an astonishing admission, Miami's NBC6 has acknowledged the local affiliate made the same questionable edits to George Zimmerman's call to police that were widely attacked when the network aired a similarly misleading clip on the Today show last month. Jeff Burnside, a 13-year veteran of the local WTVJ station, was fired Friday and two other employees were disciplined, The Miami Herald confirmed. Unlike the Today show, NBC6 aired a correction newscasts. The controversy started last month, when the Today show aired a segment on the call Zimmerman made to police the night he encountered a Miami Gardens teenager he found suspicious. This guy looks like he's up to no good. He looks black, Zimmerman said on the Today show tape. But the unedited version of the call showed that before Zimmerman mentioned Trayvon Martins race, the police operator asked him, Is he black, white or Hispanic?" Conservative blogs skewered the network's March 22 and 27 blunders, calling them a deliberate misrepresentation aimed at keeping the Zimmermanis-a-racist narrative alive. But even as the network apologized, bloggers also revealed that the audio slicing took place at least three times in Miami on March 19 and 20. NBC6's web version of the story showed the quote included ellipses, suggesting that something had been trimmed. "We take this incident very seriously and apologize to our viewers," said WTVJ spokesman Matt Glassman. After conducting an extensive investigation, we are putting a more stringent editorial process in place to ensure this does not happen again." Glassman stressed that the Today show and Miami edits took place in two separate incidents involving different people. The Miami error underscores how time-crunched journalists' work may go on the air without any supervision. The Miami piece aired without a manager reviewing it, a station source said. Now the station is expected to hire an assistant news director and add more editing layers. A Miami-based network producer was fired for the Today show gaffe, and several more were disciplined. Glassman declined to name any of the disciplined local journalists involved in the Today incident, except to say that the person who lost his job at WTVJ was the one who 'directed the edits." Burnside declined to discuss what happened. This is obviously very, very complicated," he told The Miami Herald. I have nothing but good things to say about the NBC6 family." MORE TRAYVON MARTIN Sign up for the daily deal email:
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The New Black Panther Party circulated this "wanted dead or alive" poster for Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman. (Image source: Allvoices.com)

The New Black Panther Party on Thursday circulated a wanted dead or alive" poster for George Zimmerman in the fatal shooting of black Florida teen Trayvon Martin, the citizen journalism site Allvoices.com reported. Zimmerman a half-white, half-Hispanic neighborhood watch volunteer has said he was acting in selfdefense when he shot 17-year-old Martin one month ago. Martin was found to be carrying only an iced tea and a bag of Skittles. The case has ignited into a racial firestorm, particularly as Zimmerman has not been arrested or charged. The "dead or alive" posters were passed out during a press conference led by Minister Mikhail Muhummud, who called himself the southern regional director for the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in Jacksonville, Florida. Murdered in cold blood, the flyer says. "Child killer of Trayvon Martin Wanted dead or alive.
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According to Allvoices; Muhummud called for Sanford Police Chief Bill Lees firing and for President Barack Obama to intervene. Lee has since temporarily stepped down from his post, and Obama remarked about the case Friday, saying If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon. Muhummud also told the assembled crowd he was not concerned about reports of death threats against Zimmerman, saying God dammit, he should be fearful for his life. As The Blaze previously reported, the New Black Liberation Militia has said it intends to perform a citizens arrest on Zimmerman. Watch a portion of the press conference below. Content warning some strong language: UPDATE: The New Black Panther party is now offering a $10,000 reward for whomever can capture George Zimmerman, according to AFP.

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WASHINGTON - Amid light but steady rainfall, hundreds of people crowded Pennsylvania Avenue and Freedom Plaza on Saturday afternoon to protest the Feb. 26 killing of a 17-year-old black Florida teenager, whose death has sparked outrage across the nation in recent weeks. Leading the crowd in chants of "enough is enough" and "no justice, no peace," speakers gathered in front of the seat of the District of Columbia government, calling for justice in Trawon Martin's death, which they said was motivated by racism and discrimination. "Today we come as one, but we stand as 10,000," Deon Jones, a D.C. advisory neighborhood commissioner, told the crowd from the steps of the John A. Wilson Building, citing a poem by Maya Angelou. George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer in a Sanford, Fla., gated community, told police that he shot Martin in self-defense. Martin, who was walking from a nearby convenience store to the house of his fathers fiancee, was unarmed, carrying only a bag of Skittles and a bottle of ice tea. Zimmerman has not been arrested or charged in Martins death. The Sanford Police Department said at the time that there was not enough evidence to refute Zimmerman's self-defense claim. Florida has a Stand Your Ground law, which allows residents to use deadly force against an attacker if they think their life is threatened. "The only person who had the right to stand his ground was Trayvon Martin," Avis Jones-DeWeever, executive director of the National Council of Negro Women, said at the rally, which was organized via Facebook and Twitter only four days earlier by three D.C.-area residents. Many in the crowd came armed with Skittles and ice tea and wore hoodies in solidarity with the slain teenager, who wore the hooded outerwear the night he was shot.

Zimmerman is a native of Northern Virginia and graduated from Osbourn High School in Manassas, Va., in 2001.
Saturday's rally follows three other local vigils, one at Howard University on Thursday night, and separate events on Friday in

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"If I had a son, hed look like Trayvon," the president said. "I think [Trayvons parents] are right to expect that all of us as Americans to take this with the seriousness it deserves, and we are going to get to the bottom of exactly what happened." A federal civil rights inquiry is underway, along with a local grand iurv investigation of Martin's death. aregoing

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drinking experiment before jury deliberations rejected DeMartin's latest claim he merely forget about his ex-vvife's DUI arrest during March 2012 jury selection. "Every person charged with a crime deserves a fair trial without the likes of Dennis DeMartin," Colbath wrote in his order granting a new trial for Goodman, 49. "To allow this conviction to stand ... would erode the integrity of the judicial system." The ruling follows a hearing Monday, during which DeMartin repeatedly denied the defense's charges he deliberately concealed his first ex-wife was arrested for DUI in Connecticut in 1997. Colbath also charged DeMartin, 69, with criminal contempt of court. He ordered him to appear for a May 30 hearing to enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. Dennis Photos John Goodman Booking Photo "Your failure to disclose this relevant and material information will impose substantial costs and expenses to the citizens of the State of Florida in addition to serious inconvenience and emotional upheaval of the witnesses and victims involved in the Goodman case," Colbath wrote in an order to DeMartin. It was the March 14 release of DeMartins self-published paperback book titled "Will She Kiss Me or Kill Me?" that prompted a flurry of motions and investigations by highpowered defense attorney Roy Black of Miami. Black persuaded the 4th District Court of Appeal to call a 45-day time out from Goodmans appeal and send the new juror misconduct question to the trial court. On March 23, 2012, DeMartin and five other jurors found Goodman guilty of driving drunk and smashing his Bentley into a car driven by Scott Wilson, 23, at a Wellington intersection on Feb. 12, 2010. Goodman, founder of International Polo Club Palm Beach and heir to a Texas air conditioning fortune, said his car malfunctioned. He walked away and said he drank after the crash to dull the pain of a broken wrist. Black argued he never would have accepted DeMartin as a juror with such a background that could doom the defense. "A juror who deceives to get on a jury in a high-profile case for his own profit is a trial lawyer's worst nightmare, Black said in a statement after Colbaths ruling. "Fortunately, this time the deception was exposed and a courageous judge set aside the verdict." The next court date for Goodman is June 3, when the defense attorneys and prosecutors will discuss scheduling the new trial. "The state is prepared to prosecute this case and ensure justice for Scott Wilson," said Mike Edmondson, spokesman for State Attorney Dave Aronberg. It's premature to say if the state will consider any type of appeal, he said. Goodman remains under house arrest at his Wellington estate, under a $7 million appellate bond. He vtears an ankle monitor and pays $2,000 a day for two Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies to guard his every move. Scott Smith, attorney for William Wilson, the victim's father, said Wilson was "disappointed" Goodman's conviction was overturned. But Wilson is "more committed than ever to the State of Floridas pursuit of justice of the person responsible for Scott's preventable and premature death," Smith said. Chris Searcy, an attorney who represented William Wilson and Lili Wilson, the victim's mother, in their wrongful death civil lawsuit against Goodman, also expressed confidence justice will be served a second time. "If there is a new trial, I don't expect the results vwuld be much different than the first trial," Searcy said. Goodmans insurance company reportedly paid the parents a $40 million settlement before the trial.

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