Judge unseals file in Trayvon Martin murder case
Source: Chicogo Tribune/Orlando Sentinel
12:37 p.m. CDT, April 23, 2012
George Zimmerman was released early Monday morning from the Seminole County jail. And hours later, the judge in the case unsealed the court file, making a small portion of information about the case public.
Still, the bulk of information about the case prosecution records remain a secret.
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O'Mara also demanded all the evidence the state has gathered against his client, something routine in criminal cases. What's important in this filing, though, is the likely delivery date: this Friday.
In a typical case, that would mean that as of Friday, all the evidence would be released to the public as well as O'Mara, for example, crime scene photos, Trayvon's phone records, his autopsy results.
In a typical case, that would mean that as of Friday, all the evidence would be released to the public as well as O'Mara, for example, crime scene photos, Trayvon's phone records, his autopsy results.
But O'Mara and Special Prosecutor Angela Corey have made it clear they want to keep some if not all of those things a secret.
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