Live Coverage: George Zimmerman Bail Hearing

The Takeaway

The Takeaway covers the live proceedings of the bond hearing for George Zimmerman,  the neighborhood-watch volunteer charged in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida.  Mr. Zimmerman’s attorney, Mark O’Mara, says he plans to seek Zimmerman’s release from a correctional facility in Sanford while his legal proceedings are under way. Joining us from Florida is Dale Carson, a lawyer, retired legal instructor for the FBI, and a former police officer.

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