Zimmerman quietly entered not guilty plea, avoiding court appearance
George Zimmerman enters into the courtroom of Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester on April 20. 2012, in Sanford, Florida, for a bond hearing in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Judge Lester set a 150,000 USD bond for the pre-trial release of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. The judge also imposed certain conditions on Zimmerman’s release, including that he submit to electronic GPS tracking, a curfew and to periodically report to authorities.
George Zimmerman used a written court filing to quietly plead not guilty to second degree murder in shooting death of Trayvon Martin, the Los Angeles Times reported.
According to CBS, the plea, which was filed on April 12, was in a batch of documents released by a Florida circuit court this week.
"The Defendant, by and through his undersigned attorney, enters a written plea of NOT GUILTY to the charges now pending against him in the above-styled cause or causes," stated the two-page document, which was filed by Zimmerman's attorney," Mark O'Mara.
In the filing, Zimmerman, waived his right to answer to the murder charge in person.
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Zimmerman was released from jail after posting $150,000 bond after midnight Monday and then slipped back into hiding, the Associated Press wrote.
The Los Angeles Times wrote that the remaining documents made public Tuesday revealed few new details but did emphasize what Zimmerman, on a website, has called "a life altering event" that has forced him to go into hiding and stop working.
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