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Zimmerman's bail set at $1M, judge concerned about flight risk
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The U.S. neighbourhood watch volunteer who killed an unarmed black teenager can be released on a $1 million bond while he awaits trial in a case that provoked countrywide protests, a judge ruled Thursday.
Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester granted bail to George Zimmerman for a second time. The judge had revoked Zimmerman's $150,000 bond last month after prosecutors said Zimmerman and his wife misled the court about how much money they had.
"It is entirely reasonable for this court to find that, but for the requirement that he be placed on electronic monitoring, the defendant and his wife would have fled the United States with at least $130,000 of other people's money," Lester wrote.
Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26 in a Florida gated community. Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty and claims the shooting was self-defence under the state's "stand your ground" law.
Martin's parents and supporters claim the teenager was targeted because he was black and Zimmerman started the confrontation. Zimmerman's father is white and his mother is Hispanic.
The 44 days between the shooting and Zimmerman's arrest inspired countrywide protests and prompted a U.S. Justice Department probe.
Prosecutors said a website Zimmerman created for his defence had raised $135,000 at the time of his first bond hearing in April. Zimmerman and his wife did not mention the money then.
-- The Associated Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 6, 2012 A18
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