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George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin case update: Gag order in Zimmerman case denied by judge
George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin case update: Gag order in Zimmerman case denied by judge
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/world/george-zimmerman-trayvon-martin-case-update-gag-order-in-zimmerman-case-denied-by-judge
SANFORD, Fla. — The prosecutor in the case of a former neighborhood watch leader accused of shooting an unarmed black teenager in central Florida called the conduct of the defense lawyer "a slippery slope" in pleading with the judge Friday to impose a gag order on all attorneys.
Assistant state attorney Bernie de la Rionda wants the order imposed because he believes George Zimmerman's attorney, Mark O'Mara, has been using a website and both social and news media to influence potential jurors in the racially charged case.
He questioned O'Mara's motives and ethics in publicly questioning the credibility of potential witnesses in the high-profile case.
"My concern is if we are going to be able to pick a jury in Seminole County or anywhere else in the state of Florida?" De la Rionda told the judge. "Commenting on the credibility of witnesses? Why do we have an ethical rule about that?"
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/world/george-zimmerman-trayvon-martin-case-update-gag-order-in-zimmerman-case-denied-by-judge
SANFORD, Fla. — The prosecutor in the case of a former neighborhood watch leader accused of shooting an unarmed black teenager in central Florida called the conduct of the defense lawyer "a slippery slope" in pleading with the judge Friday to impose a gag order on all attorneys.
Assistant state attorney Bernie de la Rionda wants the order imposed because he believes George Zimmerman's attorney, Mark O'Mara, has been using a website and both social and news media to influence potential jurors in the racially charged case.
He questioned O'Mara's motives and ethics in publicly questioning the credibility of potential witnesses in the high-profile case.
"My concern is if we are going to be able to pick a jury in Seminole County or anywhere else in the state of Florida?" De la Rionda told the judge. "Commenting on the credibility of witnesses? Why do we have an ethical rule about that?"
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