SANFORD, Fla. (AP) _ The neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering Trayvon Martin is asking a Florida judge to let him out of jail while he awaits trial.
An attorney for George Zimmerman is asking the Seminole County judge to let Zimmerman post bail at a hearing Friday.
Legal experts say Zimmerman stands a good chance of being granted bail since he has proven he’s not a flight risk. He turned himself in to authorities last week after he was charged with second-degree murder.
Zimmerman has admitted to fatally shooting the 17-year-old unarmed teen during a confrontation last February in a gated community in Sanford, about 15 miles northeast of Orlando. But Zimmerman says he shot out of self-defense.
The 44-day delay in Zimmerman’s arrest spurred protests nationwide.
