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Zimmerman ordered to surrender within 48 hours
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(CNN) -
A Florida judge revoked bond Friday for George Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in
the death of Trayvon Martin.
Seminole County Circuit Court Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. ordered Zimmerman to surrender within 48 hours.
Lester accused Zimmerman of having misrepresented how much money he had when his bond was originally
set in April.
The decision came after prosecutors asked Lester to revoke the bond.
Prosecutors argued that Zimmerman "misrepresented, misled and deceived the court" during the April bond
hearing not only about his family's financial circumstances but about whether he had a U.S. passport.
Lester appeared to accept the explanation from Zimmerman's lawyer that his client had given him a second
passport that he had obtained, but that the lawyer simply forgot to hand it over to authorities until Friday.
Meanwhile, Zimmerman's defense team and prosecutors were both on the same side in court Friday afternoon
fighting media companies' request to release more information in the case.
Prosecution and defense lawyers argued that a host of material should remain sealed.
Martin, 17, was shot to death February 26 while walking in a Sanford, Florida, neighborhood where he was
staying during a visit with his father. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, told police he shot the
teenager in self-defense.
The incident spurred protests among people who criticized police handling of the investigation and said Martin,
who was unarmed and carrying a bag of Skittles and an Arizona Iced Tea at the time of his death, was racially
profiled. The slain teen was African-American and Zimmerman is Hispanic.
Zimmerman, 28, was charged with second-degree murder on April 11 and has been free on bail.
The intense public attention on the case is a chief reason certain information should remain out of the public
eye, Bernardo de la Rionda of State Attorney Angela Corey's office said in a motion filed earlier this month.
He argued that releasing too much "will result in this matter being tried in the press rather than in court, and an
inability to seat a fair and impartial jury in Seminole County." De la Rionda also voiced worries about witnesses
being "reluctant to testify" for fear that their privacy would be violated and other witnesses being "harassed by
media representatives."
Specifically, the state wants the names and addresses of witnesses kept out of the public record. It asks for
the same for crime scene and autopsy photos, a 911 recording of the incident and cell phone records of
Martin, Zimmerman and one witness.
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De la Rionda is also requesting a judge seal statements Zimmerman made to law enforcement officers, some
of which may be used against him at trial because they were "inconsistent with the physical evidence and
statements of witnesses."
Zimmerman's attorney, Mark O'Mara, filed his own motion agreeing with the prosecution's desire not to
release material. He said the defense wants 1,000 e-mails received by Sanford police to be sealed, plus
statements by Zimmerman. He asked that text messages, e-mail messages or journals made by the
defendant be kept private, at least until they can be reviewed.
Scott Ponce of the Miami-based law firm Holland & Knight argued for more disclosure on behalf of various
newspapers, TV stations and their parent companies.
The opposing arguments were laid out in motions filed in advance of Friday's hearing.
Attorneys in Zimmerman case want evidence sealed.
This week, Ponce filed responses to the prosecution and defense positions, addressing them point by point.
"The broad secrecy the state seeks ... is not supported by statute, constitution or case law, and it certainly
cannot be justified in this prosecution," he said.
Ponce argued that civilian witnesses' names and addresses cannot be sealed under Florida's public records
law, because they would not be "defamatory" or "jeopardize the safety" of a witness. He said the state hasn't
proven anyone is in jeopardy. The contested cell phone records may be reviewed and, if need be, have parts
redacted, but they shouldn't be withheld entirely, he said.
Ponce said Zimmerman's statements to police should not be treated as "confessions," which would not be
made public before trial.
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