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George Zimmerman Loses Bid to Delay Summer Murder Trial

On what would have been Trayvon Martin's 18th birthday, lawyers for his accused killer George Zimmerman were denied a request to delay this summer's murder trial. Zimmerman's attorney Mark O'Mara claimed during an often heated one-hour hearing that he needed more time to prepare, and that the state was not being cooperative with key evidence. "Its February and the trial's set for June," countered prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda. He argued that O'Mara did not deserve more time to prepare and...Full Story
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