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1、GeorgeZimmermanappearedincourtnotonlytoseekhisreleaseasheawaitstrail-heusedtheopportunitytoapologizetothedeadboy'sparentswhoattendedtheproceedings."IwantedtosayIamsorryforthelossofyourson,"hesaid."Ididnotknowhowoldhewas,butIthoughthewasalittlebityoungerthanIwas,andIdidnotknowifhewasarmedornot.
2、"ThefactthatTrayvonMartinwasnotarmed,andthatZimmermanwas,ispartlywhythecasehasattractedsomuchattention.Floridahaswhat'scalledaStandYourGroundlawthatallowspeopletousedeadlyforceiftheyfeeltheirlivesareindanger.ZimmermansaysheshotMartininself-defenseafterMartinattackedhim.Zimmerman'sfathertestifi
3、edbytelephoneabouthowhissonlookedaftertheconfrontation."Hisfacewasswollenquiteabit,"saidRobertZimmerman."Hehadaprotectivecoveroverhisnose,hislipwasswollenandcut."ProsecutorsportrayZimmermanastheaggressorwhoconfrontedMartinashewalkedbacktohisfather'shomefromanearbyconveniencestore.Prosecutorsco
4、ntendthatZimmermanhasahistoryofviolence.Zimmerman'swifeShelliecontradictedthatinhertestimonybyphone.Prosecutor:"Youwouldtellthecourtthatheisnotaviolentperson?"ShellieZimmerman:"Absolutely,heisnotaviolentpersonorathreattothecommunity."APTheparentsofTrayvonMartin,SybrinaFulton,left,andTracyMarti
5、n,sitinthecourtroom,April20,2012,duringabondhearingforGeorgeZimmermaninSanford,Florida.Alsohangingoverthiscaseisthecontroversialsubjectofracialprofiling.Martin'sfamilyandsupportersarguethatZimmerman,awhiteHispanic,neighborhoodwatchvolunteer,stoppedMartinbecausehewasblack.Thathasledtonumerouspr
6、otestsacrossthecountry.PartofthisoutcrycameafterpoliceinitiallyallowedZimmermantogofree.AndthevolatilityofthecasewasonthemindofZimmerman'sattorneyafterthehearing."Itisanenormouslyhighprofilecaseandthereisalotofanger-orlet'ssayalotofhighemotions-thatexist,"saiddefenseattorneyMarkO'Mara."Idon'tw
7、antthattospilloverontothefamilyormyclient'ssafety."ThehearingendedwiththecourtsettingconditionsforZimmerman'srelease."Iamgoingtograntthemotionandsetbondintheamountof$150,000withthefollowingconditions-electronicmonitoringGPS,"saidFlorida