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$150,000 dollars.
no alcohol, also a curfew, no firearms.
will add link when there is one.
[Updated at 11:10 a.m. ET] The judge has set a bond of $150,000, with conditions.
The conditions include:
GPS monitoring
No contact with the victim's family
No possession of firearms
No use of controlled substances, other than those prescribed by a physician.
[Updated at 11:07 a.m. ET] The state's attorney is now making a case against leniency when it comes to the bond decision, and has asked for no bond, or a bond of $1 million.
The state's attorney argued that Zimmerman is a danger to the public, citing not only the second-degree murder charge, but a previous charge of battery against a law enforcement officer, which was discussed at length earlier in the hearing.
[Updated at 11:02 a.m. ET] The hearing is now turning back to the issue of bond. O'Mara is asking the judge for:
$15,000 bond.
The ability of Zimmerman to leave the state
Secrecy over Zimmerman's whereabouts
O'Mara, speaking to Zimmerman's ability to pay bond, noted that Zimmerman cannot work in public because of the case's publicity, and that his wife is not working because she is in school
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/20/live-blog-attorney-seeks-bond-for-george-zimmerman/?hpt=hp_t1
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)one_voice
(20,043 posts)was wow that's low.
Solomon
(12,319 posts)Ridiculous.
one_voice
(20,043 posts)says $150,000 is reasonable--everyone else thinks it's low. He's a former prosecutor.
He won't be released today, it'll take a few days.
obamanut2012
(26,142 posts)Tommy_Carcetti
(43,198 posts)If it's 10%, I'm sure the NRA or Hannity or whoever can pony that up without blinking.
warrior1
(12,325 posts)Life Long Dem
(8,582 posts)His location will also be kept secret. He'll be wearing a GPS device to see where he is at all times. And they took his passport to leave the country.
Kolesar
(31,182 posts)uponit7771
(90,364 posts)uponit7771
(90,364 posts)warrior1
(12,325 posts)wanted he to be able to leave the state
butterfly77
(17,609 posts)and the CONS will pay it,no surprise..
Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)if there will even be a trial. If not, the Rodney King riots are gonna look like a garden party.
Lilyeye
(1,417 posts)Junkdrawer
(27,993 posts)IF (big if) there is a trial, all police statements and photos will be admitted as God's truth and will greatly help Zimmerman's defense.
The prosecution will play along.
WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)What laws were Trayvon breaking? Why did Zimmerman disregard the 911 dispatcher?
Junkdrawer
(27,993 posts)and so he'll walk.
piratefish08
(3,133 posts)WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)warrior1
(12,325 posts)how long before he starts appearing on Faux.
warrior1
(12,325 posts)one_voice
(20,043 posts)don't know why that's not in there. I heard them say it.