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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 960313" data-attributes="member: 12952">The prosecutors must prove Zimmerman&#039;s shooting of Martin was rooted&nbsp;&nbsp; in hatred or ill will and counter his claims that he shot Martin to&nbsp;&nbsp; protect himself while patrolling his gated community in the Orlando&nbsp;&nbsp; suburb of Sanford. Zimmerman&#039;s lawyers would only have to prove by a&nbsp;&nbsp; preponderance of evidence -- a relatively low legal standard -- that he&nbsp;&nbsp; acted in self-defense at a pretrial hearing to prevent the case from&nbsp;&nbsp; going to trial.&nbsp;There&#039;s a &quot;high likelihood it could be dismissed by the judge even&nbsp;&nbsp; before the jury gets to hear the case,&quot; Florida defense attorney Richard&nbsp;&nbsp; Hornsby said.<a href="http://cnsnews.com/news/article/prosecutors-face-hurdles-charging-zimmerman-murder" target="_blank">Prosecutors Face Hurdles in Charging Zimmerman With Murder | CNSNews.com</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 960313, member: 12952"] The prosecutors must prove Zimmerman's shooting of Martin was rooted in hatred or ill will and counter his claims that he shot Martin to protect himself while patrolling his gated community in the Orlando suburb of Sanford. Zimmerman's lawyers would only have to prove by a preponderance of evidence -- a relatively low legal standard -- that he acted in self-defense at a pretrial hearing to prevent the case from going to trial. There's a "high likelihood it could be dismissed by the judge even before the jury gets to hear the case," Florida defense attorney Richard Hornsby said. [url=http://cnsnews.com/news/article/prosecutors-face-hurdles-charging-zimmerman-murder]Prosecutors Face Hurdles in Charging Zimmerman With Murder | CNSNews.com[/url] [/QUOTE]

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