New documents were released Tuesday in the case against George Zimmerman.

Among the evidence released -- more color photos of Zimmerman the night he shot Trayvon Martin, taken by a Sanford police officer, FBI reports and several FDLE documents.

The documents come one day after George Zimmerman's attorneys released a color photo of a bloodied Zimmerman the night he shot Trayvon Martin. That picture was in among the pictures released, along with pictures of the area where the incident occurred.

In the FBI reports are interviews with the people who interviewed George Zimmerman the night of the shooting. There are also summaries of interviews with Zimmerman's neighbors at the Retreat at Twin Lakes. All of the neighbors said Zimmerman was a nice and pleasant man who was concerned about his neighborhood.

There are also two interviews with people regarding the the racial culture in Sanford, and whether there is a racial issue with the Sanford Police Department. One of the interviewees, a project manager for the city, called the police department a "good old boys network." He said African-Americans complained that SPD did not provide the quality of service other ethnicities received.

The other interviewee said they'd grown up in Sanford, and said the community had always felt segregated. They summed up their feelings with this line:

"It is hard to be an African-American male in Sanford and not have a criminal record."

FDLE documents released Tuesday help to establish a timeline of events in the investigation, including what videos and documents FDLE worked to obtain, what locations they visited and who they talked to.

One interview included in the FDLE documents was with a longtime friend of Zimmerman's, who had nothing but praise for him.

George Zimmerman is on trial for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin back in February. Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense.

O'Mara frustrated with prosecution

Despite new information in the case, George Zimmerman’s attorney says the prosecution has not been quick enough at releasing evidence.  Attorney Mark O’Mara says the grainy black and white photograph of Zimmerman taken the night of Trayvon Martin’s killing, is much different than a color photograph he got just this week.

“My frustration is that this is the one we should have gotten very early in the case, and quite honestly if I had had that photograph on April 11 when I first represented George, it would have gone a long way to show what really happened that night,” said O’Mara.

“If they did in fact have a color picture available, and instead they gave them a black and white, grainy photo, shame on them,” said criminal defense attorney Mark NeJame.

“In the six months in between, people have just wildly speculated how uninjured George was, and that picture shows the extent of his injuries,” said O’Mara.

He says his frustrations with the prosecution goes beyond the picture.  O’Mara has asked for a deposition of a Sanford Police investigator, where he says Trayvon’s father can be heard admitting it was not Trayvon screaming for help on the 911 call from that night.

“I’m frustrated because I don’t think it had to wait for a deposition where it came out. There was another witness in the room when Tracy Martin acknowledged it wasn’t Trayvon screaming for help,” said O’Mara.

Ultimately, legal experts say if anything is withheld on either side, it could hurt the case.

“Because if it’s determined they haven’t provided the defense with everything, sanctions could be granted, and that could hurt the prosecution,” said NeJame.

  • We are going through the documents now. Check back often the latest details.