The Case Against George Zimmerman was back in court Monday and one of the major decisions dealt with the controversial "Stand Your Ground" law.
Zimmerman's attorney Mark O'Mara told Judge Debra Nelson they will not need the two weeks in April set aside for the "Stand Your Ground" hearing.
According to legal analyst Mark NeJame, there could be several reasons for this decision, including the expense and the short time between the hearing and trial, which is set to begin June 10.
Another reason for the decision could be Zimmerman's credibility, who previously testified about having it brought into question.
O'Mara said he is not waiving the immunity hearing. Nelson said she would consider having the "Stand Your Ground" hearing during the trial.
“There are several options, we could wrap it into the trial, we could later maintain a civil immunity. We’ll see about that when the time comes up,” O'Mara said.
The trial in Seminole County is expected to begin in three months.
O'Mara also said the defense was granted access to Martin's Facebook and Twitter pages Monday night.
It was a major break for the defense regarding “Witness 8.” That’s the young woman we believe to be Trayvon’s girlfriend and who we’re told was on the phone with him in the moments before he was shot to death a year ago.
The defense had been trying to get medical records that show she was in the hospital and unable to go to Trayvon’s funeral. An attorney for the state admitted that those medical records don’t exist, meaning she didn’t go to the hospital.
Defense attorneys said that means the girlfriend, who they consider the state’s star witness in the case, lied under oath when she testified that she was at the hospital. That obviously would bring her credibility into question, and could potentially hurt the state’s case against Zimmerman.
Zimmerman is a former neighborhood watch leader who shot and killed Trayvon, who was unarmed. Zimmerman said it was self-defense, but is facing second-degree murder charges.