Craig Sonner, the previously little known defense lawyer Altamonte Springs, Florida, beginning with the all of a sudden find themselves thrust into spotlight to represent George Zimmerman, which remains free and uncharged only Orlando Sanford, North of the city of danger than the attorney.
In the case of hot dip galvanized the nation and called on the police failure to arrest warrant Zimmerman of protested and, more generally, the pattern of racial discrimination, that the black leaders in the Central Office, Sanford, and elsewhere in the country, the sudden rise.
Martin, 17 and unarmed, shot in the dead February 26 after Zimmerman, 28, white Hispanic neighborhood watch captain, believed that walking "hoodie" hoodie looks for suspicious gated community of the young man. Zimmerman was followed by him and the altercation Edicomiin.
"This is not the situation on racist," his Office told Reuters on Saturday Sonner, which has given rise to the parade of television satellite trucks, since Friday, that he was representative of the Zimmerman became public.
"In fact, George Zimmerman was a mentor, in conjunction with the mother, with a 13-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son, and he did not have anything but good things to say about lihasdystrofiana them, and also help African American Church members belong to the money," said Sonner.
A lawyer who handles his first high-profile media event, said he has represented Zimmerman "couple of weeks", but has yet to respond to the customer face-to-face, because the risks, revealing his whereabouts. Zimmerman has been lost in the public view, in the absence of national media coverage of the shooting in the beginning of March.
"Look for the driveway," said Sonner, TV cars.
In order to protect his client, who fell to Sonner is the State Special Prosecutor under investigation, most of the information about the FBI and the US Justice Department to discuss.
But he confirmed that the police caused by the bloody nose, and cut the Zimmerman his head back to the report. Sanford police said they found themselves, on the basis of the defence, in support of the part of the story contradict evidence of injuries n Zimmerman.
Sonner said Martin Zimmerman and Zimmerman punched in the nose to make back his head back on the ground, in the context of the fall.
Race issue was inflamed and then speak to the operator in the event of an emergency, in which he notes what his critics believe was a racial slur, even if on the basis of the Martin audio cassettes of Zimmerman. Ambiguous sound is open to interpretation, but if the prosecutors believe they can convince a jury of Zimmerman used the words he could have committed the crime charged with hate.
"Based on talking with George and his friends, I do not think he made racial slurs. He was not known for talking about this, "Sonner said.
Although Sonner believes public atmosphere is wrong, he understands why emotions are running high.
"There is a lot of sadness. I mean, the child, the loss, "he said. "The Martin family is grief is incredible. But based on the injuries that have been released, and that George and his opinions, he believes he was acting in defence. "
(Editing Vicki Allen)
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