AP: Zimmerman To Plead Not Guilty In Trayvon Martin Killing

By Nick R. Martin

April 11, 2012 3:19 p.m.

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George Zimmerman plans to plead not guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, his attorney told the Associated Press.

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Nick R. Martin (@nickmartin) Nick Martin is an associate editor at TPM in New York City. He came to the site in 2011 as a reporter for TPMMuckraker. Previously, he worked in Arizona, first as a staff reporter for a local newspaper and later as a freelance journalist. He also ran the news blog Heat City. Contact him at nick@talkingpointsmemo.com

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