Several news outlets filed a motion on Monday morning to get Florida court records unsealed in the second-degree murder case against George Zimmerman, the man accused of killing unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin.
Judge Jessica Recksiedler sealed the case on Thursday after Zimmerman’s attorney asked for the records to be shielded from the intense public scrutiny that has taken place since the Feb. 26 killing in Sanford, Fla.
The Miami Herald reported that prosecutors agreed with the defense attorney’s request so the judge went ahead with it.
The Herald, the Tampa Bay Times, the New York Times, NBC and CNN all joined in the motion to unseal the records.
