SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The wife of a neighborhood watch volunteer charged with murdering Trayvon Martin asked a Florida judge to let him out of jail while he awaits trial.
Shellie Zimmerman testified by phone at the hearing today for her husband George Zimmerman. A judge will decide whether to grant George Zimmerman bail.
Shellie Zimmerman said her husband is not a violent person.
But prosecutors asked her about two incidents they said showed he has a violent nature. In one, Zimmerman took anger management courses after an undercover police officer said Zimmerman attacked him. A former girlfriend also once accused Zimmerman of assaulting her.
Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder. He has admitted to fatally shooting the 17-year-old unarmed teen last February.
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