George Zimmerman Defense Turns To Facebook

Facebook has spent plenty of time in court lately, but now the social network is being used to present the defense’s case to the public in an ultra-high-profile court case: George Zimmerman’s trial for second-degree murder in the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., Feb. 26.

Facebook has spent plenty of time in court lately, but now the social network is being used to present the defense’s case to the public in an ultra-high-profile court case: George Zimmerman’s trial for second-degree murder in the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., Feb. 26.

Zimmerman’s defense team outlined its reasons for turning to Facebook, as well as Twitter, in a post titled, “Why Social Media for George Zimmerman?” on the George Zimmerman Legal Case website.

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