Trayvon Martin Case: Hearing Raises Possible Conflict Of Interest For Judge

A brief court hearing Friday in the case of George Zimmerman, the Florida man charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, focused on the possibility that the judge could be replaced because of a possible conflict of interest.

Seminole County Circuit Judge Jessica J. Recksiedler disclosed that her husband, an attorney who deals with civil cases, works in the same firm as Mark NeJame, a criminal lawyer who had been previously contacted by Zimmerman for counsel.

NeJame did not take Zimmerman as a client, but he now has a contract with CNN to provide analysis on the case.

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