[Hoot Gibson]

It is amazing that the FBI has been ordered to investigate this case as a possible hate crime. The only injuries on Martin's body besides the fatal gunshot wound turned out to be to his knuckles. I am starting to doubt that prosecutors will even be able to get a manslaughter conviction in this case.

What is troubling to me is that Zimmerman's injuries had to be known by the police department and prosecutor immediately after the investigation began, yet the media is only now communicating that information to the general public, and most of the media is simply ignoring the story.

It looks like a lot of people were ready to hang Zimmerman with only one side of the story.

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Trayvon Martin's shooter had broken nose, black eyes the next day

The Miami Herald

The day after he killed Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman showed up at a doctor's office with a broken nose, two black eyes and two small cuts on the back of his head, ABC News reported Tuesday.

According to medical records obtained by the network, he also had a minor back injury.

Zimmerman takes Temazepam, an insomnia medication, and Adderall -- which is prescribed for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or narcolepsy -- "medications that can cause side effects such as agitation and mood swings, but in fewer than 10 percent of patients," ABC reported.

The three-page medical report prepared by a physician near Sanford, Fla., showed that Zimmerman declined to go to the hospital and did not get follow-up care, ABC said. He also complained of stress and nausea.

In the report, a doctor wrote that Zimmerman became nauseated when he thought about the violence that had occurred Feb. 26 near his home in Sanford and that it was "imperative that Zimmerman speak with his psychologist."

The medical records were among 67 CDs of evidence turned over Monday to defense attorney Mark O'Mara. By law, the prosecution must now provide the evidence to the news media as well, but State Attorney Angela Corey's office said it needs time to review the records and black out sensitive information.

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/05/15/...rylink=cpy

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