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Expert witness in George Zimmerman case called by attorneys for Porter
Defense attorneys for Officer William Porter, the first Baltimore Police officer on trial in the death of Freddie Gray, called a forensic pathologist who testified in the George Zimmerman case to the stand today.
Dr. Vincent Di Maio, the author or co-author of four books and an expert in gunshot wounds, testified "he saw evidence of at least six impacts on Zimmerman's head. He also said those blows were likely
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Expert witness in George Zimmerman case called by attorneys for Porter
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Big Boyz Bail Bonds follows the law. But do they keep their word?
On hearing the verdict, Herman O. Darr whirls around, mutters loudly and storms out of Courtroom 4.
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