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Fmr. Florida Judge Phyllis Kotey weighs in on the prosecution's affidavit for the Trayvon Martin case
Zoraida spoke with former Florida Judge Phyllis Kotey about the Trayvon Martin case and newly released details from the prosecution's affidavit. Kotey says there is still a possibility that the case could be dropped due to the stand-your-ground defense.
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The clock is ticking on what could be a major announcement in the Trayvon Martin investigation.
Special prosecutor Angela Corey said last night she'd have something to say within 72-hours. It could be whether George Zimmerman will be charged in the fatal shooting. And just when it seems Zimmerman will really need an attorney, his legal team has left him.
Attorneys Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig quit after Zimmerman cut-off contact - ignoring their calls, e-mails and legal advice.
This morning on "Early Start" Ashleigh talks with Sonner and Uhrig, who explain why they chose to drop their client.
"To characterize what we did as quitting perhaps is not entirely accurate," Uhrig says. "We simply wanted to acknowledge the fact under the circumstances we could not ethically continue to tell the press or anybody else that we're still representing him."
Sonner says, “When the facts come out it'll show he acted in self-defense, that the police department made the proper decision in not arresting him as there was not probable cause to make the arrest and, you know, he needs legal help.”
See clips from the interview below.
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Attorneys Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig on what George Zimmerman could have wanted in contacting prosecutor's office.
Lawyer: People know Zimmerman not in Fla.
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Defense attorney Brad Conway on how much evidence must be presented to charge George Zimmerman in Martin shooting.
Magic Johnson on his HIV battle, and the Broadway show exploring his relationship with Larry Bird
It was one of the biggest rivalries in sports history. It started in their college years and went all the way to the pro court.
It was between the L.A. Lakers's Earvin "Magic" Johnson and the Boston Celtics's Larry Bird.
Between the two of them, they won eight NBA titles and six MVPs. The rivalry produced a video game, commercials, a tear-jerking documentary and now a new play - "Magic/Bird" - which opens on Broadway tomorrow. It's about how they went from being each other's biggest competitors to best friends.
Zoraida sits down with Magic to talk about the play, his legendary career and his off-court battle with HIV. He also weighs in on the controversy over the Trayvon Martin case, and the outpouring of support from current NBA players.
PREVIEW: Basketball legend "Magic" Johnson talks to Zoraida Sambolin about the new Broadway Show "Magic/Bird," responds to Trayvon Martin Case
Tomorrow "Early Start with Ashleigh Banfield and Zoraida Sambolin," Zoraida talks with basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson about the hotly anticipated Broadway show "Magic/Bird" and his response to the Trayvon Martin case.
In the clip above, Johnson responds to Zoraida's question about the outpouring of support from NBA players in the Trayvon Martin case, asking if we as a country have made any progress on race since his tenure at the L.A. Lakers.
“With the NBA players if they felt good about speaking about it," Johnson says. "They wanted to say something [and] I’m glad they did. Because we’re still all of us still wondering what’s going to happen, and so and here in America we’re still dealing with situations like this and it’s very unfortunate because also a lot of us have sons, sons who wear hoodies, their you know caps turned backwards. They’re not doing anything. Its just that’s the fashion of today. It could really happen to our sons and that’s what the NBA players, I’m sure, are thinking."
"I hope justice is served," he adds. "I hope that they get down to making sure they have a thorough investigation and then take it from there.”
Watch the entire interview Tuesday, April 10th on "Early Start" starting at 5am Eastern on CNN.
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