Acquitted killer George Zimmerman

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Is a puzzlement...

Orlando Sentinel
Jeff Weiner,
November 26, 2013

George Zimmerman drops public defender, asks for return of knife & phones

Less than a week after he requested to be declared indigent, citing millions in debts,
George Zimmerman swapped his public defender in his domestic violence case for a private attorney,
his former lawyer confirmed.

Zimmerman was represented by the 18th Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office
during a court appearance on Tuesday, the day after his domestic violence arrest.
He was granted $9,000 bail and bonded out that day.

However, Zimmerman has now elected to drop the Public Defender's Office
and hire a south Florida private criminal defense attorney, Jayne Weintraub,
to represent him, said his former public defender, Jeff Dowdy.
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It's unclear how Zimmerman will afford private representation.
In indigence paperwork last week, Zimmerman claimed to have $144,
and owe $2.5 million in debt.
Weintraub didn't return a call seeking comment.