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Originally Posted by hogdogs
Frank, It is my understanding that Zimmerman can still fight for and possibly win immunity from civil suit in a separate hearing...
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That's possible. This is pretty much uncharted territory. I'm not aware of this having come up much since States started to adopt civil immunity laws. I haven't seen a Florida case involving civil immunity yet either -- although a separate hearing has become common Florida procedure in criminal cases.
If I were representing Zimmerman in a civil suit, I certainly would try to dispose of it with a separate hearing on immunity.
But still, the acquittal in the criminal case doesn't necessarily, by itself, resolve the question.