Attorney: Zimmerman will plead no contest in stalking case
SANFORD, Fla. — Former neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman will plead no contest to resolve a misdemeanour charge accusing him of stalking a private investigator working for a documentary filmmaker, Zimmerman’s attorney said in court Wednesday.
Zimmerman will enter a written plea of no contest next month and serve some probation, though the length of probation and other terms won’t be disclosed until the plea is entered, said Zimmerman’s attorney, Zahra Umansky.
Under such a plea, a defendant doesn’t admit guilt, and a conviction is withheld if the conditions of the plea are met.
“It’s an agreement we’ve reached with the state because we believe it’s in his best interests to amicably resolve this case,” said Umansky after a brief hearing in Sanford, Florida.