The documents also include a photocopy of a camera phone photograph of
Zimmerman taken at the scene before he received medical attention.
A Florida police officer said that “Zimmerman appeared to have a broken and
bloody nose and swelling of his face,” which would support Zimmerman’s
contention he feared for his life in his struggle with Martin.
The medical examiner’s report also showed a small abrasion on Martin’s left
ring finger but no other injuries apart from the fatal gunshot wound.
Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge and says he
killed the 17-year-old Martin in self-defense.
Police initially failed to arrest Zimmerman, a 28-year-old white Hispanic, or
charge him with any crime because Florida’s Stand Your Ground self-defense
law allows the use of deadly force whenever someone feels threatened with
serious bodily injury.