Mark O'Mara, the lead attorney for George Zimmerman in the case of Zimmerman's alleged murder of unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin earlier this year, has published a scathing retort to recent claims made by Martin's lawyer that race is the "elephant in the room" in the ongoing legal case.
In a post on gzlegalcase.com, a website set up by Zimmerman's defense team, Mark O'Mara lays out his disagreement with the opposition's accusations. "The term 'elephant in the room' typically describes something that people won't talk about -- despite how obvious and apparent it is," O'Mara wrote. "This term is misapplied in this case."
Benjamin Crump, the attorney representing Martin's family, said recently that the case "shouldn't be about race." However, Crump added he felt race has become "the elephant in the room."
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