George Zimmerman’s Defense Team Allowed To See Trayvon Martin School Records

George Zimmerman‘s defense team was granted the right to review Trayvon Martin’s school records and social media postings by a judge in Florida on Friday.

The judge, Debra S. Nelson, stated that Zimmerman’s attorneys should be allowed to know if Trayvon Martin’s school records and social media postings show any evidence that the unarmed teenager was prone to violence, reports ABC News.

The 29-year-old neighborhood watch volunteer fatally shot 17-year-old Martin in February. Since then, Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to the charge of second-degree murder, saying that he killed Martin in self-defense.

Zimmerman was present in court on Friday for the first time since appearing at a bond hearing in July. He and his wife, Shellie are in hiding in Seminole County because of threats to their security.

The judge also stated that she will allow the prosecution to see Zimmerman’s medical records, but will review them first to see if there is anything that prosecutors should not see in them. Judge Nelson also set another hearing for the case to be on October 26.

USA Today notes that Judge Nelson cited Florida’s Stand Your Ground law as her reasoning to allow the release of Martin’s records, adding that the records must remain private.

In appealing for the records, Zimmermans attorneys stated that the information contained in them could “lead to relevant admissible evidence and is, therefore, material for the preparation of the defense.” Attorney for Zimmerman Mark O’Marra added:

“How Mr. Martin acted is relevant. Facebook and Twitter do not carry any level of privacy.”

A trial date of June 10, 2013 for the George Zimmerman case was previously set by Judge Nelson, who took over as presiding judge of the case in August.