If they deny him bond, O'mara will make a play for immunity. If that doesn't work, Zimmerman will have no choice but to stay in jail or take a plea. I can't see him taking a plea. You know though, If he's found innocent by a jury, The state is going to pay for keeping him in jail. I see all kinds of civil cases in the future of the parties involved.
If Judge Lester denies Zimmerman bond, O'Mara will probably file a Habeas Corpus petition with the 5th District Court of Appeals. I hope O'Mara is already working on it, because I have a bad feeling it will be needed. I wish it were the 4th district instead of the 5th. The 4th district court seems to be more in tune with the Florida supreme court's opinions on bond issues. In
State v. Paul, the supreme court approved of the 4th DCA's decision in
Paul v. Jenne, and disapproved of the 5th DCA's decision in
Gardner v. Murphy. Later in
State v. Blair, the court approved of the 4th DCA's decision in
Blair v. State, and chided the 5th DCA for ignoring
Paul in its decision in
Ricks v. State. I recall reading several other state supreme court decisions in which a split between the 4th and 5th district courts was decided in favor of the 4th district. I don't trust the 5th DCA to follow
Paul.