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(CNN) -- The Florida judge presiding over the murder case against a former neighborhood watch volunteer who killed an unarmed teenager refused a defense request to step aside Wednesday.
In a two-page order, Seminole County Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester said the July request by lawyers for George Zimmerman was "legally insufficient" for him to recuse himself. Zimmerman's lawyers had argued that their client feared he could not get a fair trial before Lester, who had revoked Zimmerman's bond and blasted the defendant for failing to completely disclose his assets at an earlier bail hearing.
There was no immediate response to the ruling from Zimmerman's lawyers.
Judge in Zimmerman case says he won't step aside - CNN.com
Looks like Judge Lester will be presiding over Zimmerman's stand your ground hearing.
Probably not a good thing to have the judge you lied to determining whether you are credible or not.