Zimmerman v. State

Petitioner, George Zimmerman (“Zimmerman”), seeks certiorari review of the trial court’s order denying his request to take the deposition of attorney Benjamin L. Crump. We conclude that Zimmerman was entitled to take a limited deposition of Crump to inquire as to the substance of Crump’s interview of Witness 81 and the circumstances surrounding the interview. We grant the writ because we would be unable to ascertain the degree of harm resulting from the wrongful denial of this discovery in a plenary appeal. See, e.g., Giacalone v. Helen Ellis Mem’l Hosp., 8 So.3d 1232, 1234-35 (Fla. 2d DCA…