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State of Florida vs George Zimmerman Trial (day 5 )

(Yahoo News)SANFORD, Fla. — The sound of a single gunshot punctured George Zimmerman’s murder trial on Thursday — a jarring reminder of what ended the cries for help on a rainy February night last year. Jurors for the first time … Continue reading

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State of Florida vs George Zimmerman Trial (day 4 )

(USA Today) SANFORD, Fla. — A Florida jury deciding the fate of a neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing Trayvon Martin will hear more stirring testimony Thursday from a 19-year-old woman who heard the last moments of the boy’s life. … Continue reading

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State of Florida vs George Zimmerman Trial (day 3 )

(NBCNEWS.COM)The jury in the George Zimmerman trial was shown photos of Trayvon Martin’s body and a closeup of a chest wound as a police sergeant testified Tuesday about his attempts to save the teenager’s life. Sgt. Anthony Raimondo of the … Continue reading

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State of Florida vs George Zimmerman Trial (day 2 )

(Reuters) – Neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin simply because “he wanted to,” because he was an armed vigilante, and because he viewed the 17-year-old whom he’d never met as just another “punk,” a prosecutor said in opening statements … Continue reading

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State of Florida vs George Zimmerman

(Reuters) – The murder trial of George Zimmerman, whose fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin triggered nationwide protests last year, begins in earnest on Monday in a Florida courtroom. Opening statements from lawyers outlining the basic facts in … Continue reading

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State vs George Zimmerman in the Murder of Trayvon Martin (day 9)

Yahoo News: A Florida judge read the formal charge against George Zimmerman on Wednesday to 40 potential jurors who could be selected to decide if the neighborhood watch volunteer committed murder when he shot an unarmed Trayvon Martin. Judge Debra Nelson … Continue reading

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State vs George Zimmerman in the Murder of Trayvon Martin (day 8)

WFTV.COM —The court on Tuesday has reached 40 potential jurors needed to advance to a second round of questioning for jury selection in George Zimmerman’s murder trial. Zimmerman, 29, of Sanford, is pleading not guilty to second-degree murder, saying he shot … Continue reading

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State vs George Zimmerman in the Murder of Trayvon Martin (day 7)

Click Orlando– Jury selection in the George Zimmerman murder trial resumed Monday after a hiatus over the weekend, with only four of the eight questioned surviving the media-related questioning. The jury pool needed for general voir dire questioning is up … Continue reading

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State vs George Zimmerman in the Murder of Trayvon Martin (day 6)

(Omaha.com)As Trayvon Martin case goes to trial, ghosts of US racial history ever present Focus on the details, and the cases seem very different. One was killed by virulent white racists, the other by a part-Hispanic neighborhood watchman who insists … Continue reading

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George Zimmerman Trial Photos

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