STATE OF FLORIDA V. ZIMMERMAN 6/29/2013


Gavel5Posted on June 29, 2013
Prosecutors in the 2nd degree murder trial of George Zimmerman on Friday called the man expected to be the defense’s central witness: John Good, a Zimmerman neighbor. And John Good testified that he told Sanford police that on the night of the shooting he’d seen a black man on top of a lighter-skinned man “just throwing down blows on the guy, MMA-style” possibly advancing the Defense argument that Trayvon Martin the aggressor and as a result Zimmerman’s killing of him was indeed self-defense.

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STATE OF FLORIDA V. ZIMMERMAN 6/27/2013

Gavel4Posted on June 28, 2013
On Thursday, after two days of testimony totaling about seven hours the State of Florida’s star witness Rachel “Diamond” Jeantel was excused in the George Zimmerman 2nd degree murder trial. But Sanford Florida Circuit Judge Debra Nelson reminded the 19 year old Miami resident that the subpoena still applies and she may be called back for more testimony. Jeantel is one of the prosecution’s most important witnesses because she bolsters the contention that Zimmerman was the aggressor.

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WEDNESDAY 6/26/2013 ZIMMERMAN TRIAL

Gavel3Posted on June 27, 2013
Wednesday, the State of Florida continued to put on its case/evidence in day 12 of the George Zimmerman trial, with four of its key witnesses testifying and then each answering tough and thorough cross examination questions from the Zimmerman defense team. Zimmerman is pleading not guilty, claiming self-defense.

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Day one of State of Florida v. Zimmerman June 24, 2013

Gavel, Knock, knock.Posted on June 25, 2013
Opening statements began this morning shortly after 9 a.m. day one of State of Florida v. Zimmerman trial in Seminole County Florida Criminal Justice Courthouse/Center, Sanford Florida with the State of Florida Prosecution team and the Zimmerman defense attorneys laying the foundations for their theories of the case, and then explaining just what each theory would show

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STATE OF FLORIDA V. ZIMMERMAN 6/25/2013

Gavel2State’s witness #7, Sgt. Tony Raimondo, a 17 year veteran of the Sanford Police Department testified Tuesday that he heard the suspicious person call and then disturbance call on February 26, 2012 while on patrol in the Sanford area and that he tried to seal a bullet wound in Martin’s chest with a plastic bag and attempted mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to the victim Trayvon Martin. But Martin was pronounced dead a short time later.

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AFRICAN AMERICANS KNOW THE FACTS THAT MATTER

trayvon march NAACPAs I observed the voir dire, jury selection, process last week in the Trayvon Martin murder trial I was struck by the repeated statements of some prospective White jurors that African Americans marched in Sanford before we knew all of the facts. I do not recall a prospective African American making a similar statement. My reply to this broad brush accusation is African Americans marched in Sanford because we had enough information, as in enough is enough.

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