Opening statements began on Monday morning in the George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial. More than a year after the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin sparked controversy across the country, prosecution and defense lawyers will finally get to outline their cases to a Florida jury. The proceedings have now begun, following nine days of jury selection, in hopes of finding objective candidates.
Round two of jury selection for George Zimmerman's trial began on Wednesday, with attorneys questioning a group of 40 potential jurors in the hope of finding a panel to try the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. For the first time since the trial began, Zimmerman's parents and sister were present in the courtroom.
Jury selection in George Zimmerman's murder resumed in Sanford Florida on Friday, following four days of interviews with different potential jurors, the Huffington Post reported. Zimmerman began his second-degree murder trial earlier this week for the the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, which occurred late February last year.
Attorneys trying to seat a jury in George Zimmerman's trial for shooting an unarmed teen stopped questioning a man in his 20s Wednesday after he gave answers that indicated he would not be impartial, the Associated Press reported. The juror, known as "R-39," said that "murder is murder," even if it's self-defense.
