Topic: George Zimmerman
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Zimmerman trial: Did wall-to-wall media coverage inform, or entertain?
While some say the extensive media coverage of the George Zimmerman trial provided a civics lesson to the US public, others saw a play for ratings that did little to address key issues in the case.
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George Zimmerman speaks, but won’t testify in his defense (+video)
The man at the center of the Trayvon Martin murder case told Judge Debra Nelson on Wednesday he will not take the stand – one of several last minute moves by Zimmerman's defense team.
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Trayvon Martin as pot smoker: What Zimmerman defense stands to gain
The judge overseeing the George Zimmerman trial has ruled that the defense can discuss how marijuana use might have affected Trayvon Martin on the night of his fatal encounter with the defendant. The strategy serves several purposes.
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USA Update Zimmerman trial: Close friends say it was Zimmerman who was screaming
One after the other, close friends of the defendant in the Zimmerman trial took the stand to testify that his screams for help, not Trayvon Martin's, could be heard on the crucial 911 recording.
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George Zimmerman prosecution leaves jury to untangle lies and justification
The State of Florida rested its case Friday against George Zimmerman, on trial for killing unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin last year. The state faces long odds in winning a conviction.
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Trayvon Martin case: As prosecution rests, saga captivates Americans
Florida prosecutors on Friday finished laying out their case against George Zimmerman, who faces second-degree murder charges in the fatal shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin. Why is this particular trial so riveting for so many?
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Trayvon Martin's mom: It was my son screaming (+video)
Day 19 of the George Zimmerman murder trial began emotionally, with Trayvon Martin's mom, Sybrina Fulton, taking the stand to say the person screaming on a recorded 911 call was 'Trayvon Benjamin Martin.'
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Gun grab? No Trayvon Martin DNA on George Zimmerman gun, expert says (+video)
A forensics expert testified Wednesday that no DNA from slain teenager Trayvon Martin was found on the gun George Zimmerman used to shoot him. Zimmerman has reportedly said Trayvon tried to grab the gun as the two fought.
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Trayvon Martin case: Zimmerman studied self-defense law, witness says (+video)
A college professor testified Wednesday that George Zimmerman learned in his criminal justice class about Florida's self-defense law. Why prosecutors in the Trayvon Martin shooting are keen to establish that.
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USA Update Trayvon Martin case: Doctor waves off Zimmerman injuries as 'so minor'
A doctor, testifying Tuesday for the prosecution, played down the injuries that defendant George Zimmerman sustained during a fight with slain teen Trayvon Martin. Prosecutors are working to undermine Zimmerman's self-defense claim.
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USA Update Who was on top in Zimmerman-Martin tussle? Witness testimony in conflict.
On Friday, a neighbor of George Zimmerman testified that it appeared Trayvon Martin was on top, but two other neighbors had given accounts pointing to the opposite scenario.
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Trayvon Martin case: Prosecution's star witness proves to be a challenge (+video)
Rachel Jeantel, who testified that she was talking on the phone with Trayvon Martin moments before he was shot, returns to the stand Thursday in the George Zimmerman trial. She has not been an easy witness to understand, literally and figuratively.
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'Boy's voice' called for help, testifies eyewitness in Trayvon Martin case (+video)
Three witnesses in the Trayvon Martin shooting offered testimony Wednesday that appears to contradict defendant George Zimmerman's account of events. Two said they believed a boy's voice was the one yelling for help.
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Trayvon Martin case: Jury can hear five 911 calls from George Zimmerman
The nonemergency 911 calls George Zimmerman has made to local police will help prosecutors in the Trayvon Martin case sketch Mr. Zimmerman's character for the jury. Of the 50 calls he made over eight years, five can be played in court, the judge said Wednesday.
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Zimmerman trial: Joke by defense is a bust
Zimmerman trial joke: A defense attorney for George Zimmerman started the trial with a 'knock, knock' joke. It didn't go so well.
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USA Update George Zimmerman described black males as 'suspicious' in phone calls
George Zimmerman made several neighborhood watch phone calls to police dispatchers in the months before Trayvon Martin's death. The judge must decide if the jury can hear them.
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USA Update Zimmerman murder trial begins: bad language, worse joke (+video)
Opening statements in the trial of George Zimmerman, charged with second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, featured major stylistic contrasts between the prosecution and defense.
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Judge says no to Trayvon Martin 'shriek' analysis in Zimmerman case (+video)
In a major win for George Zimmerman’s defense, Judge Debra Nelson found on Saturday that disputed audio analysis of Trayvon Martin’s last moments is too tentative to allow into court.
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Zimmerman trial: Prosecutors can call him a 'vigilante,' judge says
With opening statements set for Monday, the judge ruled prosecutors can use loaded language, such as 'wanna-be cop,' to describe Zimmerman, but that they must avoid the term 'racial profiling.'
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Zimmerman jury of peers is jury of (mostly white) women (+video)
Zimmerman jury selection was completed in the racially charged case. Six women, five of them white, will decide whether the shooting death of Trayvon Martin constituted second-degree murder.
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George Zimmerman trial: Second Amendment bubbles beneath jury selection (+video)
The George Zimmerman trial has stoked passionate debate about race in America. But in the end, it could end up saying more about Americans' evolving views of the Second Amendment.
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Zimmerman defense says jury selection going well, eager for trial to begin
A defense attorney for George Zimmerman, accused of fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, said jury selection may seem slow, but was going well. He also said Zimmerman was eager for the trial to begin.
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Prospective Juror E-81: George Zimmerman is innocent
As lawyers questioned prospective jurors in the George Zimmerman murder trial, Juror E-81's responses highlighted why jury selection in the Trayvon Martin shooting is proving difficult, and exhausting.
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Trayvon Martin case: What does each side want in a jury? (+video)
Jury selection in the Trayvon Martin case, in its third day, is now expected to last two weeks. Prosecutors, as well as lawyers for defendant George Zimmerman, are probing into prospective jurors' news habits, as well as their views about local crime.
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Trayvon Martin shooting: Race hangs over case as trial begins (+video)
As the trial of George Zimmerman begins Monday, the major legal question will be whether the defendant acted in self-defense. But the Trayvon Martin shooting also pokes at issues such as profiling, interracial crime fears, and vigilantism.
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