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Posted by Andrew Branca on July 13, 2013 433 Comments
The Zimmerman trial jury paused their deliberations at around 6:00PM EST to present Judge Nelson with a question: “May we please have clarification on instructions regarding manslaughter?” Nelson announced the question to the parties in open court, and has now recessed court 30 minutes to...

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 13, 2013 1,040 Comments
Well, here we are: Verdict Watch. The jury has been charged in Florida v. Zimmerman, and have begun their deliberations. The verdict form is here. Final Jury Instructions here. Last night they asked for an inventory list of the evidence–which makes sense given the dozens...

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 12, 2013 435 Comments
All the closing arguments are now completed, and in a few moments the jury will be instructed, and then sent into deliberations. We will be covering the jury charge live here on streaming video, along with our usual twitter feed. Once the jury goes into...

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 12, 2013 149 Comments
This morning saw the defense give its closing statement in Florida v. Zimmerman, the last opportunity for them to deliver their compelling narrative of innocence to the jury. And boy, did Mark O’Mara deliver. In a closing rich with evidence, facts, and the law, O’Mara focused...

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 12, 2013 980 Comments
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day, with streaming video. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed, below. This morning Mark O’Mara is to present the defense’s closing arguments, striving...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 12, 2013 58 Comments
The Court has released the final Jury Instructions that will be read to the jury this afternoon. For background on the argument leading up to the instructions, see Zimmerman Trial:  The Jury Instructions. If Zimmerman wins, these sections of the Instructions likely will be decisive...

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 11, 2013 704 Comments
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day, with streaming video. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed, below. The State is scheduled to begin its closing argument at 1:30PM today,...

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 11, 2013 64 Comments
Breaking:  Charge on Murder 3/Child Abuse is denied by Judge Nelson This morning the Court in Florida v. Zimmerman conducted a hearing to finalize the instructions that will guide the jury on arriving at a verdict. While some of the instructions were long-expected and raised...

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 11, 2013 591 Comments
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day, with streaming video. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed, below. This morning is the charging conference, in which the State and defense...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2013 201 Comments
I have a really bad feeling about the Zimmerman verdict. Logically, it should be a slam dunk of “Not Guilty” on all charges, since the evidence clearly shows Zimmerman was acting in justifiable self-defense as he was being beaten by Trayvon Martin. Or at least...

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 10, 2013 355 Comments
The defense team continued on what is expected to be the last day of their presentation of their case. The day began and ended with a bang.  This morning Judge Nelson denied the defense’s request to introduce their animated movie as evidence, although they will...

Posted by Andrew Branca on July 10, 2013 745 Comments
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day, with streaming video. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed. We have brief summaries of the previous day’s events (including last night’s fireworks!)...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 10, 2013 77 Comments
In my post last night I noted a near shouting match between defense attorney Don West and Judge Debra Nelson over whether text messages on Trayvon Martin’s phone regarding fighting were “authenticated.” Judge Nelson stated that there was no evidence that Trayvon typed the texts...
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