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Posted by Andrew Branca on June 24, 2013 69 Comments
Today saw the completion of opening statements and the launch of the State’s case, with four of the State’s witnesses being brought to the stand. In a nutshell, I thought the defense did a far superior job in cross-examination than the State did on direct,...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 24, 2013 49 Comments
Today marked the first day of the trial proper of Florida v. Zimmerman, and accordingly was the first opportunity for each side to present their “theory of the case” to the jury.   This day covered both the party’s opening statements, as well as the first...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 24, 2013 83 Comments
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial live, all day. Continuing commentary will be posted in the Twitter feed of selected contributors below the first video feed, and breaking news will be added at the bottom of this post. Also, at day’s end...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 23, 2013 9 Comments
In-depth profiles of the 6 jurors and 4 alternates, how they answered questions during voir dire, and what we know about them.

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 22, 2013 16 Comments
The race issue in the George Zimmerman shooting of Trayvon Martin has been pushed early and often. We’ve covered the false accusations that Zimmerman called Trayvon Martin a “coon” on the initial 911 call, and that Zimmerman suggested that Martin was suspicious because black (that was...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 21, 2013 19 Comments
The jurors are now selected in State of Florida v. George Zimmerman and opening statements are scheduled for Monday. Today was a ‘wrap up’ day, to resolve as any lingering issues that Judge Nelson hadn’t yet decided, and do general housekeeping in preparation for the trial....

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 20, 2013 10 Comments
The final jury was selected the Zimmerman trial today, consisting of 6 women jurors and 4 alternate jurors.  For those following along with the juror ID numbers, the jurors selected are:  B29, B76, B37, B51, E6, E40. Tomorrow we will have an in-depth analysis for...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 20, 2013 12 Comments
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial Jury Selection live, all day. At day’s end I will post a separate wrap-up discussing what happened and implications for the case moving forward. Thanks for joining us! Check out our Day 8 end-of-day wrap-up  to see our...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 19, 2013 30 Comments
Today was the first day of general voir dire of the prospective jurors, now numbering 40.  (Click here for a compilation of our notes on all 40 prospective jurors.)  The prospective jurors were to be questioned en masse, which required some reorganization of the courtroom....

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 19, 2013 5 Comments
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Trial Jury Selection live, all day. At day’s end I will post a separate wrap-up discussing major events of the day, and their implications for the case moving forward. Thanks for joining us! To catch up on...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 18, 2013 7 Comments
Goal Achieved of 40 Prospective Jurors for Full Voir Dire Today marked an important achievement at this step of the preliminary voir dire of prospective jurors–the desired 40 candidates have been selected for advance to form full-length voir dire, enabling things to progress the next...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 18, 2013 3 Comments
Today we will again be covering the Zimmerman Jury Selection Day Seven live, all day, along with a separate end-of-day wrap-up post. To catch up on the lastest events in State of Florida v. Zimmerman, click here and take a look at our re-cap of yesterday’s...

Posted by Andrew Branca on June 17, 2013 12 Comments
Today the Court continued its preliminary questioning of prospective jurors, moving through seven candidates by the end of the day.  As was the case yesterday, questions were limited to how much exposure the prospective juror had to the case through the media and other channels,...
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