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, and breaking news will be added at the bottom of this post. During...
At the start of day two things of note occurred. First, the Court ruled that Zimmerman's prior calls to police would be admissible as evidence. (Accordingly, later in the day Ramona Rumph returned to Court to testify as to their authenticity.) https://twitter.com/LawSelfDefense/status/349875159211061248 Second,...
The State has moved through one witness completely this morning, with a second now undergoing cross examination by O'Mara, when the Court recessed for lunch. We expect O'Mara will continue with this second witness after the lunch break. Both of the witnesses, Jane Sudyka and...
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, and breaking news will be added at the bottom of this post. We're...
Today can only be characterized as an utter debacle for the prosecution in Florida v. Zimmerman. Besides the testimony of a couple of highly professional law enforcement witnesses, the testimony of the the other State witnesses ranged from signing George Zimmerman's praises, to acknowledging the...
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, and breaking news will be added at the bottom of this post. Also,...
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...
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...
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...
In-depth profiles of the 6 jurors and 4 alternates, how they answered questions during voir dire, and what we know about them....
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 an...
Prosecution's "Experts" cannot testify that screaming voice on 911 tape was not George Zimmerman...
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. Since...
Update -- Court rules on whether State can use terms like "profiling" "wannabe cop" "vigilante"...
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