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Week two of jury selection in the trial of George Zimmerman for the second-degree murder of Trayvon Martin was interrupted on June 17 for a hearing over which experts will be allowed to testify about the 911 tape that captured screams for help during the scuffle that resulted in Martin’s shooting death.   “I’m Begging You!”  On Monday, Zimmerman’s defense team, headed by Mark O’Mara, and prosecutors argued into the evening over whether state voice recognition experts will be allowed …

Juror questioning continued on June 11 for the second day in the trial of George Zimmerman. And with Monday seeing only a handful of jurors questioned (and one dismissed), lawyers say jury selection could take a very long time – for good reason.   Slow Process Only four jurors were questioned on Monday – and only about pre-trial publicity, according to the Orlando Sentinel, which also noted the relatively calm atmosphere outside the courtroom. With 500 prospective jurors in the pool, …

With the judge denying yet another attempt by George Zimmerman’s legal team to delay its start, his trial for the second-degree murder of Trayvon Martin began in a Florida courtroom on June 10 with jury selection that could take up to three weeks itself.   Last-Ditch Motions Monday kicked off with Judge Debra Nelson reportedly denying a last-minute request by Zimmerman’s lawyer Mark O’Mara to delay the trial. O’Mara has complained for months about the state dragging its heels in …

At a motion hearing on May 28, the judge in George Zimmerman’s upcoming second-degree murder trial over the shooting of Trayvon Martin made several rulings that set the defense on its heels, as the trial date of June 10 approaches.   No Texts from the Victim – Yet First, Judge Debra Nelson reportedly ruled that Zimmerman’s defense team, headed by Mark O’Mara, will not be allowed, during opening arguments, to talk about Martin’s pot-smoking, fighting, texting, being suspended from school, …

As his trial date of June 10 closes in, George Zimmerman’s lawyers are trying to limit expert testimony about whose voice is calling for help on a 911 call, while the state is trying to make sure the trial doesn’t turn into an exposé of victim Trayvon Martin’s life.    Screaming for Recognition Zimmerman attorney Mark O’Mara on May 3 asked the court to hold an evidentiary hearing over whether the testimony of voice recognition experts the state intends to …