George Zimmerman Trial

George Zimmerman’s girlfriend has changed her entire attitude. In a court document obtained by CNN Monday, Samantha Scheibe says she wants a no-contact provision against Zimmerman lifted so the couple can “talk and be together,” and she no longer wants charges filed against him. “I am not afraid of George in any manner and I want to be with […]

Few items from the George Zimmerman trial are as symbolic as Trayvon Martin’s hoodie. The piece of clothing which the teen wore the night he was shot in 2012 has served as a rallying point for protesters across the country. Now that the trial is over, items are slowly filtering back to Martin’s family and the director of […]

The heartbroken parents of teenager Trayvon Martin, who was fatally shot by acquitted child murdered George Zimmerman last year, have responded to the sole minority juror on the case who recently admitted that she felt Zimmerman “got away with murder,” despite the fact that she and the rest of the 6-woman jury let him off […]

George Zimmerman, who has been in hiding since he was acquitted of murder in the death of Trayvon Martin, emerged to help rescue a family who was trapped in an overturned vehicle, police said today. Zimmerman was one of two men who came to the aid of a family of four — two parents and […]

President Barack Obama has released a statement on the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. He urged Americans to honor the slain teenager by acting to curb gun violence. Here is the president’s full statement: “The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but […]

At a press conference following the not guilty verdict of George Zimmerman for the killing of 17-year-oldTrayvon Martin, defense attorney, Mark O’Mara, made a very interesting and telling (as in incredulous) comment. “Things would have been different for George Zimmerman if he was black for this reason: he would never have been charged with a crime,” O’Mara said. […]

George Zimmerman has just been found NOT GUILTY. A jury of six women returned the verdict moments ago in a Florida courtroom, acquitting Zimmerman of 2nd degree murder, as well as the lesser charge of manslaughter, in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. If convicted, Zimmerman had faced up to life in prison. The not guilty verdict […]

“What was in Trayvon Martin’s heart? Was it not fear? Was that child not in fear when he was running from that defendant? Isn’t that every child’s worst nightmare? To be followed on the way home in the dark, by a stranger? Isn’t that every child’s worst fear? That was Trayvon Martin’s last emotion,” Guy […]

As the prosecution rested its case last week, and now the defense is continuing to present its case in State of Florida v. Zimmerman this week, here is one of the observations that I made at the end of the State of Florida’s case in chief and I asked the following question (s): 1) Why […]

Don West, the defense attorney representing George Zimmerman in a trail in which he is accused of murdering 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, is in damage control mode after a photo has emerged of he and his daughter enjoying celebratory ice cream cones after a day in court. This is the photo reverberating around the Twittersphere today. […]

Wednesday, the State of Florida continued to put on its case/evidence in day 12 of the George Zimmerman trial, with four of its key witnesses testifying and then each answering tough and thorough cross examination questions from the Zimmerman defense team. Zimmerman is pleading not guilty, claiming self-defense. The four witnesses were Jayne Surdyka, a […]

The George Zimmerman murder trial began Monday morning with a powerful opening argument by prosecutor John Guy that included a gut-wrenching account of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin‘s final moments of life. For some reason, the defense elected to have the argument that “there are no monsters” in this case made by a guy who looks and sounds like Voldemort’s undertaker, and […]