George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial
jury selection
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This trial has a longer more extensive process because with the nations activist outraged with the racial profiling it becomes difficult to find a jury. Many long days with the selection process of the jury. Click here to be sent to a website that breaks down the jurors information and responses to the questions the lawyers have asked. This resource goes into great depth on each juror what they remember hearing about the the case on the news and whether or not they listened to opinions on this case.
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The final jury
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This is a debate over the lawyers choosing an all woman jury and large number of white women. They talk about gender and the dynamic between the lawyer, jurors and judge. Click here to look at other videos to see more debates on the conflict of an all female jury.
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The verdict
For Zimmerman's trial his jurors were 5 white woman and 1 minority woman. The verdict of these woman of Zimmerman of a not-guilty verdict produced a large reaction from blacks, whites. African-American's disapproving of the jury's decision. In this Washington Post article on how race shaped the verdicts reaction it says 87% of African-American's said the shooting was unjustified. However 51% of whites say they approve of the verdict while 31% disagreed. This article brings back the discussion whether the country can bridge the racial divisions that continue even after "progress" on civil rights over the decades.
The Jurors comments
Below are videos of jurors talking about their emotion and what they think of the jury.
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- "CNN Analyst Warns Zimmerman Attorney To Change Tone Toward Judge: 'You Have A Jury Full Of Women'" YouTube. YouTube. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFZRWOB8bGE>.
- "Juror B37: 'It's Very Emotional' for Me." YouTube. YouTube. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvlVEhhBDyY>.
- "Juror: "Zimmerman's Heart Was in the Right Place"" YouTube. YouTube. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUaBERORb3Q>.
- "Race Shapes Zimmerman Verdict Reaction." Washington Post. The Washington Post. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/race-shapes-zimmerman-verdict-reaction/2013/07/22/3569662c-f2fc-11e2-8505-bf6f231e77b4_story.html>.
- Spradley, Jermaine. "George Zimmerman Jury Selected: All Women Jurors Chosen In Trial Of Trayvon Martin Killer." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 20 June 2013. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/20/george-zimmerman-jury-_n_3474181.html>.
- Winch, Graham, Grace Wong, Rich Phillips, and MaryLynn Ryan. "All-female Jury to Try Zimmerman."CNN. Cable News Network, 1 Jan. 1970. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/20/justice/florida-zimmerman-trial/>.
- "Zimmerman Trial: Juror B37 Speaks out." YouTube. YouTube. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6NjDocOZHs>.
Images:
- "Google Images." Google Images. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://d1nt4a7y8dwdsx.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Zimmerman_George_-_Seminole_County_Mug.jpg&imgrefurl=http://nationalreport.net/george-zimmerman-arrested-visiting-ferguson/&h=251&w=201&tbnid=tT5JsycZeoygG>.
- "Google Images." Google Images. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/df/TrayvonMartinHooded.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Trayvon_Martin&h=254&w=199&tbnid=DbWPu2LA6DoJ9M:&zoom=1&tbnh=186&tbnw=145&usg=__ftdY-Xc3pnuy8U9s8f>.