For the first time since that fateful night on February 26, the father of a neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed an unarmed teenager sat down for a television interview.
For the first time since that fateful night on February 26, the father of a neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed an unarmed teenager sat down for a television interview.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -
By GARY FINEOUT Associated Press
Thousands of people across Florida and the nation are giving sharply divided opinions on the state's controversial self-defense laws.
A task force created by Gov. Rick Scott to look at the laws will hold its first public hearing Tuesday in central Florida close to where Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.
Zimmerman has said he acted in self-defense. He was charged with second-degree murder after weeks of protest.
The task force has already received nearly 6,600 emails.
Some have strongly urged Scott to keep intact the "stand your ground" law that allows a person to meet force with force if they believe they are in danger.
Others have complained it has turned Florida into the wild, wild west and have vowed to vacation elsewhere.
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Tuesday, June 18 2013 7:02 PM EDT2013-06-18 23:02:24 GMT
Attorneys trying to pick a jury in George Zimmerman's murder trial have selected a pool of 40 potential jurors who will go on to a second round of questioning. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
Attorneys trying to pick a jury in George Zimmerman's murder trial have selected a pool of 40 potential jurors who will go on to a second round of questioning. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:52 AM EDT2013-06-18 14:52:58 GMT
A voice recognition researcher for George Zimmerman is discounting the methods of prosecution experts who claim that screams captured on a 911 call belong to 17-year-old Trayvon Martin
A voice recognition researcher for George Zimmerman is discounting the methods of prosecution experts who claim that screams captured on a 911 call belong to 17-year-old Trayvon Martin
Monday, June 17 2013 8:05 PM EDT2013-06-18 00:05:05 GMT
Potential jurors' views on race were the focus of questioning Monday in second week of their selection for the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
Potential jurors' views on race were the focus of questioning Monday in second week of their selection for the second-degree murder trial of George Zimmerman. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
Sunday, June 16 2013 4:26 PM EDT2013-06-16 20:26:29 GMT
An attorney defending George Zimmerman in his murder trial said at the end of the first week of jury selection that he thinks a jury could be seated by the middle of next week.
An attorney defending George Zimmerman in his murder trial said at the end of the first week of jury selection that he thinks a jury could be seated by the middle of next week.
Friday, June 14 2013 11:08 PM EDT2013-06-15 03:08:50 GMT
A juror in the George Zimmerman trial who had been dismissed caused a stir Friday after he returned to the Seminole County courthouse and complained about the jury process. [MORE: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
A juror in the George Zimmerman trial who had been dismissed caused a stir Friday after he returned to the Seminole County courthouse and complained about the jury process. [MORE: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
Thursday, June 13 2013 9:54 PM EDT2013-06-14 01:54:22 GMT
Attorneys are now asking for a pool of 40 potential jurors, instead of 30, before going on to the next phase of questioning. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
Attorneys are now asking for a pool of 40 potential jurors, instead of 30, before going on to the next phase of questioning. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
A lawyer for the family of Trayvon Martin stressed that the teenager George Zimmerman is accused of murdering is not the one on trial. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
During a news conference following Wednesday's jury selection proceedings, a lawyer for the family of Trayvon Martin stressed that the teenager George Zimmerman is accused of murdering is not the one on trial. [More: ZimmermanTrialOnFox.com]
Tuesday, June 11 2013 12:34 PM EDT2013-06-11 16:34:58 GMT
Members of the public interested in attending the George Zimmerman trial can enter a lottery for one of 24 seats in the courtroom, the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit said.
Members of the public interested in attending the George Zimmerman trial can enter a lottery for one of 24 seats in the courtroom, the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit said.
A judge in the case of a former neighborhood watch leader accused of shooting Florida teenager Trayvon Martin is set to hear arguments on a request by defense attorneys to delay the trial.
A judge in the case of a former neighborhood watch leader accused of shooting Florida teenager Trayvon Martin has denied a defense request to delay the trial.
