New Facts We’ve Learned Since George Zimmerman’s Trial Began Day three of the murder trial of self-proclaimed neighborhood watchdog George Zimmerman , who fatally gunned down unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in February of 2012 has just come to a close. While there was a very limited amount of seemingly recycled information available about the details of the fatal shooting before the trial began, there is now plenty of information that the public is hearing for the first or second time. A combination of witness testimony , including that of Trayvon’s friend Rachel who was on the phone with him as the altercation with Zimmerman began, along with statements presented from attorneys on both sides have revealed a slew of new facts from the case. Just in case you missed anything over the course of the last three days, we’ve pulled a handful of new facts together. Take a look.
New Facts We’ve Learned Since George Zimmerman’s Trial Began Day three of the murder trial of self-proclaimed neighborhood watchdog George Zimmerman , who fatally gunned down unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in February of 2012 has just come to a close. While there was a very limited amount of seemingly recycled information available about the details of the fatal shooting before the trial began, there is now plenty of information that the public is hearing for the first or second time. A combination of witness testimony , including that of Trayvon’s friend Rachel who was on the phone with him as the altercation with Zimmerman began, along with statements presented from attorneys on both sides have revealed a slew of new facts from the case. Just in case you missed anything over the course of the last three days, we’ve pulled a handful of new facts together. Take a look.
Congratulations are in order for one of our favorite swirly couples! Mellody Hobson walked down the aisle with “Star Wars” billionaire baller George Lucas! Via People reports : Star Wars creator George Lucas received some earthly love from his Hollywood pals this weekend after tying the knot with fiancée Mellody Hobson on Saturday night, a source confirms to PEOPLE. Friends at the wedding – which took place in Marin County, Calif., where Lucas’s Skywalker Ranch is located – also shared the happy news via Twitter. “Let’s give a Galactic shout out to Master George Lucas & his bride Melodie on this, their wedding day,” Tweeted Samuel L. Jackson, while Ron Howard Tweeted that their ceremony “was a joy to behold.” “Bill Moyers service was beautiful, nothing short of profound. Congrats Mr. & Mrs. Lucas,” Howard wrote. Lucas, 69, became engaged to Hobson, 44, who heads the investment management firm Ariel Investments, in January, after dating since 2006. He was previously married to film editor Marcia Lucas from 1969 until their divorce in 1983. Hobson acts as a money and personal finance contributor to ABC News. She is also chairman of the board at Dream Works Animation SKG Inc. Best of luck to this happy couple!
A jury of six women was chosen Thursday to hear the case of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer accused of murder in the 2012 killing of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. Five of the six are white. They were chosen from among a pool of 500 potential jurors in the closely watched case against Zimmerman, who faces a second-degree murder charge in Martin’s death. In addition, four alternates — two women, two men, all white — also will hear testimony. Zimmerman says he shot the 17-year-old Martin in self-defense in a scuffle in his Sanford, Florida, neighborhood, but prosecutors accuse him of unjustly profiling and killing Martin. An initial decision by police not to pursue charges in the case led to the dismissal of the town’s police chief and sparked fresh debates about race relations and gun laws in the United States. Zimmerman is Hispanic; Martin was African-American. CNN NBC
Leave Trayvon alone! Fox News Host Says Trayvon Martin May Have Been Violent People just keep showing their racism with this Trayvon Martin case. It’s the O.J. Simpson trial all over again. According to Raw Story Fox News host Gregg Jarrett suggested on Monday that George Zimmerman might have been justified in killing Trayvon Martin because the teen “may have been violent” from smoking some sticky icky. During a break in jury selection for Zimmerman’s trial, Jarrett told viewers of Fox News’ live Internet broadcast that the judge had tried to restrict the evidence to facts related to the day of the shooting. “She’s said we’re not going to have any of this stuff introduced as evidence about the history of Trayvon Martin, whether he had a history of getting involved in fights, making threats, drug use, gun use, being suspended from school and so on and so forth,” he observed. Former federal prosecutor Doug Burns pointed out that the judge may allow evidence that Martin had drugs in his system at the time of his death. “If an M.E. — a medical examiner — takes the witness stand and says he was high on drugs based on toxicology, how does that play?” Jarrett wondered. “That’s a very good question,” Burns agreed. “If he is high, he may have acted irrationally and may have been violent,” Jarrett opined. Burns noted that the prosecution could argue “the reverse spin, which is the effect of drugs making you more mellow.” “If it’s in his system, that’s a fact that the jury is entitled to know,” Burns added. “But again to repeat our point, it can cut both ways. You could call an expert to say that drugs doesn’t make you violent.” Speaking on the online Internet video broadcast last week, Jarrett offered the opinion that Zimmerman “has already been punished” for killing Martin because he “looks like he’s put on a hundred pounds.” It doesn’t matter if he got high or not. He still didn’t deserve to be gunned down like an animal.
Straight like that… Chris Rock Says “George Zimmerman Can Eat A D***” On W. Kamau Bell Show Via HuffingtonPost W. Kamau Bell and Chris Rock didn’t leave any question as to what they really think about George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin’s shooter. Jury selection began this week in the case, so Bell took a moment on “Totally Biased” to convey his hopes for who would sit on Zimmerman’s jury and what he would personally like to see happen to the alleged vigilante. Not to be outdone, “Totally Biased” executive producer Chris Rock made his feelings even more plain: “George Zimmerman can eat a d*ck.” Word up! Image via WENN/AP
Ahead of the June 10th date for the second-degree murder defense trial for George Zimmerman (pictured), a misstep by the former night watchman’s legal team…
GTFOHWTBS! If you believe George Zimmerman’s mom he’s just some innocent man who was defending his home. Are you buying it? Via Daily Mail : Gladys Zimmerman published an open letter today, the one year anniversary of prosecutors arresting George Zimmerman for second-degree murder. In it, she thanks supporters who helped the family when they were forced into hiding after receiving numerous death threats. She writes that Zimmerman’s June 10 trial will ‘confirm’ the truth about the February 26, 2012 shooting that left the unarmed 17-year-old Martin dead. ‘April 11 2012 will be forever remembered by the Zimmerman family as the day the justice system failed us as Americans, and as a consequence an innocent man was arrested for a crime he did not commit, solely to placate the masses,’ she said. She later adds: ‘There was absolutely no justifiable reason my son should have been charged for a crime he didn’t commit and there was no just reason he should find himself incarcerated either.’ Zimmerman’s family has long said he is a victim of media manipulation and spin. They say the evidence has been clear all along that Zimmerman acted in self defense when he shot Martin once in the chest, killing him during a struggle. Gladys Zimmerman, who worked nearly three decades as a court clerk in Virginia, has never appeared publicly to speak about her son. She told News 13 in Orlando in a phone interview that she still has faith in the justice system, despite the charges against her son. Still, she warned that her son must be judged by an impartial jury. ‘It is imperative now more than ever that George receive fair treatment by the judicial system, as this is the quintessential birthright of every American,’ she wrote. She blamed news media for spinning the story about the Martin shooting and convincing the public that her son was a murderer. ‘The media, with the help of social media made it their prerogative to judge and sentence George before and after his arrest,’ she wrote. Trayvon was unarmed and Zimmerman didn’t want to fight a fair one after chasing him around the neighborhood. What lies is this woman even talking about? AP
