George Zimmerman Trial: Courtroom Moments
July 4, 2013— -- intro: A gun was fired in Sanford, Fla., on the night of Feb. 26, 2012, and 17-year-old Trayvon Martin died as a result of that gunfire. Almost two months later, George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captian, was charged with murder in the second degree.
Nearly 16 months after that fatal shooting, a jury of six women was selected for Zimmerman's murder trial currently underway in Seminole County Circuit Court.
Here are some key moments from the courtroom that have left people talking.
quicklist: 1category: title: Trayvon Martin Death Photourl: text: A Florida police officer testified about the state of the 17-year-old victim's body.
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quicklist: 2category: title: 'Creepy-Ass Cracker'url: text: Rachel Jeantel was the last person to speak with Trayvon Martin before he was fatally shot. In court she testifies about that final phone conversation, which occurred on Feb. 26, 2012.
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quicklist: 3category: title: The Knock-Knock Jokeurl: text: George Zimmerman's lawyer delivered a joke during his opening statements. The jury reacts with silence, not laughter.
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quicklist: 4category: title: 'You Are Going to Die Tonight'url: text: In his statement to police, George Zimmerman alleged that Trayvon Martin threatened him before Zimmerman shot him.
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quicklist: 5category: title: Cursing in the Courturl: text: The prosecution quoted George Zimmerman's phone call from the night he shot an unarmed Trayvon Martin.
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quicklist: 6category: title: Zimmerman's 911 Callurl: text: Defendant George Zimmerman told a dispatcher that Trayvon Martin "looks like he's up to no good."
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quicklist: 7category: title: 'MMA Style' Fight Before Shootingurl: text: John Good, a witness to the fight between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin on the night of Martin's death said that Martin was on top of Zimmerman during the altercation.
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quicklist: 8category: title: Zimmerman Neighbor Hears 'Yells for Help'url: text: Jane Surdyka said she heard a "boy's voice" yelling for help on the night Trayvon Martin was fatally shot.
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quicklist: 9category: title: Zimmerman Injuries 'Insignificant'url: text: Medical examiner Dr. Valerie Rao described George Zimmerman's wounds suffered during his confrontation with Trayvon Martin as "non-life threatening."
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