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Details surface about Zimmerman jury candidate pool

Jun 19, 3:35PM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

Defense attorney Mark O'Mara, left, and prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda arrive in Seminole circuit court for the George Zimmerman trial in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 17, 2013.

/ AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool
(CBS/AP) SANFORD, Fla. - Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda asked a group of 40 potential jurors in the George Zimmerman trial Wednesday whether they have been victims of crime, whether any were neighborhood watch volunteers and whether they believe people "have the right to take the law into their own hands."

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Atty: Martin family confident Zimmerman will be convicted

Jun 19, 6:00AM by Erin Donaghue Topics Daily Blotter

Sybrina Fulton, lower left and Tracy Martin, center, the parents of slain teen Trayvon Martin, arrive in court with their attorney, Benjamin Crump for the first day of the trial of George Zimmerman, Monday, June 10, 2013.

/ AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank/Pool

(CBS) SANFORD, Fla. --The family of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin has "every confidence" that a jury will convict George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch captain accused in his shooting death, a family attorney said.

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More questions for 40 potential jurors in Zimmerman trial

Jun 18, 5:46PM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

George Zimmerman, center, arrives in Seminole circuit court during his trial in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 17, 2013.

/ AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool
(CBS/AP) - After screening prospective jurors for more than a week about publicity they've been exposed to in the George Zimmerman case, attorneys have identified 40 potential jurors to move on to a second round of questioning.

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Court continues to weigh disputed 911 call in Zimmerman case

Jun 18, 11:54AM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

George Zimmerman waits for proceedings to start during his trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla., Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

/ AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool

(AP) SANFORD, Fla. - A voice recognition researcher for George Zimmerman on Monday discounted the methods of prosecution experts who claim that screams captured on a 911 call belong to 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and not the ex-neighborhood watch volunteer.

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Court revisits disputed 911 call in Zimmerman trial

Jun 17, 5:12PM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

George Zimmerman, center, arrives in Seminole circuit court during his trial in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 17, 2013.

/ AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool
(CBS/AP) --In a hearing Monday afternoon ahead of the George Zimmerman trial, a biometrics expert is reportedly expected to discredit findings of a state expert who heard Trayvon Martin begging in the background of a neighbor's 911 call placed the night of the deadly altercation.

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Jury selection enters 2nd week in Zimmerman trial

Jun 17, 10:46AM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

George Zimmerman, center, arrives in Seminole circuit court during his trial in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 17, 2013.

/ AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool
(CBS/AP) SANFORD, Fla. - Prosecutors and George Zimmerman's defense attorneys are returning for a second week of jury selection in Zimmerman's second-degree murder trial.

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Jury selection into day 5 in Zimmerman murder trial

Jun 14, 11:45AM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

Jury consultant Robert Hirschhorn, left, and defendant George Zimmerman stand during the morning's proceedings in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla., Thursday, June 13, 2013.

/ AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Jacob Langston/Pool
(CBS/AP) SANFORD, Fla. - Nearly two dozen potential jurors interviewed individually by prosecutors and George Zimmerman's defense attorneys during the past week have been told to return to a Florida courthouse next week for further questioning.

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Potential juror: Trayvon Martin "got aggressive"

Jun 13, 4:37PM by Erin Donaghue Topics Daily Blotter

Jury consultant Robert Hirschhorn, left, and defendant George Zimmerman stand during the morning's proceedings in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla., Thursday, June 13, 2013.

/ AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Jacob Langston/Pool
(CBS) SANFORD, Fla. -A potential juror questioned Thursday voiced strong support for accused killer George Zimmerman, saying Trayvon Martin was "looking for a reason to fight" when he was "confronted by someone just trying to protect their neighborhood."

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Judge: Zimmerman jury to be sequestered

Jun 13, 2:12PM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

George Zimmerman, right, with jury consultant Robert Hirschhorn, responds to questions from Judge Debra Nelson about the jury selection process in Seminole circuit court during his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Wednesday, June 12.

/ AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool

(CBS/AP) SANFORD, Fla. - Once seated, the jury will be sequestered in the high-profile murder trial of George Zimmerman, the man accused in the 2012 shooting death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, a judge said Thursday.

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Jury questioning enters fourth day in Zimmerman trial

Jun 13, 10:42AM by Crimesider Staff Topics Daily Blotter

George Zimmerman, right, with jury consultant Robert Hirschhorn, responds to questions from Judge Debra Nelson about the jury selection process in Seminole circuit court during his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Wednesday, June 12.

/ AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool

(CBS/AP) SANFORD, Fla. - After three days of trying to seat a jury, prosecutors and attorneys for George Zimmerman have interviewed two dozen potential jurors but are still 10 short of being able to go into the next round of questioning.

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