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http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-06-20/news/os-george-zimmerman-trial-jury-20130620_1_george-zimmerman-trayvon-martin-de-la-riondaSANFORD - Six women, all but one of them white, will decide whether Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman murdered 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in a case that sparked widespread outrage and prompted civil rights marches.
They will begin their work listening to testimony and evaluating evidence Monday morning.
On Thursday, attorneys who had individually questioned nearly 100 prospective jurors, went one-by-one, picking the six plus four alternates.
It was dramatic, contentious and race was very much at play.
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Pelican
(1,156 posts)B51: She is an older white woman with short brown hair who has lived in Seminole County for nine years. She retired from a job in real estate five years ago, has no children, and often visits her elderly parents and siblings in north Florida. Last week, she told lawyers she thought Zimmerman may have done something wrong because he was eventually arrested. She also brought up that she heard the police investigation may not have been carried out properly. "The end result was somebody thought it was mishandled," she said.
B29: She is a young woman of color who recently moved with her husband and children to Central Florida from Chicago. The juror, who has eight children and has been married for 10 years, once worked as a certified nursing assistant. She learned of the shooting in the news and first assumed Trayvon Martin was 12 or 13 based on pictures in the media just after the shooting. A lot of people in her family took "the child's side" but that she didn't form an opinion. She said that while living in Chicago there were reports of many shootings and that she didn't pay special attention to Martin's death. She also likes watching Bravo, episodes of the Real Housewives series, and is still adjusting to a calmer life in Florida.
B37: Juror B37, a middle-aged white woman, is the daughter of an air force captain and has been married to a space attorney for 20 years. She has two children, 24 and 27, and works in a management position. During questioning, she told lawyers she knew a "broad spectrum" of names but that she hasn't kept up with the case. "Newspapers are usually in the parrot's cage," she told lawyers. Thursday, she told O'Mara that she had an issue with what kinds of guns people can own, that someone obtaining a concealed weapons permit doesn't mean they will act responsibly, and that more training is needed for concealed permit holders. She has three dogs, four cats and "a couple of lizards," and has been called to jury duty four times before this case.
More at... http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/06/21/zimmerman-jury/2444883/
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,198 posts)The Sentinel's description of B37:
B-37: A middle-aged white woman who has worked for a chiropractor for 16 years and has many pets. She described protests in Sanford as "rioting." Her husband is an attorney. She has two daughters: A 24-year-old dog groomer and a 27-year-old who attends the University of Central Florida. She used to have concealed weapons permit, but let it lapse. Her husband also has one
That made her sound more friendly to the Defense.
Interesting to see what comes out.