Casey Anthony

Jury selection began this week in the George Zimmerman second-degree murder trial of 17- year old Trayvon Martin. Over the course of three weeks, prosecutors and defense attorneys will whittle their way through hundreds of prospective jurors in a collective effort to choose just six jurors and four alternates.This is not a "who done it" trial, like that of O.J. Simpson or Casey Anthony. There is no dispute Mr. Zimmerman shot and killed Mr. Martin in a central Florida neighborhood on the night of February 28, 2012.Rather, this case is about whether Mr. Zimmerman's actions were legal. His position is that he only acted in self-defense after Mr. Martin physically attacked him. This defense hinges upon a Florida law that allowed him to stand his ground and meet force with force, including deadly force, if he reasonably believed it was necessary to do so to prevent great bodily harm to himself.Jury selection is much like an NFL draft. A team's decision on whether to pick a player revolves a...

Read More ›