George Zimmerman trial: 40 potential jurors identified, jury selection moves to next phase

[uppityperson]

Source: WFTS, ABC, SP

Attorneys in the George Zimmerman murder trial reached an important juncture Tuesday afternoon. 40 potential jurors have been identified. The process now moves to the task of choosing ten panel members from the 40 selected.

Zimmerman, 29, is pleading not guilty to second degree murder in the February 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Zimmerman claims he shot the teen in self defense.

At the start of the seventh day of jury selection, attorneys had asked 32 potential jurors to return for further questioning. They eventually must narrow the pool to six jurors and four alternates.

The four prospective jurors questioned Tuesday morning expressed no strong opinions about the case. They included a mixed-race man in his 50s, a mixed-race woman in her 20s, a white woman in her 20s and a black man in his 50s....

Read more: http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/state/george-zimmerman-trial-40-potential-jurors-identified-jury-selection-moves-to-next-phase

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[iandhr]

1. How can a jury not have 12 people in a murder trial.

[former9thward]

2. The Supreme Court said 6 is enough.

In 1970, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution does not require that a jury be made up of 12 people; six would do just fine. For cases other than capital offenses, Arizona allows an eight-member jury and Florida allows six. In a 1978 Georgia case, however, the Supreme Court said a jury of five was cutting it too close.

[grok]

3. the remaining juror list

Doesn't look too bad to me according to the descriptions. Guess we have to cull the ones with hardships first.

http://touch.orlandosentinel.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-76356483/

actually, this list might be better.... more descriptive...


http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2013/6/14/george_zimmerman_jur.html

[uppityperson]

4. Thanks for the list, off to read. Huh, couple doozies there both ways

For instance...

E-6 F 20s-30s White Warned kids not to give "false impression" about themselves

E-73 F 60s White Can't "conceive" of being armed, son "lives in a hoodie."

[grok]

5. Jury selection KUNG-FU..

Welcome btw..

Since you seem to be interested, here is an article on selection strategy... It's quite excellent. Even the opposition has grudging respect for this....

http://frederickleatherman.com/2013/06/15/zimmerman-trial-and-the-strategic-use-of-peremptory-challenges/

and...

http://frederickleatherman.com/2013/06/16/leaders-tweeners-and-followers-a-guide-to-jury-selection/



Personally, I am more interested in the evidence and rules there-of