The George Zimmerman second degree murder trial continued Tuesday with the testimony of his friend, a police detective and a medical expert
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Zimmerman Trial Roundup: Day 6
The second week of George Zimmerman’s second-degree murder trial began with a recording of the neighborhood watch volunteer describing his fatal encounter with 17-year-old Trayvon Martin to a police officer soon after it happened.
Texas Database Archives Last Words of Death Row Inmates
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice recently oversaw a grim milestone: the 500th execution in the state since capital punishment was re-enacted in 1976. The milestone also marked its 500th entry into a public, online …
Trayvon Martin Case: The Defense Opens
George Zimmerman’s attorney claims the defendant was fighting for his life during the deadly encounter on February 26, 2012
Trayvon Martin Case: The Prosecution Opens
Assistant District Attorney John Guy claims there is no evidence that the teenager attacked his killer.
Trayvon Martin Trial: What to Expect as Jury Selection Begins
Sixteen months after a neighborhood watch volunteer shot and killed a 17-year-old teenager in a gated community near Orlando, Fla., jury selection for the high-profile case starts today.
Trayvon Martin Murder Trial: George Zimmerman’s Defense Fund Is Almost Broke
In January, the defense fund had raised more than $314,000 through public donations. Now it’s asking for $120,000 more.
O.J.’s Excuses: 5 Claims in The Juice’s New Defense
The glove didn’t fit the first time, but Simpson has had a tougher time defending his innocence in the more recent Vegas memorabilia case
State Trooper Gets Fired for Letting Lawmaker Get Away with Speeding
State trooper gets fired for “trying to be nice”
Colorado Middle School Student Brings Pot Brownies to Class
Here’s one outcome of Colorado’s Amendment 64 that supporters probably didn’t see coming.
French Police Roust Five-Year Old For Unpaid School Lunch Bill
A series of bad choices lead to French police removing a child from a school lunchroom for her parents’ late payments–a provoke a nationwide stomach ache.
Gérard Depardieu Skips DUI Trial in France. Next Stop, Russia?
After leaving France for Belgium to protest rising taxes, Gérard Depardieu embraces Russian citizenship–and further insults his homeland by ducking his Paris trial for drunk driving.