The Joyner Morning Show talks with the Trayvon Martin family attorney Ben Crump about the George Zimmerman verdict, gives an update on Trayvon Martin’s parents and details the possibility of the Department of Justice pursuing a civil rights case against Zimmerman. Read the full interview below. —- TOM JOYNER: …This is Ben Crump, the attorney […]
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman‘s defense attorney asked a pool of 40 potential jurors on Thursday whether they truly believed a defendant was innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, the first time the defense has questioned those who made it to the second round of jury selection. Defense attorney Mark O’Mara said […]
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge read the formal charge against George Zimmerman on Wednesday to 40 potential jurors who could be selected to decide if the neighborhood watch volunteer committed murder when he shot an unarmed Trayvon Martin. Judge Debra Nelson read the second-degree murder charge before the potential jurors who are moving […]
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — The six jurors and four alternates who eventually will decide whether George Zimmerman committed murder when he fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin will have limited contact with the outside world during the two weeks to a month it will take to hold the trial. Circuit Judge Debra Nelson said for the […]
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys trying to narrow down a pool of potential jurors for George Zimmerman‘s high-profile murder trial are getting closer to being allowed to ask the candidates more detailed questions about their lives. After two days of questioning more than a dozen people about how much publicity on the case they have […]
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys resumed jury selection Tuesday in the trial of the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin, interviewing a middle-aged black man who said the case was politicized and a middle-aged white man who questioned the need for Florida’s “stand your ground” self-defense law. George Zimmerman, who was a […]
ORLANDO (AP) — George Zimmerman‘s defense fund is almost depleted with less than two weeks until the former neighborhood watch leader goes on trial in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman’s attorneys posted on their website Wednesday that the fund had less than $5,000 left. The fund had almost $315,000 in January. The attorneys […]
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys won’t be able to mention Trayvon Martin‘s drug use, suspension from school and past fighting during opening statements in the trial for the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot the teen, a judge ruled Tuesday. Circuit Judge Debra Nelson also refused to allow jurors to travel to the shooting scene […]
Ben Crump, the attorney representing the family of slain teenager Trayvon Martin, joined Tom Joyner Morning Show commentator Roland Martin to discuss the recent leaks of damning information regarding Martin that’s been purported as evidence through the media and Zimmerman’s legal team. Crump believes Zimmerman’s camp intentionally leaked the “so-called” evidence to “vilify” Martin and […]
Attorney Ben Crump, who is representing slain teenager Trayvon Martin‘s family, clarified the reason behind Zimmerman’s defense team’s puzzling decision to abandon the “Stand Your Ground” trial.
Roland Martin talks with attorney Ben Crump on the anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death about the impact his death has had on the issue of “Stand Your Ground” laws, the latest in the George Zimmerman case and more on the TJMS.
