July 26, 2013

WE'RE ENTITLED TO A FAIR TRIAL, NOT A JUST VERDICT:

Juror Says Zimmerman 'Got Away With Murder' (LIZETTE ALVAREZ, 7/26/13, NY Times)

A juror who said she initially wanted to convict George Zimmerman told ABC News on Thursday that he "got away with murder" in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager.

But faced with Florida's self-defense laws, the juror, the second one on the six-member panel to speak out, said she felt compelled to acquit Mr. Zimmerman, 29, a volunteer neighborhood watch coordinator. [,,,]

Calling herself the "juror that was going to give him the hung jury," Maddy said she "fought to the end."

She said she voted to convict Mr. Zimmerman of second-degree murder right after she first entered the jury room for deliberations. But in the second day of deliberations, she realized that the law would thwart her, she said.

Posted by at July 26, 2013 3:09 PM
  

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