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July 8, 2013

Judge Rejects Zimmerman Bid to Dismiss as Prosecution Wraps 
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Defense attorneys for George Zimmerman have begun presenting their case
after prosecutors wrapped their side on Friday. Zimmerman faces
second-degree murder charges for the killing of Trayvon Martin, an
unarmed African-American teenager. On Friday, Martin's mother, Sybrina
Fulton, and his older brother, Jahvaris Fulton, told the jury that a
voice briefly heard screaming for help on a police phone call was
Martin's.

Prosecutor: "Ma'am, that screaming or yelling, do you recognize that?

Sybrina Fulton: "Yes."

Prosecutor: "And who do you recognize that to be?"

Sybrina Fulton: "Trayvon Benjamin Martin."

Jahvaris Fulton: "When we heard it in the mayor's office ... how do I
explain..I wasn't..I guess I didn't want to believe that it was him. So
that's why during that interview I said I wasn't sure. I guess listening
to it was clouded by shock and denial and sadness. I really didn't want
to believe that it was him."

Zimmerman's attorneys later called family members to testify they
believe the voice was his. The trial continues after the presiding judge
rejected a defense motion to dismiss.

 

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