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June 21, 2013

Jury Selection Concludes in Zimmerman Trial, Opening Statements Begin Next Week 
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Jury selection has concluded in the murder trial of George Zimmerman,
the Florida man who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Trayvon
Martin last year. Zimmerman will face a six-member, all-female panel,
five of them white. Zimmerman faces up to life in prison on charges of
second-degree murder. Opening statements begin Monday.

 

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