Murder Trial, George Zimmerman | featured news

George Zimmerman’s not guilty plea on a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin was accepted Tuesday afternoon at Sanford, Fla., court arraignment.

Was Trayvon Martin circling George Zimmerman's vehicle before the neighborhood watch volunteer and the unarmed teenager engaged in their now-infamous -- and tragic -- scuffle?

A judge on Friday denied a prosecutor’s request to bar lawyers from making public comments in the case of George Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Trayvon Martin.

Successfully prosecuting neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman for second-degree murder will require an excruciatingly detailed timeline about the last few minutes of Trayvon Martin's life -- and finding jurors who haven't already made up their minds about the highly publicized case.

An affidavit of probable cause in Florida's case against George Zimmerman for the shooting death of an unarmed 17-year-old says that the neighborhood watch volunteer "profiled" the victim, Trayvon Martin, and disregarded a police dispatcher's request that he await the arrival of police.