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''State of Florida v. George Zimmerman'' was a criminal prosecution of George Zimmerman on the charge of second-degree murder stemming from the shooting of Trayvon Martin on February 26, 2012. On April 11, 2012, George Zimmerman was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. In support of the charges, the State filed an affidavit of probable cause, stating that Zimmerman profiled and confronted Martin and shot him to death while Martin was committing no crimes. Florida State Attorney Angela Corey announced the charges against Zimmerman during a televised press conference and reported that Zimmerman was in custody after turning himself in to law enforcement.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Seminole County Criminal Information – Issue Capias )〕 Zimmerman said he shot Martin in self-defense.〔(Zimmerman Is Acquitted in Trayvon Martin Killing ) - NY Times〕 After sixteen hours of deliberations over the course of two days, on July 13, 2013, the six-person jury rendered a not guilty verdict on all counts.〔(Zimmerman jury reaches a verdict ) - Yamiche Alcindor, USA TODAY - July 13, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013.〕 ==Prosecution attorneys== On March 22, 2012, Florida Governor Rick Scott announced his appointment of Angela Corey as the Special Prosecutor in the Martin investigation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Governor Rick Scott Announces New State Attorney and Task Force in Response to Trayvon Martin Incident )〕 She is the State Attorney for Duval, Clay and Nassau counties. When Corey took the case, she chose Bernie de la Rionda as lead prosecutor. De la Rionda was an Assistant State Attorney in Corey's office and had been a prosecutor for 29 years. Prosecutors John Guy and Richard Mantei assisted, with Guy making the opening statement. The prosecutor initially responsible for the case was Norm Wolfinger, a State Attorney whose jurisdiction included Seminole County where the shooting occurred on February 26, 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wolfinger 'outraged' over allegations in letter from Trayvon Martin's parents )〕 On March 22, 2012, he requested to be removed from the case to help "tone down the rhetoric" for the public good. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trial of George Zimmerman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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