Photos: Opening Statements in George Zimmerman Trial
June 24, 2013
George Zimmerman arrives with his wife Shellie, on the 11th day of his trial in Seminole circuit court June 24, 2013 in Sanford, Florida. Today prosecutors began with their opening statements. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder for the February 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. (Photo by Joe Burbank-Pool/Getty Images) ( 171422710 )
George Zimmerman, left, arrives in Seminole circuit court with his wife, Shellie, on the 11th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool) ( APTOPIX Neighborhood Watch )
George Zimmerman is greeted by defense attorney Mark O'Mara (L) on the opening day of his trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Florida, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. REUTERS/Joe Burbank/Pool ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
Tracy Martin, left, and Sybrina Fulton, center, parents of slain teen Trayvon Martin, speak in a news conference prior to opening arguments in the trial of George Zimmerman at the Seminole County Courthouse, Monday, June 24, 2013, in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ( Neighborhood Watch )
Don West, a defense attorney for George Zimmerman, addresses the jury as he points to a map during opening statements in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Joe Burbank, Pool) ( Neighborhood Watch )
Assistant State Attorney John Guy gestures during his opening arguments in front of the jury in the George Zimmerman trial in Seminole circuit court on the opening day of George Zimmerman trial in Sanford, Florida, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. REUTERS/Joe Burbank/Pool ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
The father of Trayvon Martin, Tracy Martin, cries as he listens to the description of his son's death, as Sybrina Fulton (L), Trayvon's mother, looks on during the opening day of the George Zimmerman trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Florida, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. REUTERS/Joe Burbank/Pool ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
Don West, a defense attorney for George Zimmerman, displays a photo of his client, from the night of the shooting of Trayvon Martin, to the jury during opening arguments in Seminole circuit court on the opening day of George Zimmerman trial in Sanford, Florida, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. REUTERS/Joe Burbank/Pool ( USA-FLORIDA/SHOOTING )
(L-R) Trayvon Martin's parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton with the family's legal counsel Benjamin Crump, make a brief statement to the media, before jurors hear opening statements at the George Zimmerman murder trial on June 24, 2013 at the Seminole County Courthouse in Sanford, Florida. Opening arguments will be made Monday in the US trial of a neighborhood watchman who shot dead an unarmed black teenager in an incident that sparked racially-charged controversy. A jury of six women will decide the fate of George Zimmerman, 29, who is charged with second-degree murder for killing Trayvon Martin as the 17-year-old walked through a gated Florida community on February 26, 2012. Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty, denying any racial motive and saying he shot Martin in self-defense after the teenager wrestled him to the ground and pounded his head against the sidewalk. PAULA BUSTAMANTE/AFP/Getty Images ( 520845199 )
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