Taken from USA Today, where you can also read more about the jury selection process
After nine days of questioning, a jury has been chosen for the trial of George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin.
The jury of six women will decide whether Zimmerman, 29, is guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin, 17, in a case that captured the nation’s attention last year.
Zimmerman’s attorney, Mark O’Mara, said as the jury was settled, “This is probably as critical if not more critical than the evidence.”
Zimmerman has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder. The neighborhood watch volunteer says he killed the teen in self-defense after being attacked. Prosecutors say Zimmerman confronted Martin because he was African American.
