:The following is a LIVE, ongoing rundown of Day 7 of jury selection in the George Zimmerman trial for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. The most recent updates are on top.
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5:04 p.m.
Court is in recess until 9 a.m. Wednesday.
4:48 p.m.
Judge Nelson says the court’s intention is to begin regular voir dire Wednesday until about 3:45 p.m. in order to prepare for the next witness in the Frye Hearing at 4 p.m.
The attorneys have entered into sidebar with the judge.
4:44 p.m.
Judge Nelson says regular voir dire will begin Wednesday at 9 a.m. and the following jurors are asked to return: H-81, H-69, H-86, I-5, I-19, I-24, I-33, I-44.
4:39 p.m.
Judge Nelson excuses the leftover jurors from their summons.
4:37 p.m.
Judge Nelson reads of a list of 40 jurors, both the defense and prosecution approve of them: B-12, B-29, B-76, B-7, B-35, B-37, B-51, B-86, E-6, E-40, E-54, E-73, M-75, B-61, B-72, E-22, E-13, E-28, K-80, K-95, P-67, G-14, G-29, G-47, G-63, G-66, G-81, H-6, H-7, H-18, H-29, H-35, H-81, H-69, H-86, I-5, I-19, I-24, I-33, I-44.
Interview: Juror I-44
4:31 p.m.
He remembers seeing a computer animation showing a rainy night, a 911 operator, and Zimmerman. He says he chooses not to follow high profile cases like some friends he has seen, citing the O.J. Simpson case as an example. He says he follows football because he is a “sports nut.”
“Everyone has an opinion and they all stink,” he says in answer to a question about outside pressures.
He says he has always taught his children to do what they believe in and he lives by that.
O’Mara finishes questioning at 4:31 p.m.
4:23 p.m.
O'Mara begins questioning the juror.
4:20 p.m.
He says he gets his media from the Internet, including CNN and MSNBC. He says his only expressed opinion has been about the media coverage length.
He says he works as a manager and has a policy that non-work related things don’t belong in the workplace.
He says he remembers a story about Skittles and their connection with Martin.
He describes hearing that Zimmerman turned himself in for arrest.
He says he can disregard anything he hasn’t heard in trial.
He is aware of a recording he heard on the radio that was also put to music as part of a comedic bit.
The juror also mentioned jail calls Zimmerman made in an answer on the questionnaire.
He says he was aware of traffic jams during the protests.
4:10 p.m.
De la Rionda begins questioning Juror I -44. He has a dark brown goatee and appears to be in his 30s.
Interview: Juror I-33
4:07 p.m.
The juror says he has heard comments and opinions “down both sides of the fense.”
“It’s tough not to hear something, but I have not formed an opinion,” he says.
West finishes his questions at 4:07 p.m. and they go into sidebar with the judge.
4:05 p.m.
Juror I-33 tells West he must be honest and he’s “not in control of the changer” when he watches TV, but he watches local news stations.
“I just learned how to email,” he says. West replies with a smile, “Welcome, to the 21st century.”
He says he formerly worked as a hands-on contractor, but was injured in a car accident.
West asks him about the 911 recording. The juror says he thinks people were trying to figure out who was screaming.
He mentions he knows about the Sanford police chief losing his job, but is not sure why.
3:55 p.m.
Juror I-33 says he probably discussed the case with friends and family, but it was only about what happened.
He says community reaction kind of went both ways in the case, but was an overreaction.
“I’m challenged in that respect,” he says about social media.
He says he is not currently working.
He says serving on the jury would not be a hardship.
De la Rionda finishes questioning, and West takes over.
3:45 p.m.
Juror I-33 remembers seeing photographs of Martin and Zimmerman. He describes a picture of Martin wearing a hooded sweatshirt. He describes seeing one picture of Zimmerman’s face and another of his getting out of a police car. He also saw a recent picture of Zimmerman.
He remembers hearing about a 911 tape, but did not hear it. He says he remembered the tape had screaming on it.
He says he heard the screaming and knew of a controversy about who the screams belonged to.
He adds that he has not formed an opinion about it.
3:35 p.m.
Juror I-33 is brought in for questioning starting with De la Rionda. He is described as a white man in his late 50s or early 60s, sporting a gray goatee and gray hair.
3:19 p.m.
Court is in recess for 15 minutes.
Interview: Juror I-24
3:16 p.m.
She says she would not feel pressure from those with political or cultural influence in the case. O’Mara finishes his questioning and the attorneys enter sidebar with the judge.
3:15 p.m.
She says she remembers the news initially reported that Zimmerman did not have any injuries, but later he did.
She tells O’Mara she can only consider what is heard from the witness stand.
She lists the top three most significant things about the case as, a young man lost his life, another man is fighting for his life and no one is a winner.
3:04 p.m.
She says she remembers hearing that Mr. Zimmerman was involved in a neighborhood watch and Martin was going to the store.
She also remembers that Martin’s parents were upset. “Any parent would feel that way. If you lose your child, I cannot imagine,” she said.
She says she could leave that out in deciding on the case.
She says she would prefer not to be sequestered, but it will not be a hardship.
Rionda finishes questioned. O’Mara begins questioning the juror at 3:04 p.m.
2:55 p.m.
Juror I-24 says some people at work have discussed their feelings on the case. She says most of them took a side of guilty, but she told them they might be jumping to conclusions. She adds that she never gave her opinion.
She says she does not use social media, but her children get her on Facebook occasionally.
2:43 p.m.
De la Rionda begins questioning Juror I-24, a white woman, possibly in her 50s or 60s.
Interview: Juror I-19
2:38 p.m.
Juror I-19 says she told her boss she was summoned for jury duty, and her mother thought it might be for the Zimmerman case.
She says when her mother “connected the dots,” she still didn’t look up anything about the case. She says her mother doesn’t want her to serve.
She says she didn’t realize the case was still ongoing.
West finishes questioning at 2:38 p.m.
2:25 p.m.
Juror I-19 says she gets paid by the hour and has missed two days so far. She says she has monthly bills that would be impacted.
West asks her to describe her mother’s following of the case.
2:15 p.m.
De la Rionda asks if she has checked with her boss to accommodate her jury service.
De la Rionda finishes and West begins questioning the juror.
2:10 p.m.
Juror I-19 says she talked with her mother about the case. She remembers seeing some photos of Martin and Zimmerman in passing.
She says she had no interest in the case. Rionda asks her if she is excited about being at court, but she says no.
She says she has a Facebook, but hasn’t researched the case.
She remembers hearing about a memorial service for Martin.
She says serving would be a hardship because she wouldn’t be paid by her employer.
2:02 p.m.
De la Rionda begins questioning Juror I-19, described as a young white woman, possibly 18 to 20 years old.
Interview: Juror I-14
1:51 p.m.
Juror I-14 says he heard about “riots and rants,” referring to the marches in Sanford.
O’Mara asks the juror about his mother and he stance.
The juror says she never signed a petition or donated money.
O’Mara finishes questioning at 1:51 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
He says early on, his mother told him Zimmerman shot Martin and Martin was unarmed. HE says he has never shown support for Martin or signed any petitions. He doesn’t remember any conversations this year about the case.
He says he has seen pictures of Zimmerman and Martin. He describes the picture of Martin as several years old.
He remembers hearing about and a portion of the call Zimmerman made the night of the shooting. O’Mara says they’ll call it the “non-emergency call.”
The juror says he remembers Zimmerman being told “he wasn’t needed to do that” in following Martin.
“Based on all the evidence, I know one detail is going to decide or form an opinion about, in either or,” he said.
1:35 p.m.
The juror says he was still in school back in February 2012. He says a couple students talked about the case’s main issues: Did Zimmerman have a right to shoot Martin? Did Martin do anything suspicious? He says some students said Martin was innocent and should not have been pursued. He says he didn’t form an opinion because of how little he knew. He says he went home and watched the news and talked with his mother about it.
He says one of his friends thought the case was self-defense.
1:23 p.m.
Juror I-14 says it would not be a hardship to serve. He tells Rionda an HLN reporter seemed in favor of Martin. O’Mara begins questioning the juror.
1:20 p.m.
Juror I-14 is described as a white man, possibly in his early 20s.
He says he heard about the case at school. He says he heard that Martin did not have a weapon on him.
He says he only saw photographs of Zimmerman, which he described as a “post-arrest shot.”
He says his mother watches HLN occasionally.
“I thought that this case had ended before I was called,” he says.
He says a few people told him he might be on the Zimmerman case.
1:10 p.m.
Jury selection resumes as Rionda begins questioning Juror I-14.
12:07 p.m.
Court is in recess for lunch until 1:10 p.m.
Interview: Juror I-5
12:06 p.m.
“I think that’s the only way it can work,” he says about letting the legal process take place.
He says he can 100 percent make a decision based only on evidence given in court. West finishes questioning the juror and the attorneys enter sidebar.
12:05 p.m.
Juror I-5 says he didn’t think there was a reason for national black leaders to be in the community at that time. He says he didn’t think there was a racial element to the case.
He says he doesn’t think the Sanford Police Department did anything wrong, but heard the state attorney’s office might have mishandled some parts.
11:55 a.m.
Juror I-5 says he may have heard a news conference from the Martin family about the trial, possibly in March, but doesn’t remember the details.
He says he doesn’t talk about the case with his family.
11:45 a.m.
Juror I-5 says he does not believe parts of the case have already been decided.
He says he can disregard commentary he has heard in making a decision in the case.
The juror says serving would not be an insurmountable hardship, but he hasn’t been able to talk to his employer yet.
West begins questioning the juror at 11:45 a.m.
11:35 a.m.
The juror says he has seen pictures of Martin wearing a hoodie.
He remembers hearing a voice recording on CNN where they were trying to identify the speaker. He says there was no definitive answer and he did not have his own conclusion.
The juror says he does not go on Facebook, but uses the Internet.
“The biggest complaints were the fact that the community was upset because Mr. Zimmerman hadn’t been locked up,” he said about what he remembered.
“In that particular point in the case, you have to let the law work,” he explained further.
The juror said he would not hold that against the state of defense.
He says the protests were inappropriate, not necessary and got the “community all riled up.”
He says the marches are irrelevant and not factor in his deliberations, though.
11:25 a.m.
Juror I-5 says he remembers the case on TV. He says he remembers first hearing about the case on a local station. He says he watches mostly CNN. He has watched HLN, too.
“I have a hard time with cases tried in the media,” he said. “I don’t see how you get a fair trial…”
11:15 a.m.
De la Rionda begins questioning Juror I-5. He is a black man, about 50 to 60 years old.
11:00 a.m.
Court is in recess for 15 minutes.
Interview: Juror H-86
10:57 a.m.
O’Mara questions her about the number of times she has heard about the case. He finishes questioning at 10:57 a.m. and the attorneys go into sidebar with Judge Nelson.
10:50 a.m.
She says she has not talked about the case with her family. She says she has not seen any photographs, but has seen Zimmerman’s face in a “passing commercial.”
She does not remember seeing any video or hearing any recordings.
Juror-H-86 says she looks at CNN occasionally to see what’s going on.
She says she knows of a story, involving someone she knows, that was not portrayed accurately in the media.
She says she could serve without hardship.
O’Mara begins questioning the juror at 10:50 a.m.
10:40 a.m.
Juror H-86 says she just got a TV. She has a Facebook profile, but hasn’t seen anything about the case on it. She says people have recently talked about the case at work. She says she has only heard names.
“I do care about current events, but certain cases and things, I don’t follow,” she says.
10:34 a.m.
Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda begins questioning Juror H-86, a white woman in her 20s.
Interview: Juror H-69
10:31 a.m.
Juror H-69 says she would be open to hearing everything. West finishes questioning at 10:31 a.m. The attorneys enter sidebar with the judge.
10:30 a.m.
Juror H-69 says she knows when her next two doctor’s appointments are.
West questions further about the pictures she saw.
“I’m skeptical,” she says about what she sees in the media.
She says her church pastor mentioned someone lost their life in a sermon focused on life. The sermon wasn’t focused on what happened.
10:18 a.m.
Juror H-69 says she is not leaning either way in the case. She says her family doesn’t talk about the case. She says she only knows one person shot the other, but not why.
De la Rionda asks her if serving on the jury would be a hardship. She says her employer would pay her, but she is pregnant and being away from family would be hard.
West begins questioning her at 10:18 a.m.
10:10 a.m.
Juror H-69 says death is a fact of life. She says she has been on a leave of absence from work and not heard anything about the case recently.
She says she doesn’t surf the web. She says she hasn't formed a concrete opinion and mentions that everyone is supposed to be innocent until proven guilty.
10:00 a.m.
Juror H-69 says the only opinion she formed was that someone lost their life.
Defense attorney Don West objects and the attorneys enter sidebar with the judge.
9:55 a.m.
The juror says she doesn’t watch TV at her house, but there is a TV at her work. She also reads the Wall Street Journal.
The juror does have a Facebook profile, but doesn’t remember seeing anything about the case.
The juror remembers someone was shot and a picture of a young child. She says a coworker told her that was false.
She says she remembers a photo of Zimmerman, but not what he was doing or wearing.
Juror H-69 says someone mentioned the photo of Martin wasn’t up-to-date, but says it was as she was passing by at work.
9:45 a.m.
Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda begins questioning Juror H-69, described as a Hispanic woman in her 30s.
Interview: Juror H-81
9:43 a.m.
Judge Nelson asks Juror H-81 if another case he is involved in that is presided over by her will affect his ability to serve impartially. The juror says no.
9:40 a.m.
The juror says he has served as a juror before. The juror says he has wondered what happens to jurors after high-profile cases.
O’Mara explains that the jurors are anonymous and information will stay that way for “some period of time afterwards.”
The juror says that does address his concern.
Juror H-81 says he could serve without being influenced by outside pressures.
O’Mara finishes questioning at 9:40 a.m. and the attorneys enter sidebar with Judge Nelson.
9:35 a.m.
The juror says he remembers that Zimmerman was involved in “some sort of community watch.” He remembers seeing that Martin was returning home from the story and had bought candy “before the exchange.” “I don’t have enough facts to make a value judgment,” adding that he says he is not trying to “apply for the job as juror.”
The juror says he has limited discussions about the case with people.
The juror says serving would be a big inconvenience, but he could serve.
Defense attorney Mark O’Mara begins questioning at 9:31 a.m.
The judge asks the courtroom who has a phone one. No one answers, but she warns everyone to turn their phones to vibrate.
9:25 a.m.
Juror H-81 says he does not remember seeing any photographs, but has heard commentary about a 911 call recording. He says the media reported expert opinions about the recording, but it did not form an impression on him.
“I remember that it was and remains to be a fairly high profile case, meaning that it’s polarized a group of people…” he said.
He says he did form an impression based on what was happening in the community and refers to the Martin and Zimmerman family.
Juror H-81 says he may have read some posts on Facebook, and gets most of his information online, mentioning CNN and MSNBC.
The juror says “you’d have to live under a rock to now know about the case.”
9:15 a.m.
Juror H-81 says a lot of people were talking about the incident when it happened, including his family and friends.
The juror says he has not followed the case since the early stages. He does not always believe what he sees in the media.
Juror H-81 says he has seen De la Rionda and defense attorney Mark O’Mara in the news.
9:06 a.m.
Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda begins questioning Juror H-81 on pre-trial publicity. He is described as in his 50s.
Court begins
9 a.m.
Defense attorney Mark O'Mara asks Judge Nelson for a sidebar before beginning jury selection.