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Judge Rejects Zimmerman Bid to Dismiss as Prosecution Wraps

HeadlineJul 08, 2013

Defense attorneys for George Zimmerman have begun presenting their case after prosecutors wrapped their side on Friday. Zimmerman faces second-degree murder charges for the killing of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African-American teenager. On Friday, Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, and his older brother, Jahvaris Fulton, told the jury that a voice briefly heard screaming for help on a police phone call was Martin’s.

Prosecutor: “Ma’am, that screaming or yelling, do you recognize that?

Sybrina Fulton: “Yes.”

Prosecutor: “And who do you recognize that to be, ma’am?”

Sybrina Fulton: “Trayvon Benjamin Martin.”

Jahvaris Fulton: “I guess I didn’t want to believe that it was him. So that’s why during that interview I said I wasn’t sure. I guess it was — listening to it was clouded by shock and denial and sadness. I didn’t really want to believe that it was him.”

Zimmerman’s attorneys later called family members to testify they believe the voice was his. The trial continues after the presiding judge rejected a defense motion to dismiss.

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