by D’Leereeus Johnson, DP staff,
Wednesday, May 29th, 2013,
(ORLANDO, FL) —Prosecutors and defense attorneys for George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watchman who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last year, have finally come to an agreement on a “jury of Zimmerman’s peers,” as Zimmerman heads to trial in the coming weeks.
The presiding judge in the case has given her approval of the prosecution and defense’s choice in jury members, stating that she has “full confidence” they will give Zimmerman a fair and unbiased review.
Zimmerman, 29, became (in)famous on February 26th of last year when on duty as a watchman in his Sanford 
neighborhood he had an altercation with Trayvon Martin, during which he shot and killed the unarmed African-American teen. The fallout of the shooting further strained race relations in the country and ignited a national debate over Florida and other states’ “Stand Your Ground” laws, which allows armed citizens to use deadly force in public if they believe their lives are in danger.
neighborhood he had an altercation with Trayvon Martin, during which he shot and killed the unarmed African-American teen. The fallout of the shooting further strained race relations in the country and ignited a national debate over Florida and other states’ “Stand Your Ground” laws, which allows armed citizens to use deadly force in public if they believe their lives are in danger. The American public has seen and heard a mountain of evidence supporting and refuting Zimmerman’s account of the shooting, however prosecutors are “absolutely certain” the decided jury will be firmly unbiased in hearing the case.
“We have no doubt the eight young men and four women we’ve selected as jurors are the best we have could have chosen,” said assistant prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda.
Due to the unique nature of the Zimmerman case, the presiding judge, Debra Nelson, has decided not to hide the identities of the jurors, nor forbid them from speaking with the press until the trial begins in 
June. In lieu of such a strange allowance of speech for the jurors, it did not take long for the jury members to begin speaking with reporters.
June. In lieu of such a strange allowance of speech for the jurors, it did not take long for the jury members to begin speaking with reporters. “I got no doubt we’re going to give Mr. Zimmerman a fair trial,” said Aquarius Deleterious Jenkins, a 23-year-old self-described “home gardening specialist” and historian on all things cannabis–related. “We’ll hear all (Zimmerman) has got to say and weigh the evidence accordingly. It won’t be the type of ‘weighing’ I’m used to, but we’ll still weigh it.”
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