By Rachel Samara
It was an interesting first week in the George Zimmerman second degree murder trial. The prosecution brought out a number of witnesses including law enforcement officers, residents of the neighborhood, and a number of eye and ear witnesses.
The dynamic in the courtroom was both tense and emotional.
Trayvon Martin’s parents walked out on multiple occasions, including when their deceased son’s face and body was shown. Trayvon’s hoodie was also put on display, as well as his bag of Skittles, making the images that have driven this case through the media over the past year incredibly real.
On the defense, Zimmerman’s attorney Don West began his opening arguments with a knock-knock joke and later in the week, he bumped heads with Rachel Jeantel, the last person to speak to Trayvon before he was killed.
We heard a lot of testimony in this first week, but we broke it all down for you. Here are the 7 most important things that happened:
1. John Good, a resident of The Retreat At Twin Lakes, testified that Trayvon Martin was on top of George Zimmerman, punching him MMA style, though he is the only witness to claim it was Trayvon on top.
[Good for defense]
2. Jeannee Nanalo, a resident of The Retreat At Twin Lakes, testified that “the bigger person” was on top during the fight, and after seeing the two men on the news, could tell it was George Zimmerman on top.
[Good for prosecution]
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