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Zimmerman Defense Rests; Closing Arguments to Begin Thursday at 1 p.m.
[The Miami Herald]
Assistant State Attorney John Guy uses a foam dummy to describe the altercation between George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin to defense witness and law enforcement expert Dennis Root. Gary W. Green / MCT
SANFORD — George Zimmerman’s fate could be in jurors’ hands by Friday, after the defense rested its case Wednesday with Zimmerman declining to take the stand.
When Circuit Judge Debra Nelson asked Zimmerman, 29, what he had decided about testifying in his second-degree murder trial, the former neighborhood-watch leader stood, straightened his dark suit, and spoke softly.
“After consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor,” he said.
With both sides having rested, closing arguments will begin Thursday afternoon. Nelson said she wants jurors to begin deliberations Friday afternoon.
