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'''''State of Florida v. George Zimmerman''''' was a [[Criminal procedure|criminal prosecution]] of [[George Zimmerman]] on the charge of [[Murder in United States law|second-degree murder]] stemming from the [[killing of Trayvon Martin]] on February 26, 2012.{{#tag:ref|[http://www.seminoleclerk.org/CriminalDocket/case_detail.jsp?CaseNo=592012CF001083A Detailed Information for Case 592012CF001083A]|group="Note"}}
On April 11, 2012, George Zimmerman, a man who self-identifies as Hispanic, was charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of [[Trayvon Martin]], a Black teenager. In support of the charges, the State filed an affidavit of probable cause, stating that Zimmerman profiled and confronted Martin and shot him to death while Martin was committing no crimes.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/George-Zimmerman-Not-a-Flight-Risk-Former-Attorney-146966625.html|title=George Zimmerman Charged With Second-Degree Murder|website=[[WTVJ]] (NBC Miami)|last1=Colby |first1=Edward|last2=Hamacher |first2=Brian|last3=Emmanuel |first3=Lisa|date=April 12, 2012|access-date=June 8, 2012}}</ref> Florida State Attorney [[Angela Corey]] announced the charges against Zimmerman during a televised press conference and reported that Zimmerman was in custody after turning himself in to law enforcement.<ref name="CNN-charge">{{cite news|url=http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/11/prosecutor-to-announce-decision-on-zimmerman/|title=Zimmerman charged with second-degree murder|date=April 11, 2012|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=April 11, 2012|archive-date=March 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314192111/https://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/04/11/prosecutor-to-announce-decision-on-zimmerman/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2012/images/04/11/zimmerman.charges.pdf | title=Seminole County Criminal Information – Issue Capias | publisher=Angela B. Corey, State Attorney | access-date=April 11, 2012}}</ref> Zimmerman was injured during the encounter and said he shot Martin in self-defense.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Lizette |last1=Alvarez |first2=Cara |last2=Buckley |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/us/george-zimmerman-verdict-trayvon-martin.html |title=Zimmerman Is Acquitted in Trayvon Martin Killing |date=July 13, 2013 |work=[[New York Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717162342mp_/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/14/us/george-zimmerman-verdict-trayvon-martin.html?pagewanted=all |archive-date=July 17, 2013 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
After 16 hours of deliberations over the course of two days, on July 13, 2013, a six-person jury rendered a [[Acquittal|not guilty]] verdict on both charges (including manslaughter).<ref name="Not Guilty CNN">{{cite news|last=Botelho|first=Greg|title=Zimmerman jury reaches a verdict|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/13/justice/zimmerman-trial/index.html?hpt=hp_t1|access-date=July 13, 2013|website=[[CNN]] |date=July 13, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/07/13/george-zimmerman-trayvon-martin-jury-saturday-deliberations/2514233/ |title=Zimmerman jury reaches a verdict |first=Yamiche |last=Alcindor |work=[[USA Today]] |date=July 13, 2013 |access-date=July 14, 2013}}</ref>
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