The neighborhood watch volunteer was exonerated of both second-degree murder as well as manslaughter, as was predicted by legal experts.
Zimmerman is now a free man and was told by the judge that he has no further business with the Seminole County court system. It is over.
Trayvon Martin’s family was not in the courtroom during the reading of the verdict. Zimmerman’s parents and family members, however, were in the courtroom.
“Shock and awe and disbelieve,” roared CNN’s Nancy Grace.
Greta van Susteran, a FOX News host, on the other hand agreed with the verdict.
There was a scattered crowd outside the courthouse with some protestors chanting “no justice, no peace.”
