Pictures - Scenes from outside the courthouse

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A Florida jury on July 13 found George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Supporters and opponents of Zimmerman gathered outside the Sanford, Fla., courthouse in the run-up to the verdict’s announcement.


Pictured: Zimmerman (right) was congratulated by his defense team after the verdict was announced.






Zimmerman (right) was congratulated by his defense team after the verdict was announced.


A Florida jury on July 13 found George Zimmerman not guilty in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Supporters and opponents of Zimmerman gathered outside the Sanford, Fla., courthouse in the run-up to the verdict’s announcement.


Pictured: Zimmerman (right) was congratulated by his defense team after the verdict was announced.


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Attorneys Natalie Jackson, Benjamin Crump, and Daryl Parks, from left, sit in for the Trayvon Martin family during George Zimmerman's trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Fla. on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Jurors found Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Martin in Sanford, Fla. The six-member, all-woman jury deliberated for more than 15 hours over two days before reaching their decision Saturday night. (AP Photo/Gary W. Green, Pool)

Attorneys Natalie Jackson (left), Benjamin Crump (center), and Daryl Parks sat in for Trayvon Martin’s family during the July 13 court proceedings.


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epa03787316 Demonstrators react to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center in Sanford, Florida, USA, 13 July 2013, after a jury acquitted him of all charges. Zimmerman, a former volunteer neighborhood watch captain, had been charged with second-degree murder in the 26 February 2012 shooting death of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. EPA/BRIAN BLANCO

Demonstrators reacted to the verdict.


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epa03787315 Demonstrators react to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center in Sanford, Florida, USA, 13 July 2013, after a jury acquitted him of all charges. Zimmerman, a former volunteer neighborhood watch captain, had been charged with second-degree murder in the 26 February 2012 shooting death of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. EPA/BRIAN BLANCO

Two men reacted to the Zimmerman verdict.


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A woman wiped tears from her face after the verdict was announced.

A woman wiped tears from her face after the verdict was announced.


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A woman reacted to the trial verdict.

A woman reacted to the trial verdict.


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epa03787311 Demonstrators react to the not guilty verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center in Sanford, Florida, USA, 13 July 2013, after a jury acquitted him of all charges. Zimmerman, a former volunteer neighborhood watch captain, had been charged with second-degree murder in the 26 February 2012 shooting death of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. EPA/BRIAN BLANCO

A person reacted to the verdict.


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epa03787292 A member of the New Black Panther Party leads a chant of 'murder not manslaughter' as demonstrators gather and wait in the darkness for a verdict in the trial of George Zimmerman at the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center in Sanford, Florida, USA, 13 July 2013. Zimmerman, a former volunteer neighborhood watch captain, has been charged with second-degree murder in the 26 February 2012 shooting death of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. EPA/BRIAN BLANCO

A member of the New Black Panther Party led a protest prior to the verdict’s announcement.


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Judge Debra Nelson (right) conferred with attorneys after informing them that the jury had a question on instructions for a charge of manslaughter.

Judge Debra Nelson (right) conferred with attorneys after informing them that the jury had a question on instructions for a charge of manslaughter.


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