[Gay State Conservative]

The fix ix in...both in Florida and at the US Department of Just Us.I fear that the best that Zimmerman can hope for in his state *or* Federal trial is a hung jury.There's *no* way any jury picked by prosecutors who are desperate to convict him will ever acquit.

[diogenes ghost]

Ummmm, the prosecutors do not pick the jury.

[Little Ray]

Both the defense and prosecution participate in jury selection.

IIRC, the defense has more “peremptory strikes” than the prosecution AND fewer limits on their use. Peremptory strikes allow rejection of a juror without having to give a cause. Otherwise, a juror maybe challenged “for cause.”

Unless Zimmerman’s defense is incompetent (or working withe the prosecution!), it SHOULD be difficult to impanel a completely hostile jury.