Coverage of the George Zimmerman trial. (kendall coffey/Creative Commons)

Zimmerman, a man whose mother is Afro-Peruvian, was orginally charged with second degree muder in the death of the 17-year-old African American teenager. The jury, however, was told that they could consider manslaughter, a charge that brings a shorter punnishment. Nevertheless, the jury found Zimmerman not guilty of either charge.

The six person, all-female, jury deliberated for 16.5 hours before reaching the verdict, CNN reported. 

Read the entire CNN article here; read the entire Click Orlando article here.

Read all of Neon Tommy's coverage of George Zimmerman and the trial here.

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