Monday, July 15th The Verdict: Not Guilty After 16 hours of deliberation, the jury of six women found George Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter. The verdict was read late Saturday evening. In the end, the state could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that George Zimmerman was unreasonable in his use of force. Stated differently: It was reasonable for George Zimmerman to believe that his use of force was necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself. There was not enough evidence to prove that he acted with a depraved mind without regard to human life (Mur...