7/3/2013 - The state of Florida will rest its case against George  Zimmerman for the 2012 murder of Trayvon Martin on Wednesday. After two  weeks of proceedings, the state will end the prosecution phase of the  Zimmerman trial and transition to the defense phase which is set to  begin on Friday.
Zimmerman's attorneys attempted to argue that  they need more time to prepare for their phase of Zimmerman's trial and  requested that they resume on Monday, but the judge objected.
She  said that the jury, which as already been sequestered for weeks, will  be off tomorrow for the national holiday. She refused to let the trial  lapse until next week and instructed the defense that they must begin to  present their case on Friday.
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