SANFORD, Fla. -- George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer facing a second-degree murder charge for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager, is scheduled to make his first court appearance at 1:30 p.m. EDT today in this central Florida city where the shooting took place, according to court officials.
Zimmerman was arrested Wednesday after turning himself in to state officials. Later in the day, a special prosecutor appointed by Gov. Rick Scott announced that he would be charged with second-degree murder, which could result in a life sentence.
