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Martin's parents took part in a candle light vigil in new york city last night along with about 200 others. the shooting of the unarmed 17-year-old set off a national outcry over race issues and stand your ground laws. >> in case you're wondering where this stands legally, zimmerman will be back in court april 22 for a hearing related to that stand your ground law. they're calling it a mini trial, but that is the next step legally in all this. but obviously this was a huge story a year ago when it first broke. a lot of questions about police and the law, possible racial undercurrents. so on an...

Mini trial he goes to the real trial on june 10th on second degree murder. how do you see at this point, a year into it now, judge, how do you see it playing out? >> in some cases the state, no matter how you slice it. second degree in florida isn't premeditated, an act that's imminently dangerous to other stemming from ill will, spite, hatred and zimmerman muttered under his breath the a-word and that wouldn't do it. they have a tough call on murder. and the stand your ground law is trying to-- >> the defense attorney. the defense attorney, he doesn't anticipate the judge is going to grant it...

Nelson decisively ruled no on his trial request delay. >> four months away from a trial date. i don't see any of your issues to be insurmountable. the court has no reason to continue the case. therefore the motion to continue is denied. >> reporter: that means on june 10th, that is the date set for the second-degree murder trial of george zimmerman to begin. however, the defense team for him is going to motion for an immunity hearing, the stand your ground hearing, which is basically the defense of george zimmerman that he is going to use the stand your ground law in florida, highly controvers...

Calls. chaos and screams playing over gunshots blasting in the background. police say they counted 30 shots in the 27-second call. not 27 in 30 but it's 30 shots in 27 seconds. think of it. they aren't releasing the tape to the public. ongoing testimony part of a preliminary hearing, kind of like a mini trial to decide if the case can go to trial. the suspect james holmes charged killing 12 people and wounded 58 others. some paralyzed for life. one still in a coma, a gunshot wound to the brain. yesterday police officers broke down crying on the stand, still haunted by all of the bodies and pud...

Take place for several months. >> you know, this is really significant because this case i think has national attention. so many people have staked their positions in the ground. i am a lawyer. i covered so many cases as a journalist. and i haven't seen this kind of commitment from people following the case. other than perhaps, you know, casey anthony. this will be televised. this sort of mini trial. our viewers should know this is really like a mini trial. >> is it conceivable he could in your opinion maybe walk? >> it is conceivable. that's because of this sort of peculiar stand your ground ...