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Recording, thinking maybe he was going to gather his sons things, hes very emotional. hes distraught. hes trying to come to grips with the terms that his son was just murdered. so i think that theyre really just belaboring that point and that thats not going to be the deciding factor for the jury. >> alex, let me call on your experience as a former florida judge. some believe that there was overcharging in this case and that the prosecution is going to have difficulty in meeting its burden with ...

Police officers had already said that trayvon martins father had already said, its not my son. i have in my mind mark omaras cross-examination of trayvon martins mother, where he planted the idea that you have to hope that its your loved one calling out, because the alternative is unacceptable. and that applies, i think, to all of these witnesses, who care very much about george zimmerman on one side, or care very much about trayvon martin on the other side. im not saying that theyre lying. i me...

More relaxed. so i dont know, ultimately, if this is really going to help the defense at all. >> alex, are they misreading it? is the defense misreading this by wanting to get that into evidence? >> i dont think theyre going to get it in, for the purpose of arguing that he got high, so he became violent, because i think it kind of strains all credibility. however, in the opening statement and throughout the case, weve heard the tape being plaid of the call to the police, where george zimmerman s...

Said he told police that he couldnt tell. he didnt say that he said, "no," he said, "i couldnt tell." again, that was tracy martin, called, of course, called by the defense, not called by the state, michael. >> craig, thanks for a great report. we appreciate it. >> reporter: thank you. >> for more on the trial, were joined by msnbc legal analyst, lisa bloom, alex freher, a former florida circuit court judge, and myrna white, a former criminal defense attorney. i want to get in a moment to what w...