Page 444 - Arguing News Today

>> its a shock value. >> gregg: is that ill-will? >> that is what they are arguing. that is all they have evidence other than the other other calls he made zimmerman. five calls came in. calls not expletives like that, evidencing nervousness about people and robberies in that neighborhood. that could from the prosecutions perspective that could lead to a thought of harbored ill-will. depraved mind. that night trayvon martin at the wrong place and wrong time. >> i think its difficult at getting m...

>> schaeffer, a korean adopted by a dutch family, said he had outstanding charges in germany, that could have led to a two-year sentence if he followed his wife into the country. after arguing, he stabbed her numerous times. >> three times in the neck. two times in the back. two, three, the total was ten stabs with a big knife. >> how big? >> kitchen knife. >> in the middle of the interview, something unusual happened. >> were in the middle of this interview with shawn and i noticed a distractio...

Of that matters, only thing matters is what is in george zimmermans head at the time he used the deadly force and if they couldnt prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he was not in fear and he was going to get hurt seriously, thats it, it is over. they didnt prove second-degree and they wont have charged if all of the sievele rights people didnt come out and manipulate the entire system. it should not have been charged and one question no one mentions. if everyone is disagreeing everywhere you l...

A certain lack of confidence in the prosecutions case. if youre really confident, you want the jury to have an all-or-nothing choice and its the defense saying they want the all or nothing choice. they want murder two or acquittal and the compromise could be very bad for george zimmerman because as we discussed several times on this program, a compromised verdict of manslaughter could leave him in prison for many, many years. >> sunny, does having this lesser charge, does it make the closing arg...

Dummy and jumps aboard and does his own rendition of what the defense says take place. >> and incredibly powerful it was, too. lets turn to the tensions between judge nelson and defense attorney don west. hes not had by common consent a great trail. it got heated today by their standards. >> yeah, no, these two really, their relationship i think has been dissolving since i think the first day, maybe before the first day of testimony. i think don west has been very frustrated. he was frustrated a...

The first day, maybe before the first day of testimony. i think don west has been very frustrated. he was frustrated about evidence the state -- im sorry, that the defense was not allowed to present, and i think that faus ration just continues to grow. last night they went very late arguing over, still trying to get evidence in and today you talked about it. that show now between don west and don west wasnt supposed to be talking. the judge was talking to george zimmerman but boy, it didnt go ov...

Manslaughter is not a legitimate compromise in the view of the defense. >> jose? >> yes, i agree. thats a great point jeffreys raising at this point, because i think they need to also spend a lot of time on the jury instructions. now, bernie didnt spend a great deal of time on the lesser includeds and on the jury instructions, and thats going to have to be mark omaras focus tomorrow, both charges. you dont ignore one and think that the jurys just going to do what you expect them to do. so, hes g...

Head? you have been in this courtroom with this judge, you have worked with her before. this is your state, you know the statute at the back of your hand. i look at him and he knows the answer to everything. i have not seen such arguing going over commas, wording and actual statute and what the jury will be in strunstructed as i h here. highlights are what? >> you got into the bruising issue. and thats what theyre discussing now what is bodily injury. the state is trying to say bruising does not...

Because trayvon martin was un18 year old on the night of even if 26, 2012 when he was walking home from 7-eleven and george zimmerman first spotted him as suspicious, followed him, called the police and initiated what of course ended up with one gunshot to the heart of the unarmed 17-year-old trayvon martin. the attorneys are trying to iron out their persuasive argument whether the judge will grant these two lesser offenses. third degree felony murder and manslaughter. that ruling should come do...

Was, too. lets turn to the tensions between judge nelson and defense attorney don west. hes not had by common consent a great trail. it got very heated today, even by their standards. >> yeah, no. these two really, their relationship i think has been dissolving since i think the first day, maybe before the first day of testimony. i think don west has been very frustrated. he was frustrated about evidence the state -- im sorry, that the defense was not allowed to present, and i think that that fr...