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Different, of necessarily a label. this type of person is good for the defense in one -- it is -- not a science. when they selected this juror, you know, they went law and a feel. again the overall explanation of why both sides in a trial would be happy with six women is because of the would dynamics i mentioned. >> what about -- owning guns versus not owning guns. that was mentioned in several of the backgrounds. specifically juror number six, her husband has guns. the state had to try to strik...

Study about whether the race of these jurors wound up mattering. >> do you think it will in the end, john? >> the prosecution tried to eliminate two women and mark omara filed a protest that says he was systematically excluding women and those women were brought back on the jury. so he had a chance not to have more women but he chose to do that. at the end of the day i think its a question of background, what are your experiences. if you no or limited experience with african-americans, i think y...

George zimmerman did having the hoodie. hes running around. what is he doing? and bringing in the sidewalk to suggest he is walking with a weapons already. i think it would not resonate strongly with the jury. >> one of our legal analysts made mention that this is an all woman jury and its more likely she had intimated based on studies its more likely a guilty verdict here. whats that thought? can you put that together? >> with due respect to karen and i believe there could be studies that show ...

Expect that this should not take a long time. youll recall that every time judge nelson asked that jury of six women whether they wanted to take a break or whether it was a bathroom break or a lunch break, when she gave them the option, they always opted to plow forward. well see just how long it will take them but the judge is is also leaving it up to them to decide how long they deliberate each night and whether to continue deliberating this weekend. they could decide, tonight well take sunday...

They voice them in some way. so she can keep the -- a good foreperson will keep them on track and maybe sure they look at the evidence. the biases and peoples backgrounds are extraordinarily important. >> as much as you think that you can kind of glean from a persons background, you would be so surprised. i mean, i had a juror once who i thought he was military and i thought that he would be very conservative. he wound up being the complete opposite. so those markers that you kind of look at, yo...

B-29, hispanic or black. that was the description provided by observation. observation meaning people in the court. weve learned about their background. some of them are mothers. one lives in a home where there is a gun. these things obviously come into play when you look at the jury, their backgrounds, and what might have hit a note with them, quite honestly. the prosecution or the defense. were going to go back to sanford, in the meantime, where kerry sanders is standing by. youve been doing i...

Theyre taking notes, looking up, demeanor. let me tell you whats unusual. they want to get through this. i mean, i cant tell you how many days the judge has said, all right, are we ready for the morning break. huh-uh. nope. no morning break. we go straight through until many times in the afternoon. they will say the same thing. yes, they dont need a break which is interesting. they are so diverse and we know a little bit about them because sat through jury selection, heard all of that and theyre...

>> i spoke directly with his -- i actually spoke with mr. zimmerman once and i spoke with adam pollock, i believe, the jim owner, personal trainer, about him. i was inquiring as to what his background, training and experience was, because that becomes a very important variable for me when reviewing a use of force. if i was dealing with chuck norris, i would expect a completely different response to any kind of physical altercation than if i was dealing with pee-wee herman. i look for sources tha...

Look at a force continuum, one of the first things you evaluate is what we would call in this case, individual factors, age, size, gender, apparent physical abili abilities. you cant also take into consideration special circumstances. you look at overall -- i mean, when you look from my perspective we look at backgrounds, training and experience of people as well, not just what you get at face value. we try to go deeper to gain a better understanding of physical abilities because you know, we ca...

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