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Jury instructions can be confusing and then in the midst of this you say, let me show you how i proved beyond a reasonable doubt that he acted in self defense. yes, its a bizarre-o case. you assume this and burdened. the state must have said, oh, wasnt that great? somebody else has to prove something because we cant prove it. >> diana? >> i dont agree at all. he is known as the savant of closing arguments. i thought it was brill sant. he went in theory with a compromise verdict of manslaughter. ...

They, too, might have been afraid of trayvon martin. a lot of his defense hinges on the idea that trayvon martin would have been frightening to a reasonable person and that thats why george zimmermans self-defense claim makes sense. >> did it show to you at all how much omara was bringing up the word sympathy or bringing up emotions and trying to almost be paternal to this all-female jury -- youre women, youre going to be emotional about it, you got to put that at the side. >> he realizes five o...

Law that applies in this case. every shred of law that applies to this case, you will have before you. what you wont have is any law that suggests something like following somebody is illegal, because its not. following somebody in a car or foot in order to report their whereabouts to the police is not unlawful activity in the florida law. if it was, you would be instructed on it. they would have a statute as part of your jury instructions that says something that george zimmerman did was unlawf...

Seema, why dont we start with you on that. >> overall, ive thought mark omara has done a masterful job in everything. what has stuck with me thats so disturbing is me is in the first half hour of his closing, he said this case presented itself like a bizarre-o case. i have a huge problem with that. when youre trying a case, its crucial you show remorse for the victim. from jump, he didnt. >> i wonder if the jurors picked up on that. paul, what about you? if theres a key moment for you, what was ...

Asking the all-female jury to disregard any sympathies they may have. >> maybe he is a defendant. maybe he has something he has to defend. maybe in fact because the city attorneys office has decided to charge him, he has to have done something wrong. how many "could have beens" have you heard from the state in this case? how do you actually get to a level necessary for second degree murder when you dont know the person. defense attorney mark omara also played an animation there, depicting geor...

Battery. if it mattered, to grand theft, to assault, to manslaughter, so-to-second-degree. you go no further than a determination that the state, now that were done and there is no more evidence, that the state is not convinced you beyond a reasonable doubt that george zimmerman did not act in self-defense. its an easy decision and i dont say that out of hubrus or ego, ha, ha, ha. im saying it because of the facts of the case. you look at these facts. you look at all of this evidence and you hav...

Justice. you sit back and say what are they trying to do? does it really help you decide this case when somebody who is not george zimmermans voice screams at you or yells at you and curses at you? no. i would contend. listen to the tape. dont listen to mr. guy. im sure people say that i look like joel and mr. guy is trying to sound like him with this really odd fing punks! you know, do we need that? i do a little bit, i guess. but do we need that type of anger coming out from a prosecutor rathe...

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