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He needed more time to talk to his attorneys, and if he does, i will afford it to him. mr. zimmerman, how much more time do you think youre going to need to discuss this with your attorneys? >> i assume it would depend on how long the recesses are, your honor. the end of the day. >> okay. well, if your attorneys have finished with two witnesses before the end of the day, do you think that you would then know whether or not you want to testify? >> so john, do you believe that -- meaning the defen...

His testimony. i dont know that it opens up because the defendant himself hasnt made those statements. >> all of these witnesses and many of them except for perhaps those who have talked about the science of the gunshot wound and even their credibility, i think, can be put on the table. but a witness like this, this dennis root, who admits this is the first time hes ever been used as an expert. he knows the publicity that will come with this case. he goes beyond my questions on deadly force to q...

To bring himself into this type of case. but i think at the end of the day, all this discussion -- really, i dont think the prosecutors had to do a lot of some of these because these are going to be jury questions and whether the jury really sees these as significant. theyre not going to want to believe that a guy thats had mma experience for eight months has no skill, as these people are trying to say. it defies logic and doesnt make sense. they didnt really help themselves. they overreached wi...

Criminal justice. its how the system works in and of itself. >> and having done it for now, i guess, 20, 25 years, did you enjoy being a law enforcement officer? >> i did. i enjoyed being a police officer very much. >> you think it was for you a noble profession? >> absolutely. >> would you encourage or discourage -- say you had a 20-year-old nephew or son, would you encourage them or discourage them of taking on a life of law enforcement? >> depends on the child. i have a stepson, for example, ...

Zimmerman -- can we play it? okay. were going to get that on tap. again, that was an extraordinary moment, lisa, in this case for us to hear, a, from george zimmerman, and the uncertainty in his mind as to whether or not hes going to testify. >> right. so let me set it up for you. in normal criminal cases, and this is so far from a normal criminal case, at the end of the defense case, the defense announces that the defendant is not going to testify. then theres a particular format that the judge...

>> you have the absolute right to remain silent. you do not have to say anything, do anything, or prove anything. is that correct? >> yes, your honor. >> and you also have the right to testify if you want to. do you understand that? >> yes, your honor. >> and ive given you an opportunity to discuss with your attorneys whether or not you want to testify in this case, and you have indicated that you have had those discussions. >> yes, your honor. >> and have you made a decision, sir, as to whether...

In trial. the name of the gentleman is escaping me, but its toward the bottom of my cv. >> this is just the first time youve testified in front of a jury? >> yes, in a criminal case in this way, yes. >> you mentioned the continuum of force. the fourth continuum, that applies to law enforcement officers, right? >> its a conceptual model. if you looked at florida state statute, thats a continuum. its a systemic approach to the escalation and deescalation of force. the use of the words continuum ca...

Trial, right? >> sure, that sounds about accurate, yes, sir. >> you were asked about testifying. this isnt the only time youve ever worked in a criminal case, right, on behalf of a defendant, is it? >> no, sir. >> youve been consulted on plenty of cases on behalf of defendants, right? >> youre going to have to qualify that a little bit more. >> right. have you ever been retained, hired, by a defense attorney to testify or consult with on behalf of a criminal defendant? >> a criminal defendant, i...

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