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More of a -- has done a better job of poking holes in the prosecutions argument if im being quite honest. >> lisa bloom, after the defense rests what are we going to see from the prosecution side? will there be some redirect? >> the prosecution has an opportunity to put on a rebuttal case. we dont get to know any of the witnesses in advance so we dont know what theyre going to put on. the defense has a chance to put on a surrebuttal case as long as the witnesses are in the scope of the rebuttal ...

I do want to talk to you quickly before i send it back. in terms of how the jury is responding to a lot of this -- you know, we spent a lot of time analyzing and parsing what the witnesses say. were trying to keep a really close eye on what the jurors -- how theyre reacting, if theyre reacting. the point today where the jury seemed to be most engaged was when they brought out the dummd. we saw john guy on the ground with the dummy at one point. then mark omara with the dummy. at one point all of...

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, ...

Theyre doing a very good job. ive criticized some of them throughout the trial here and there. its very easy for me to sit here in the tv studio and do that. i know how hard it is to try a case. you have a lot of competing concerns going on. theyre only human. of course their nerves are fraying. >> i can only imagine. craig, is there -- if the defense does rest pretty soon and does do so today, any chance we hear new witnesses from the prosecution or do we expect -- we expect this to end with wi...

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Say, its too early, dont put my client on the spot like this. in front of the national media. he shouldnt have to answer this question until the final witness for the defense is called, so dont put him on the spot. thats what don west was trying to say. >> judge, dennis root who testified, the defepfence exper ive got to believe because they couldnt get the animation evidence in, they tried to get in through him what they wanted, it seemeding he went beyond the bounds of what i ex-folk hear from...

These text mszages that were recovered from trayvon martins cell phone. >> text messages out. text messages and pictures completely out. the jury will not see those in any way shape, form, or fashion. the animation, on the other hand -- and we keep calling it an animation. apparently its now more closely resembled to several stills and there are a few animations in those stills. judge nelson ruling today that the animation itself cannot be used as evidence but can be used as a demonstration, mea...

The defense in the george zimmerman trial is close to resting its case. the judge issued two important rulings today. barred the defense from introducing this evidence that depicts george zimmermans version of the night that trayvon martin was shot and killed. she did say the defense can use that information in its closing argument. the judge nelson barred testimony about trayvon martins text messages that reportedly discuss fighting. >> the states objection to the admissibility in evidence to t...

To do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or another or to commit the commission of a forcible felon any. explain that to our audience because thats the law. >> here are the most critical words, if you reasonably believe that youre about to suffer great bodily injury, you can react with deadly force. we all have that right. stand your ground laws -- george suffered for 45 minutes. he was getting battered because he had injuries. he was reacting because he had to like dennis root ...

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