the authority. i felt they were a better chance of a conviction involuntary manslaughter. yes, overcharging a case can affect the prosecution s credibility and help the defense. i think it did in this case. i think manslaughter would have been the right with the right charge and would have been the right outcome. zimmerman drove to the scene. brought a deadly weapon to the scene. decided to confront trayvon martin. didn t have to do any of that. he was advised by the police not to get out of the car and not to confront him. the homeowner association rules said don t confront someone you suspect of committing a crime or about to commit the a crime. he brought unreasonable force to the situation and i think he should have been convicted of manslaughter. by the way, in numerous states across america if you bring a gun to a fist fight, you are convicted of manslaughter. the law is written heavily in favor of the defense and i understand this. the jury could have convicted
where mark omera was trying to go with that is in her mind no matter what she heard, it was going to be trayvon because she wanted it to be trayvon and that comes through preparation. is it about what sybrina fulton said or her emotion on the stand in front of those jurors? i think it s a little of both. i don t think these jurors are going to hold anything against either of these mothers for what they said. both support their sons in their own way. both believe they re telling the truth. i don t see anyone holding anything against either of these witnesses. the question is, is zimmerman going to be held responsible for a situation he appears to have created. he went to the location. he carried a gun with him, a deadly weapon for which he s responsible. he ignored the police when they said step back. he ignored the homeowner association rules which were you do not confront. that s going to be the ultimate question. i don t know if it s going to be second-degree murder. i don t know i