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Freely and voluntarily? >> yes, your honor. >> reporter: and with that, the defense rested. >> with all that in mind, the defense would rest. >> reporter: much of the day was spent on a witness saying zimmerman was nonconfrontational. but it was a dummy that proved to be one of the strongest witnesses of the day. it begin when the prosecutor grabbed a mannequin to show their version of events. >> do you recognize this as being a human-type figure, right? >> yes, sir. >> okay. >> reporter: it was...

Lets get you up to date on what happened in court today. martin savidge begins our coverage. >> reporter: its been the question dominate thing entire trial. would george zimmerman take the stand? and today judge nelson asked him directly. >> have you made a decision? >> yes, your honor. >> what is your decision, sir? >> after consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor. >> is it your decision not to testify in this case? >> yes, your honor. >> are you making that decision freely and volu...

>> yes, your honor. >> what is your decision, sir? >> after consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor. >> is it your decision not to testify in this case? >> yes, your honor. >> are you making that decision freely and voluntarily? >> yes, your honor. >> reporter: and with that, the defense rested. >> with all that in mind, the defense would rest. >> reporter: much of the day was spent on a witness saying zimmerman was nonconfrontational. but it was a dummy that proved to be one of the ...

Version of events. >> do you recognize this as being a human-type figure, right? >> yes, sir. >> okay. its actually got a belly button, right? >> reporter: it was here the state conceded trayvon martin could be on top of zimmerman, suggesting he was pulling away at the time he was shot. the prosecution argued zimmerman was on top. >> would it be consistent 90 degrees trayvon martin was backing up and the defendant raised his gun. >> reporter: the demonstration brought jurors to their feet to get...

Fit. trayvon martin was fit. the fight wasnt fair. have a look at how he showed us what the fight was like. take a look at john guy with the demonstration. that youre going to see a lot of. >> you recognize this as being a human type figure? right? >> yes, sir. >> okay. its actually got a belly button. >> it surely does. >> does it appear to be anatomically correct. >> for the belly button, yes, sir. >> so as the defendant described it to you, is this the way he described it in the area of the b...

Question. >> you can do that on your redirect. >> okay. >> by area of belly button, do you mean here? >> if that is where your naval is, yes, sir. the area is its either going to be below that. its going to be in the area. i wasnt try to say it was on his belly button. >> you recognize this as being a human type figure? right? >> yes, sir. >> okay. its actually got a belly button, right? >> it sure does. >> does it appear to be anatomically correct? >> for the belly button, right. >> as the defe...