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Lawyer knows they often do compromise. maybe jurors who want murder conviction, jurors who want acquittal, they split the difference on a lesser charge. >> lets talk about the closing arguments. whats the strength of the states case, what would you emphasize if you were making the argument? >> first of all, if you havent watched this trial in detail, this is the part to watch. the closing arguments are always the most dramatic part of any trial. and im sure especially in this trial where the law...

That mr. de la rionda is trying to get to the emotions of that jury to let them know that we have a minor who was unarmed, who was shot and killed, and he is trying to bring out those elements of the second-degree murder statute of this state so that theyre able to look at that, and quite frankly, they should look at that only in making their decision with their deliberations. >> in other words, judge alex, what hes trying to do is meet that element of an evil intention which is required for a s...

Lot of crimes. my wife saw our neighbors get broke into. >> you talking about a residence or vehicle. >> it was a residence while occupied. i decide to start a neighborhood watch program in my name. >> what is the name of the neighborhood? >> retreat at twin lakes. >> now, those actions werent sinister or terrible or evil or ill will. those were actions that occur throughout the united states in many cities unfortunately where crimes occur in a neighborhood and people get together and form neigh...

>> i thought the prosecutor came out of the gate very strong, was very effective. kept my attention. i thought he was able to do a strong argument. i think one thing is as time dragged on i felt he was dragging me down. the six jurors much like the rest of us. i thought he was at least as effective as he could have been to create at least manslaughter. i think he had difficulty with the ill will. i think it is a weak prosecution case. i thought the defense was in a much stronger position. in ter...

Agent, and hes trained to defend in terms of firearms, so they know what theyre talking about. in fact he sited the perfect gun to get. he describes in detail what part of the gun the victim touched. no dna, only the defendants dna. i guess that got washed away too? or is it another lie that he tells? pivot at 90 degrees, et cetera. he might get up again. he then holsters the gun. all right. lets talk about ill will, in terms of one of the elements in terms of murder. im going through this real ...

Go, where are you? that wasnt a description so the officer could identify him, was it? why is he uttering that word? other than thats how he feels? now, defense may get up here and tell you, oh, he was just angry. well, you decide. i would submit to you on behalf of the state of florida, thats more than angry, thats frustration, thats ill will, hatred youve made up your mind, hes criminal and youre tired of these criminals committing crimes and hes not going to get away. >> are you following him...

Prosecution argument today that you need to make sure you address? >> if im the defense lawyer, i focus on the fact that it was all the questions the state threw out. if i were the defense attorney, i would have my legal intern go home tonight and go through all the number of questions that they asked during their closing argument, which is not what youre supposed to do as a prosecutor. youre supposed to say with certainty exactly how it happened. how did the fight start? who threw the first pun...

Ill will in spite. but this manslaughter is a lot less than that, essentially reckless behavior. culpable negligence. consciously doing an act that the defendant must have known could have caused death or great bodily injury, reckless behavior. you had to know you were doing something so reckless that somebody could die. this gives jurors an option. the prosecution is asking for other options which would include a third degree felony. were joined now, the defense did not want these jurors to hav...

Martin. this innocent, 17-year-old kid was profiled as a criminal. to quote the defendant and pardon my language, it was one of those assholes that get away. ill will or hatred. i would submit that he uttered it under his breath. and that itself indicates ill will or hatred. he was speaking to the 911 or nonemergency person.

Risk of an attorney to advise that frankly. thats what this defense team is going to do. thats the position theyre taking. and the argument for the judge is there are no facts to support manslaughter or aggravated assault. the only facts argued by the prosecution throughout the case is second degree murder, that ill will, spiteful, depraved mind type of intentional killing. thats what the prosecution has argued all along. i would argue for the defense. that the fact, jus just arent e for the les...