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Youve heard, based on what you read, was there ill will, spite, hatred in his voice when he made that call -- >> craig, can i say i was shocked as a lawyer watching that that he was allowed to answer that question. that, to me, didnt seem like the sort of thing you ask a so-called expert. that would be left for the jury. >> and there have been a number of attorneys who said the same thing, michael smerconish. not just that question, a number of other questions, as well, that he was asked and all...

Acted with a deappraised mind and the act was done from ill will, hatred spite or an evil intent. they do not have to prove that there was intent to cause death. to prove manslaughter, on the other hand, which is the lesser offense, they have to prove the killing of a human big by the act, procurement or culpability negligence of another, and that the act was not excusable, which is another way of saying it was not self-defense. how are those definitions going to be utilized by the defense tomor...

The jury has to be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that the person who shot the gun was acting from ill will, hatred, spite or an evil intent. now mark omara is questioning dennis root about specifically that. >> realizing as a premise question that it was a close-range shot, shot one time, did that evidence to you based on your training and experience in any way suggest ill will, spite or hatred towards mr. martin by mr. zimmerman? >> no. >> now, lets go to the point after the shot is fired...

Their weapon or any other person. >> your objection is? >> relevance. >> i have to sustain on that one. >> okay. >> anything in the discharge of his firearm, from your view, evidence to you that mr. zimmerman acted in some additional form or fashion of ill will, spite or hatred realizing that of course the discharge of a firearm at somebody is an event that can cause death. >> im going to object based on improper based on our limited motion. >> please approach. >> all right. lets take another qu...

The most appropriate but i dont necessarily mean just because somebody has said that means they mean ill will. >> but the target of his frustration, you understand, was trayvon martin. >> owe would have to say the comment, in my opinion, the comment, that frustration was being voiced at the fact hes made numerous calls. the fact that he -- i mean the other alternative is to go, wow, these fellows always get away. i dont know what his general speech pattern is like in regards to how he refers to ...

But remember its an ongoing moving thing. we dissect what happened the day before, the hour before. but we have forgotten many of the inconsistent statements. theres a great deal that the prosecution has shop but has been forgotten because weve been focused on whats been happening up to the minute. when the prosecutor stands up and puts it all together, you may see a very much more compelling picture, more indicative of a second degree murder than a manslaughter. >> from the defenses perspective...

Intelligence, youre talking about things that are not even in evidence. >> have you heard him talk? >> i heard his interview with hannity -- >> how can you call him a thug, bob, you said that you believe all of us here would like him to be acquitted. i dont think thats the case at all. i dont think any of us know what happened that night. in fact i know none of us know what happened. were just trying to flesh out the facts like everybody else. >> i didnt say you all wanted him to, you all predic...

Just so we get to that point, but i dont want you to expound too much on it. the modification of my question is this. looking at the fact that the gun was fired at close range, did you know -- a premise question, your honor. down how far away approximately the gun was from mr. martin when the gun was fired? >> yes. >> what do you know that to be, approximately? >> if i remember reading correctly it was within six inch inches. >> realizing as a premise question it was a close range shot and shot ...

To whether or not she reads the aggravated assault to the jury. manslaughter will definitely be read. aggravated assault remains to be seen. >> lisa, by giving the jury options, does that mean the jury can say i dont know that i think this is beyond a reasonable doubt but i think this is. and if so, what are you just guessing the likelihood is of the strongest thing assuming all of this goes in front of the jury and only assuming because the judge may not do it. >> what lessers do is give the ju...

The jury is first you have to decide the murder charge. if you find not guilty on the murder, then you work down to the manslaughter. basically the difference between the two is whether or not theres malice. so all of this talk about ill will and intent and everything else is for the jury to decide. if they cant find malice, then they work down. the irony is normally the defense would want the lesser because its punishable by much less or it does not have what is the l. next to it for life. here...