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>> and the reason the judge, i think, was in a difficult position and the prosecutor and the defense lawyers were in difficult positions is they actually needed some specificity regarding what the jurors found to be confusing. otherwise -- >> thats my point. thats my point. i will close on this. thats exactly my point. its all about semantics. semantics are very, very, very crucial and it just got murky at the end of the day it felt like to me. >> it sounds like it did. again, id be curious to s...

Justice, no peace. our system is broken. those are the two chants we heard most often. behind me, no crowds at this point. the crowds dispersed. so was law enforcement that was here. there was a heavy law enforcement presence yesterday, as throughout the entire trial. theyre all gone. so, where i am here in sanford just a few feet away from the courthouse, things are slowly getting back to normal, were told. court will be open again tomorrow. business as usual. i spoke to the mayor in sanford an...

The instructions incredibly complicated. i do think the prosecution didnt necessarily do a good job of explaining the manslaughter jury instruction and giving the jurors the tools to work with that particular charge. so, i think thats one thing that was going on. thats what we know from the questions. in terms of the makeup of the jury, you know, as a trial consultant, one thing we think about are, what are the persons life experiences. six people can hear the same thing and come to completely d...

They never seemed to come back at witnesses even when they put them on. they didnt have much of a follow yum. the first time you saw a passion about the case was at the end. when john guy came out and gave that passion. it hnlt been followed, had not been predated by a passionate defense of the evidence. one of the things. we talked about the t. how did they get from here to there? that was never brought up in the trial. there were so many times you wondered, are they really trying that hard? yo...

At witnesses even when they put them on, and the witness turned out to be more of a defense witness. the first time you saw a passion about the case was at the end when john guy came out and give that passionate sermon, but it hadnt been followed by -- or predated by a passionate defense of the evidence or a passionate statement, one of the things we all talked about here was this 25 feet or so from this t where the fight started to where the body ended up. how did they get from here to there, t...

Getting in there and arguing about what information they want presented back to the jury when they come back with a more clarified question. but it as stressful time right now for those lawyers in trial. i understand first hand and know what they must be going through. they are on pins and needles as are the rest of us as we continue to wait to see when and if they will make a decision this evening. >> process being held on the fifth floor down the hall from the courtroom. a deputy has told the ...

At witnesses even when they put them on, they didnt seem to have much of a follow-up. the first time you saw a passion about the case is at the end when john guy came out with that passion, almost a sermon, but it hadnt been predated by a passionate defense of the evidence. one thing we all talked about here was this 25 feet or so from this "t" where the fight started to where the body ended up. how did they get from here to there? that was never brought up in the trial. there were so many times...

Justed walk the in the courtroom as a lawyer. you would have an impression. what in gods name is he doing with sunglasses on, and who does he think he is? you may have an impression of him because hes sitting at the defense table and that maybe as we talked about, hes not just a citizen but maybe a defendant. that means something he has to defend. >> reporter: omara asked the jury not to judge by first impression but use common sense. >> if it hasnt been proven as the instruction tells you, its ...

This. just walked into the courtroom as a lawyer, you would have an impression, what is he doing with his sunglasses and who does he think he is? you might have an impression of george zimmerman. you might have an impression of him because hes sitting at the defense table, and that may be as we talked about, hes not just the accused, but maybe he is a defendant or he has something to defend. >> reporter: he has the jury not to judge zimmerman by their first impression but to use common sense. >>...

Jurors the prosecution had to prove its case against george zimmerman. and pointed out the prosecutors own words lacked conviction. >> how many could have beens from the state in this case? how many what ifs? >> reporter: then mark ohara said he would do what he was not obligated to do, prove his client innocent. what followed was a three-hour summation soft spoken matter of fact style. >> if i walked in today and just as an example, walked in, like this. just walked into the courtroom as a lawy...