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>> well, it is the most devastating thing. >> we will get to kangela corey >> we are thankful for the attention that you give to our victims and hope that you do it in every case. very proud of the office, and im especially proud of john guy and aaron wolfson for the excellent job nay did in the case, and the opening statements and the closing arguments were really, really good, and both of them have worked very hard and our office as always is dedicated to seeking justice for the victims. i hav...

>> were about to hear from angela corey. she is also the prosecutor in the george zimmerman trial. she was heavily criticized for her news conference following that trial. do you expect something different from her tonight? >> yes. i was one of those people who heavily criticized her. because at that news conference, she smiled broadly and she said, and i quote, the system worked. so there were four prosecutors at that press conference after the zimmerman acquittal. only one of them said that he...

Lose a son and then have to sit through all of this and hear all of the details of how her son has died. and now, to realize that she is going to have to go through this again. while angela corey, the prosecutor, has not said they are going to retry this case on that first-degree murder charge, she has a history of being a tough prosecutor. and i would be very surprised if she does not impanel another jury and present another case here. so as were waiting for lusia mcbathe to come to the podium,...

In this trial? >> so, first of all, john guy had the same strategy in the zimmerman case, which is a lot of rhetorical flourishes, a very dramatic vocal style. thats on the plus side. on the negative side is, he doesnt effectively connect the evidence with the law and bring it home for the jury. i mean, lets be clear about what this verdict was. the prosecution won on all of the easiest charges. they won that this man cant take a gun and shoot at a fleeing car. those are the charges they won on....

Say this -- >> overcharged. >> overcharged, thank you. but i guess the question is, if she hasnt gone for first-degree, would we be saying she didnt shoot high enough? given that were talking about murder. >> no, i dont think so. heres why. first of all, theres a great strategic advantage if she just charged him with second-degree murder. she would have had a jury of six in florida, not 12-of course, its much easier to get consensus from six people than it is among 12 people. that would have bee...

John guy. im surprised to the point that lisas make they go didnt use some of this evidence to make their case stronger. >> im in total agreement with lisa bloom. i did 35 first degree murder trials as a homicide prosecutor and i only had run not guilty. it wasnt because i was such a great lawyer, it was because i did exactly what lisa just described. i was aggressive within the bounds of ethics in the law in presenting my case to that jury. that is how you get convictions. it doesnt just come o...

Surprise to everyone that erin wolfson, the third chair, the youngest assistant state attorney, delivered the closing argument. but she was very good, very competent, very methodical. and really did a terrific job of pointing out all the defendants inconsistencies. i also actually, though, thought that the defendant attorney did a pretty good job in arguing self-defense, in arguing reasonable doubt, in arguing this notion of shoddy police work. but the best argument of the day, and i know mark i...

Until or didnt admit what he had done publicly until the next day. it wasnt as if the police were on scene right after the shooting. >> well, thats right. i mean, it was really an interesting argument that he tried to make, saying that the police never searched dumpsters, never searched the grounds for this alleged shotgun. in john guys closing argument, rebuttal argument which i thought was absolutely brilliant, he pointed out that the only reason that police didnt search the grounds is because...

Much more than people think. lets bring in legal analyst sunny hostin joinsing us from jacksonville. sunny, the first point, sitting in the courtroom, tell us, looking at that jury what do you think resonating for the prosecution and the defense? >> reporter: i can tell you, chris, that closing arguments both from the prosecution and the defense were very, very strong yesterday. the jury was paying wrapped attention, but the big moments of the day did come when assistant state attorney john guy ...

Attempted to explain why his client never called 911 after the shooting, instead going to a hotel with his fiancee and ordering the pizza. the defense attorney said all that mattered was his client felt threatened. as a result, the jury was required to find michael dunn not guilty. martin savidge, cnn, jacksonville. lots to talk about. lets bring in our legal justice analysts, sunny hostin a former federal prosecutor was inside the courtroom jacksonville today and mark geragos a criminal defen...