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They, too, might have been afraid of trayvon martin. a lot of his defense hinges on the idea that trayvon martin would have been frightening to a reasonable person and that thats why george zimmermans self-defense claim makes sense. >> did it show to you at all how much omara was bringing up the word sympathy or bringing up emotions and trying to almost be paternal to this all-female jury -- youre women, youre going to be emotional about it, you got to put that at the side. >> he realizes five o...

Evidently he must have decided that going in. why do you think he would take that approach? >> he was very conversational, and remember, there are six women who are on this jury. so, he wanted them to be able to relate to him, and he wanted to be different than the prosecutor, who was -- had this passion, and really failed when it came to the if therey and i i think mar omara was able to show the jurors im not here trying to sell you some passionate speech. im trying to give you the truth. >> yo...

Sabrinas bother is here and the fc of their foundation. very personal for them. they are very tired at this point. its been a very, very long enduring four weeks for them, and so they are trying to do their best to make it to the end. as you know, there was a lot of emotional testimony this week, for example, to sit through the defense case and to hear people make statements that all of us knew were not true or lack good foundation was very tough for them. however, today they were very encourage...

George zimmerman. the common sense that tells you if he was the neighborhood watch coordinator, not anyone, the coordinator who lived there for four years hed know the name of twin trees lane. the common sense that tells you if he was so afraid of the real suspicious guy with his hands in his waistband, hed never have got out of the car. thats not what happened. the common sense that tells you if he really was soft, didnt know how to fight, in his own

Prospect of having 27 pages read to you, you might want to have a full stomach, at the least. weve been keeping a very close eye on that courtroom, precisely how george zimmerman is behaving, how hes reacting to. and also, more importantly, how the jurors are responding and reacting to the testimony. george zimmerman we can tell you, while john guy was going through his closing there, did not look at him at any point, were told. also in terms of jurors, juror e6 is someone who is really starting...

The jury must decide whether george zimmerman is guilty in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. this morning, they heard mr. zimmermans lawyer make closing arguments for the defense. >> you look at all this evidence, and you have to say i have a reasonable doubt as to whether or not the state convinced me. he didnt act in self-defense. thats all you have to do. you dont have to write innocent on the bottom of the verdict form. i want you to really, really look at the instructions, a...

With. >> absolutely. thats just what a defense always worries about is john guy will come in here with an emotional pitch, tug at the heart strings and the jury will decide this on emotion and rather than the law. i think omara did a good job but he was monotonous as bernie screeching. john guy did this in an emotional way. there probably is a reasonable doubt in this case even as to manslaughter but nevertheless these are moms. the image of the child being followed in the dark was a specific pi...

Its an uphill battle when the only living eyewitness is now george zimmerman. that was a great point that the prosecutor made about neighborhood watch. what have we heard from the witness who testified. you use your ears and eyes. your reaears and eyes. theres this notion he had the authority and right to stop and question trayvon martin. trayvon martin had ever right to be where he was walking where he was. he does not have to answer to george zimmerman. hes not a police officer. hes not a pers...

Through. wheres that piece of evidence? where is one shred of evidence to support the absurdity that theyre trying to have you buy? one. mr. guy can tell you about it when he closes, if its there. assumption, supposition, could have been. bonaparte, just part of the absurdity of how this thing happened with the phone call -- with the tape. i dont think it matters too much. ms. delagarde, nice lady, didnt want to bring her here sick. george zimmerman, saw him that night, saw him beat up. then hit...

Casually and conversationally, a folksy manner as opposed to the fiery moments bernie de la rionda, the prosecutor yesterday. so george zimmerman there standing up next to mark omara. tried to humanize his client, the defendant here charged with second-degree murder, who really has pretty much just sat there across the room from the jury this entire three week trial. pretty much not making many expressions. finally, mark omara got to show this jury that computer animation he tried so hard to get...