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Because a crime scene technician identified several pieces of evidence she came and collected and processed through the crime scene. here is that technician with the prosecutor john guy. listen to this. >> could you hold up the firearm for the jury, please. tell the members of the jury what it is and how you progress it. >> this would be the arizona tea can shown in the photographs. >> package of skittles. >> yes, it is. >> and the headphones. >> now, she showed the skittles. she showed the actu...

Again were expecting to hear more of his testimony here over the next hour. >> you had chance to watch and listen to these opening statements. who do you think was more effective? >> i think theres no question in anyones view and in mine that the state won that battle this morning, wolf. it was a textbook opening statement given by a very sharp prosecutor, john guy. hes also very attractive. he sort of reminds me of a young kevin costner. this is a six all female jury. they were riveted by him. ...

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Suspicious and up to no good. thats what john guy told the jury. and then guy picked apart george zimmermans account of what happened. he basically said that the statement that martin said youre going to die tonight, guy says no one heart that. also zimmermans claim that he got on top of trayvon martin and spread out his hands, guy says that didnt happen. in fact martins hands were under his chest. and also this concept that zimmerman grabbed the gun, guy says there was no dna, rather that marti...

Was murdered in self-defense. >> reporter: in the second degree murder trial against zimmerman, the first thing jurors will hear, opening statements. >> all bets are off. >> reporter: don west opens for the defense. their goal is to say george zimmerman acted in self-defense the night of february 26, 2012. zimmerman was a man in a fight for his life. he admitted to killing and shooting 17-year-old trayvon martin. john guy will open for the state. prosecutors must prove that zimmerman was the agg...

Don west, two different attorneys, two very different styles. mr. guy took 30 minutes. it was forceful. it was direct. he took time to knock down and really challenge a lot of what george zimmerman said what happened on the night of february 26th. i want you to listen to exactly how he opened with these statements. i want you to listen to the first words he told the jury. lets listen. >> [ bleep ] punks. these [ bleep ]. they always get away. those were the words in that mans chest when he got o...

Opening statements got under way about three and a half hours ago. prosecutor did not mince words as they spell out what happened the night 29-year-old zimmerman shot and killed the unarmed 17-year-old trayvon martin. zimmermans parents were asked to leave the courtroom because they might be asked to testify lat later. martins parents are there. his mom fought back tears as she delivered a statement before entering the courtroom. i didnt hear that. i dont know if you did. well try to fix that. g...

Slower, more deliberate. in fact leading the jury through these examples, leading through diagrams. we understand that his opening statements could take some two hours as he describes that night of february 26 from george zimmermans account of what happened. but again looking at that comparison to john guy, it was forceful, jarring, very direct. the words that he said directly to that jury. and he also took time to pick apart george zimmermans account of what he says happened that night. for ins...

The prosecution. they had a very sharp, 30-minute presentation that was made. it was done by john guy. this is a very good looking guy that we really hadnt seen much of. hed been in the background. we thought it was going to be bernie that was going to make it. no. this new man steps up and by many in the courtroom, he nailed it as far as the job that the prosecution had to do. lay out the case against george zimmerman saying this is what youll hear, this is what well prove, this is why you must...

2012. after the prosecutions profanity-laced presentation this morning, were taking a look at whats next for that side and also the defense. phil keatings in sanford, florida, with the latest. phil, lets start with the prosecution and their opening statement. it was a short f lot -- lot shorter than anticipated but full of surprises. >> reporter: absolutely. most observers anticipated the prosecution would take two to three hours, maybe all the way until lunch with their opening statement. but i...