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Typically the prosecution looks for might be better in this case. george zimmerman is the block captain and is protecting homeowners. lastly, the defense is looking for a lone wolf or somebody whos going to basically split this jury because sometimes all they want is a hung jury. >> remember, the minute one side sniffs out that the other side is getting what it wants, they strike that juror if they can. >> thats right. richard, a couple weeks ago george zimmermans attorneys tried to introduce ev...

President of the american society of trial consultants as well as decision analyst. so jamie, lets start with you. we know that sanford, florida, has a checkered past dealing with racial tensions starting back from jackie robinson days. we know both sides will probably be a little concerned about that as well as the stand your ground law and the challenges thats created on both sides. what other red flags can you think of that may be a problem during the voir dire process? >> this is a case in w...

Their minds that may somehow cause them to have preconceived notions about the case and to also ask them about what sort of hardship this would bring to them. now, the names of the potential jurors has been, by the judge ears order, concealed. it will not be revealed. but weve heard from at least two of the potential jurors today a little about who they are. the second juror to take the stand is a mother. she has an 18 and 19-year-old son as well as three other children. i think she said some ba...

Artificial system where these jurors have heard months and months of stuff on this case. they ask if they can set that aside. the juror shrugs and says, sure. theyre finding out how much theyve heard, what their opinions are, how deeply seeded those opinions are. lets face it, this is playing out as the pr and propaganda war. from zimmermans side, theyve been releasing a lot of affirmative defenses in the media. >> there was a funny moment in the courtroom about 10 or 15 minutes ago where mark o...

Reveal before. it sounds like the direction things are going. that would be a very beneficial effect. theres lawmakers like diane feinstein who said, why cant you at least put out a summary of some of these things so we can get some of this out there. they did not see fit to do that. theres plenty of blame to go around here for the congress, the administration, and the judiciary. maybe all of them will start realizing, you know what, were better off in a democracy if we talk about these things i...

Deselecting a juror. were trying to knock away the jurors who have a bias on one side or the other, have formed opinions about the case. so what youre trying to do is really trying to deconstruct and find that neutral or favorable jury. i think the prosecution in this kais case is looking for a couple things. one is someone whos been profiled, someone who knows what its been like to have been labeled, targeted, and falsely accused. thats what the prosecution is looking for. i think theyre lookin...

Sanford. kerry? >> reporter: well, good afternoon. the jury selection is going to we3p were seeing that right now. inside the courtroom, the judge is talking to the potential jurors. theres aw3ñr jury pool of 500. 100 of them arrived at the courthouse this morning and were first given a videotape to explain what their civic duties are about being a member of a jury, then they were asked to fill out a questionnaire. that questionnaire has been taken into the courtroom. weve moved to the next ste...