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17-year-old trayvon martin in self-defense in february 2012. nbcs sarah dallof joins us from sanford, florida, with all the latest. sarah, good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning, veronica. before the defense takes the reins, its expected the court will hear from trayvon martins mother in what should be some of the most emotional testimony of this trial. after a brief break for the july 4th holiday, the jury returns this morning. the judge had indicated the prosecution planned to end its c...

Opinion. the book still there. book still same. >> which books are you referring to? >> i have several books on my shelf. >> did you refer to any of the books by dr. vincent demaio? >> yes, his books are one of them. >> so you consulted his book on gunshot wounds? >> yes. >> after consulting his book and others, have you now changed or refined your opinion that the distance of the shot is 0.4 inches to four feet? >> no, i did not. i made a determination before your deposition. i did not have new...

>> reporter: zimmermans defense team argued his past training and education had no relevance to this case. next prosecutors called amy sieward, a firearms expert with the florida testimony of law enforcement. siewert testified through tests on trayvon martins clothes, she was able to determine it was a contact shot that killed him. >> it is consistent with the muzzle of the firearm touching the outer sweatshirt and inner sweatshirt being in direct contact with the outer one, yes. >> reporter: th...

>> no, sir. >> they told the court part of the course he talk covered the practical application of self-defense laws with a special focus on florida laws like stand your ground. and zimmerman aced the class. >> he was probably one of the better students in the class. >> zimmermans defense team argued his past training and education had no relevance to this case. next prosecutors called amy see ward, a firearms expert with the florida department of law enforcement. he testified through tests on t...

Tattooing or stipling as its called, which comes from the burning particles that abrave the skin. because there were these two items of clothing in between the muzzle and the body, you could see differences. you wouldnt necessarily see that and therefore the medical examiner concluded it was not a contact shot, whereas the ballistics expert concluded it was. i think she is correct. >> does it really matter in terms of the end result? >> anderson, the bottom line is it was a struggle. it wasnt a ...

It airs sunday morning. george zimmerman getting a break this holiday as court is in recess but jurors will be back friday for emotional testimony from trayvon martins mother and brother. yesterday the jury saw whats become a symbol of the tragic story of martin and george zimmerman -- the hoodie. jurors got to see the gray hoodie worn by testimony on the night he died with his tattered hole created by a single bullet. firearms analyst amy seaward saying just how close george zimmermans gun ca...

Attorney jose bias and how the criminal justice system works and sometimes doesnt. what do you make of the poor remember si -- forensic evidence you just heard. they said the gun was pressed up against trayvon martins chest and thats different from the autopsy. >> its a contradiction as to the distance the muzzle was from the clothing and body f. you think about it carefully. the bullet has to penetrate two items of clothing before it hits the body. now medical examiners looking at the body and ...

Two inches in diameter. two inches in diameter of stippling would indicate the muzzle of the gun was two or three inches away from the skin at the time of this charge. that has to be worked out a little bit when the medical examiner testifies. its interesting, andrea, according to the autopsy, the bullet not only enters the mid chest, just left of the mid line, doesnt go straight back. goes sideways, across the heart, across the right lung from left to right, and so it isnt 90 degree angle, a si...

You couldnt really tell what was going on there. what i got out of him was that george zimmerman had told him his career goal was to become an attorney and even some day become a prosecutor. interesting role there. and two fdle folks there, crime lab people, in the courtroom. the first one up, a gun expert that testified that the muzzle of george zimmermans gun, pressing against the fabric when he pulled the trigger and killed trayvon martin. upnother fdle expert, he was actually a dna expert, h...

The defense and says the voice screaming for help bass the voice of george zimmerman. >> might you also hear from the brother, as well as the father. >> i think it is expected the uncle will testify. the defense promised that. and one or both of the parents of george zimmerman will testify. if they are able to, in effect, balance out what she said, create a doubt as to whos voice it was, that obviously will undercut what the prosecution needs to do which is to eliminate reasonable doubt. >> the ...