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You know your son is there one day and the next day is he gone. i think all americans are feeling your pain. we all want justice in the case. last night i said that from the very beginning, i dont know whether you know it, but certainly counselor crump calls we just called for calm. we said let the system work. lets not convict this zimmerman on television. lets not make these wild charges. a lot of people didnt follow my advice. they didnt. and i said last night that some of them should apologi...

Anthony says the defense has not proven their case. >>steve: yesterday judge debra nelson asked -- generally what happens is after the defense rests its case, then they ask the defendant, are you going to testify in your own behalf and you would answer at that point. but extraordinarily yesterday the defense was not done, and yet out of nowhere she asked george zimmerman whether or not hes going to testify in his own behalf. it was kind of weird. here it is. >> have you made a decision, sir, as ...

Dont think there was any objection to that because they brought the dummy there. the question becomes who is the dummy? were the prosecutors dummies in bringing it in? i think so. i think it was a huge, huge error in this case. >> steve: you got to figure if the jurors are sitting there looking for reasonable doubt t could have been right there. >> finally what we now know is that the seminole county officials and other people in florida, theyre getting ready to stop or quell the prospect of civ...

Testify in this case? >> no, not at this time. >> okay. how long do you think you need before you make that decision? >> your honor, may we have an opportunity to speak? the case isnt concluded yet. >> i understand that. and ive asked mr. zimmerman if he needed more time to talk to his attorneys. and if he does, i will afford it to him. mr. zimmerman, how much more time do you think youre going to need to discuss this with your attorneys? >> on mr. zimmermans behalf -- >> i am asking your client...

>> okay. overruled. have you made a decision as to whether or not you want to testify in the case? >> i objected to that question. i think -- >> overruled. mr. zimmerman, how much more time do you think youre going to need to discuss this with your attorneys? >> on his behalf -- >> i am asking your client questions. please. >> i object to the court inquiring of mr. zimmerman as to his decision about whether or not to testify. >> your objection is overruled. >> steve: whoa. all this as authoritie...

Of his home. they dated for two years before they split up. im so interested in their relationship, i forgot to concentrate on mine. gretchen? >>gretchen: one of the most watched trials of the year, and its wrapping up. closing arguments begin today after george zimmerman decided not to testify. now will the judge lower the charges, at least instruct the jury that they consider other charges? joining me now, fox news senior judicial analyst, judge andrew napolitano. good morning to you. >> good ...

States proposed instruction. >>d i did just for comparison purposes. >> and then there is a circumstantial evidence requested from the defense. any objection by the state? >> there is. ive provided a case 757 section 655. 1999. citing the 1981 opinion standard jury instructions in krenl cases. the instruction requested here by the defense has been eliminated by the supreme court. it was eliminated over 30 years ago. and the reason it was eliminated as is made clear on page two of the opinion at ...

Goldie taylor. great to have all three of you here. we didnt anticipate going so deeply into the court coverage this morning, the semantics going back and forth. jonathan, your take as we get up to this final chapter with the jury to be coming in here shortly and closing arguments to begin. >> well, whats interesting about all of this, all of the stuff that weve been watching the last few hours has been out of the jurys presence. some of the more interesting moments of this case have happened wi...

Sequestered juries tend to reach decisions more quickly. and with regard to the public safety issue, a lot of people in the civil rights community have bristled at the constant question do you think there will be riots in response to an acquittal. reminding everyone that so far there have only been peaceful demonstrations with regard to this case. and some people even find it offensive to suggest that there could be riots given the way everyone has conducted themselves legally in the demonstrati...

So we know that george zimmerman had some injuries on the front of his face, on the back of his head, some lacerations, some bruises. the defense says those are big and those show a reasonable fear of great bodily harm. in fact he had already been inflicted with great bodily harm. the prosecution says are you kidding me? those are minor injuries and he panicked. he overreacted and therefore this is a murder or manslaughter case. so the wording of that instruction is very important and thats why ...