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Do you want that in the title, too? >> everywhere. thank you. then the instruction on notes, indication yesterday, there was no objections. does that remain the same? >> yes. >> yes. >> cautionary instructions. no objections yesterday. does that remain the same? >> yes. >> verdict. no objections yesterday. does that remain the same? >> yes, your honor. >> defense? >> yes, thats fine. >> in submitting the case to the jury, there was no objections yesterday. does that remain the same? >> yes, your...

>> well, ill cite you to i think its johnson versus state. >> in any event, ill look at that. >> i want to make sure i give you the right citation. >> but its clear that the state must convince the court that the unique facts of this case -- >> always the facts have to fit into it. thats not the issue. the issue is whether or not if the facts fit into to they if do they good eet the instruction. >> my understanding is the defense objects to it in it entirety, but we can discuss placing it if we ...

Told us that the police department has put a request in to the judge -- not sure if judge nelson has received it yet, that the verdict come out on a weekday. what do you make of that? theyre trying to anticipate what reaction will be. >> i believe its perfectly reasonable for law enforcement to make all precautions they think are necessary in case there are very civil protests that happen on the back of this verdict, or if there are other kinds of protests. but i do think that from what ive hear...

Arguments, is this legalees by the prosecution? >> it is. and we got agreement on one thing just a moment ago, that one little comma could be removed. jury instructions are very important. we can get highly technical. and the lawyers are. but theyre very important because they come from the judge right to the jury. and the jury understands that the attorneys are advocates for both sides. but the jury has high regard for what the judge says. and if the jurors ask, they can take the jury instructi...

>> he is a very well-established expert on gunshot wounds, among other things. hes testified in a lot of high-profile cases, and some of them hes been on the losing side, like the phil specter case and the o.j. simpson case. i thought he testified pretty well on a limited but important issue for the defense, and that is that george zimmermans injuries are consistent with his story. he had to acknowledge on cross examination they could also be consistent with a different story, but he essentially...

Back in this country, the murder trial of george simmer man is in recess for the weekend, but emotions ran high on friday as the mothers of both george zimmerman and trayvon martin testified. jean casarez joining us with a closer look. the jury is sequestered, but they have a lot to ponder about, something like 38 witnesses while the prosecution was laying out its case and now, the defense isnt it expected the defense will have many witnesses to call beyond george zimmermans mother and uncle? >>...

Correspondent joe johns. >> court is in session. >> reporter: judge debra 234e8son is a no nonsense 13-year veteran of the florida bench. >> may i finish? >> sorry. >> i will let you finish of course. >> reporter: former substitute teacher, married to an engineer and best known until now for her tough 30-year sentence given to a woman who pleaded guilty to kidnapping a 1-day-old baby from a florida hospital. >> my response there is -- >> im not finished. >> im sorry. >> thank you. >> reporter: n...

>> reporter: but she has a very different style from the judge in what was perhaps the most celebrated television trial of all. >> shes not lance ito from the o.j. simpson case. i think judge debra nelson has a firm control over this courtroom. shes very quiet about it. >> reporter: in fact, marcia clarke, the prosecutor in the o.j. case says hes more like melvin berry, who presided over the casey anthony trial. >> he never goes past the point of relevance. its either irrelevant or improper, she...

Testified to. >> thanks so much. appreciate it. >> thank you. another case. and this one is really that of a missing persons case. it has captured the worlds attention for many years. madeleine mccann. now, police say they have new leads in this case. a little girl who disappeared while the parents were on vacation. ♪ (annoucer) beneful medleys, in tuscan, romana, and mediterranean style varieties. ♪ just mix it in, and take play to new places. three cans in every pack. beneful medleys.

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