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>> my name is felix lewis. 56056. >> do you wish to be assisted by a staff member or another inmate? >> yes, davon lymon. >> do you need an interpreter to assist you in presenting your defense? >> si, no. no. >> do you wish to call anyone in this testimony as well that would not be accumulative in this case? >> theres no witnesses. >> youve been charged with category 8, paragraph 30, tattooing and/or tattooing or paraphernalia. do you admit or deny it? >> i deny it. >> do you wish to present you...

Its probably because im educated. i know whats going on. >> showing i represent you. anything like that. >> 24 hours prior and then maybe -- >> 24 hours after? >> after. >> since you did that and then youre clean on that one and then we can probably get -- like 30 days or 30 to 90 days youll be sanctioned. >> thats cool. >> i enjoy what im doing. i enjoy helping people. it keeps my day busy. >> but peaches isnt the only game in town. davon lymon heads to level five to represent his friend felix ...

>> those are notes, i guess theyd call them. >> first of all, im just disappointed. you know? >> okay. >> all we have in this world is our word, and you came to me and you said, i give you my word, you wont have any more problems. okay? and so -- and so then i hear that youre tattooing in the unit. >> okay. >> and i see evidence of that on your arms. and so what am i to think? >> im getting aimed at. im getting shook down more than anybody. im getting my money counted more than anybody. all of a...

Seared skin. what you have with tattooing with that size and density, the muzzle of the gun was maybe 2 to 4 inches away from the skin at the time of discharge. so while the muzzle -- >> go ahead. im sorry. >> no. while the muzzle was in contact with the clothing, the clothing was 2 to 4 inches away from the chest. and this is consistent -- this is consistent with the account of mr. zimmerman that mr. martin was leaning over him so that the hoodie would have fallen away from the skin. >> is ther...

They have to argue to this jury. that george zimmerman did not cause that death. the death was caused and trayvon martins death was caused by trayvon martin. >> that is right, theyre going to have to point to whatever they can to try and establish that george zimmerman was not the aggressor, that trayvon martin was, and that george zimmerman had no choice, ultimately but to shoot at trayvon martin. and so what theyre going to point to, im sure, is number one thing is the way that the ballistic e...

Him? >> yes, sir. >> and leaning over him? >> yes, sir. >> and that mr. zimmerman had the gun in his right hand? >> yes, sir. >> and if you would, describe, then, what you know about that sequence of events, compared with the medical forensic and gunshot evidence. >> the medical evidence, the gunshot wound, the tattooing, is consistent with his opinion, with his statement as to that. and the reason it is, is, dont forget, the simplest thing is the gun was in his right hand. so if youre going to ...

>>. >> the natural inclination that the bullet will go but thats a minor point. the most important point is the nature of the defect of the clothing and tattooing. if you lean over somebody you notice that the clothing tends to fall away from the chest. if instead youre lying on your back and somebody shoots you the clothing is going to be against your chest. the fact that we know the clothing was two to four inches away is consistent with somebody leaning over the person doing the shooting and ...

Said the muzzle of the gun was between 2 and 4 inches from trayvon martin when the weapon was fired. the prosecution suggested it may have been much further away. >> well, frankly, 2 to 4 inches is called a close-in shot. its not an intermediary distance as described by dr. bao. the ballistics expert, amy seivert, who tested the clothing, demonstrated on the hoodie this pattern of soot that clearly indicated a contact shot. there is no dispute that it was a contact shot. the question then is how...

I love the fact that, you know, we got our shop going, and it is what it is. >> tattooings like riding a bike. i mean, it comes back naturally. you know what im saying? ive been tattooing probably an average of three people a day, so im doing all right. bop! >> oh! [ laughs ] >> you know you got the lifetime warranty, too? >> i better have one. >> narrator: though voltz professional life is back on track, he still has some personal relationships that require attention. >> yeah, its my baby. >> n...

Incarcerated, but is free to leave during the day to go to work at his louisville tattoo studio. this is body tags. this is my heart and soul. >> hey. >> you ready? >> im ready. >> whats up? >> this is what i love doing. i love tattooing. i love the fact that, you know, we got our shop going, and it is what it is. tattooing is like riding a bike. i mean, it comes back naturally. you know what im saying? ive been tattooing probably an average of three people a day, so im doing all right. bop! >> ...