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To mr. zimmerman as he tried to collect himself and shortly there after offer tim smith got there? >> yes. >> i didnt know his name but right. >> the police officer within a very short time, the first police officer arrived? >> right. >> he had a flashlight? >> i dont remember if he had a flashlight. >> you dont remember the next person arriving after you with a flashlight? >> i know it was a police officer but i dont remember the light. i already had mine on. >> you could see from your own flas...

Phil, bring us up to speed. >> officer tim smith during the commercial break, explaining under cross-examination with zimmerman attorney mark omara, he was handcuffed at the scene, and then they showed the jury the videotape from the security cameras inside the sanford police department, and you can see the patrol car pull up, zimmerman gets out, he is in handcuffs, and they walk through the hallways and that began publish dejurors had not seen -- a four and a half hour interview/interrogation w...

The door was open and his feet were out. >> all right. >> and when however it came about that he had said he had been dizzy, we asked him to stand up to see if he still felt dizzy, and he was able to stand up. >> with the assistance of officer smith and one of the paramedics, correct? because he was handcuffed behind his back, wasnt he? >> i dont recall if he was handcuffed behind his back. >> okay. you dont recall that? >> i dont. >> do you recall officer tim smith helping him out of the car wh...

No further questions. >> redirect. >> im sorry, when the defendant was complying with officer smiths commands, was officer smith holding him at gunpoint? >> when i arrived there, yes. >> thank you. judge, thats all i have. >> thank you. may officer ayala be excused? >> he may. >> thank you very much. he may be excused. call your next witness. >> very compelling testimony by the first police officer to arrive on the scene. were going to take a very quick break here. well be back with more of the ...

>> due to the lighting i grabbed a flashlight. >> okay. talked to another officer before you. he said his gun actually has a light on it. is that the way yours was set up. >> us, my gun has a flashlight on it. >> is with what you used? >> no, sir. i used an actual flashlight. >> okay. so when you first came around that corner, heading over towards to sea, did you know that was the scene where the shooting occurred? >> no, sir issue did not. >> when you first came up on the scene, you had your fl...

The scene in short ortder after you? >> yes, sir. >> do you recall who the first officer was who responded after you? >> i believe it was officer ayalla. >> and what did he do when he arrived at the scene? >> he went to attend to mr. martin. >> all right. do you recall any other officers going over to trayvon martins body at that time? >> yes, sir. >> who was that? >> sergeant raimondo. >> were you wearing gloves when you first made contact with the defendant and removed his holster and firearm ...

Memory. >> it doesnt, no. >> okay. because youre maybe focused on your fellow officers. >> uh-huh. >> and the interested parties. in that case, mr. zimmerman and mr. martin. >> yes, sir. >> okay. from your awareness of it, did officer smith have any concerns with securing mr. zimmerman? >> no, after he was -- i mean, he got him secured and took him to his vehicle and secured him in a vehicle. he was good. >> was mr. zimmerman compliant as far as you were aware? >> yes. >> did he do everything of...

>> i dont believe so. >> about how long were you treating the defendant? >> maybe five minutes. >> did you transport the defendant from the scene? >> no. >> and why not? >> it was determined that if he needed further medical treatment that the sanford police would take him. >> and after you completed your examination of the defendant, did you leave the defendant in the custody of the sanford police department? >> yes. >> all right. did you have any further involvement with the defendant after yo...

Had been cleaned up? >> yes, sir. >> all right. that was taken on the evening of the 26th or perhaps just after midnight into the 27th? >> yes, sir. >> all right. thank you, sir. judge, thats all i have. >> a very brief followup. i think it was just a mistake, but i want to clear it up. mr. guy, when he suggested his maneuvering for the picture, actually lifted up his left arm. you had testified, however, pretty certainly that the gun was on his right side, correct? >> correct. >> and that he li...

Officer smith, right? is that -- >> correct. >> your focus initially? >> correct. >> because hes at least a fellow officer potentially in a dangerous situation. >> yes, sir. >> okay. once you realized -- did you come to realize that officer smith had that part of the situation including mr. zimmerman under control? did that happen? >> well, i had my weapon out until -- well, i was having my eyes on mr. zimmerman and trayvon at the same time. we didnt know what was going on. >> right. >> as soon ...