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The case. >> less listen to george zimmerman's attorney talk about miss corey in the case. >> we needed facts, unlike what miss corey said they brought the facts. they didn't. anybody who watched this trial knew the defense put on the case. we proved george zimmerman was not guilty. >> the prosecution of george zimmerman was disgraceful. i am gratified by the jury's verdict as happy as i am for george zimmerman. i'm thrilled that this jury kept this tragedy from becoming a travesty. >> lets listen now to prosecutor bernie de la rionda when he came out with the announcement after the verdict. >...

Knew the defense put on the case. we proved we george zimmerman was not guilty. >> a day after the rally at the courthouse bit coalition for justice was canceled but as you can see a handful of people who do not like the outcome of this female jury in the deliberations room with their signs "just trace for tray ton." this afternoon, the justice department announcing the civil rights investigation which it initiated back in april or march of 2012 down here in the county in sanford, florida, exploring whether george zimmerman had any previous history based on all the racial undertones of the cas...

Cones or -- i still think the joke is funny. i'm sorry about that. i'm sorry i didn't tell it better but there was an important reason for it. there needed to be a disconnect, frankly. a disconnect from an act that was hard to follow. but i knew, mr. o'mara knew and you soon found out that it was indeed just an act. i couldn't follow that act with that kind of passion and glaring and staring and all of that. we needed facts. unlike what miss corey said, they brought the facts. they didn't. anybody that watched this trial knew the defense put on the case. we proved george zimmerman was not guil...

By the defense. like many of the witnesses monday he testified about the screams on that 911 tape and for the defense a chance to introduce the presence of a controlled substance in trayvon martin's blood. cnn's george howell is live in sanford, florida, with more on this. good morning, george. >> reporter: kate, good morning. so we now know that this jury will hear about marijuana levels that were in trayvon martin's system. this, after a list of what seemed to be character witnesses who testified that it was george zimmerman screaming for help. the defense put trayvon martin's own father on ...

Trayvon or it's george, aren't scientifically reliable. however, we will see lay witnesses take the stand. you know, i expect trayvon martin's parents to take the stand. and they will say, i believe that's my son. and then, of course, we may see the defense put somebody up to say -- >> i'm curious if that would be beneficial to put george zimmerman on the stand so the jurors could hear his state to be able to deduce, themselves. >> would it be the same? that's a heightened state. there he's talking. this is where the rubber meets the road. >> will the defense have him scream in court, do a re-...