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They're very, very effective. a good portion of the closing argument he used photographs of each witness and said something about each witness. and it was flashed on a screen before the jury. very effective. the computer animation, i did the first computer animation in the state of florida. the one he used not effective. fell flat. wasn't a good use of animation. but now in the response from the prosecutor, that was brilliant. he turned it around. he had the last word, which that is what he had, and he basically took the items, the toys, the legal, you know, items that are being used in front ...

Demonstrative aids and minimize theory effectiveness by how he talked to the jury about them. i thought it was brilliant by the prosecutor. >> marcia, your view of the two contrasting on those particular items we showed. >> you know, to me, it's kind of a lesson to be learned there is such a thing as a bridge too far when it comes to the demonstrative exhibits. a little bit is good. can be very effective to punctuate the important points. and then you tibb overboard and you turn into disneyland. and, you know, i thought the cartoon was actually -- sorry, the animation probably more effective t...

Second-degree murder. overall, i thought he could have done a better job putting forth and punctuating those issues that proved the case as opposed to raising questions for the jurors to answer. >> ken, you have done 35 murder cases in florida. tell what's you think. >> well, it was a good closing argument for the prosecution, but it was not a great one. i mean, these rhetorical questions is effective if used sparingly to show the jury that you're a minister of justice, you're not just a salesman. but he used so many of these question, leaving them unanswered, some of them, that i think it was...

Any tweets, e-mails, text messages or social networking pages about the case. do i have your assurance you'll abide by these instructions? >> yes. >> put your note bpad down. enjoy your lunch. we'll be back at 1:45. >> what a morning. it's 12 past 12:00 on the east coast live in that courtroom here in sanford, florida. as that expert has undergone a thorough direct examine nation and a blistering cross. all of it with demonstrative aids. when that happens you get focus with your jurors because they don't get to see that in a murder trial but in this particular trial what a difference these two...