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Typically the prosecution looks for might be better in this case. george zimmerman is the block captain and is protecting homeowners. lastly, the defense is looking for a lone wolf or somebody who's going to basically split this jury because sometimes all they want is a hung jury. >> remember, the minute one side sniffs out that the other side is getting what it wants, they strike that juror if they can. >> that's right. richard, a couple weeks ago george zimmerman's attorneys tried to introduce evidence about trayvon martin's past to try to make him look like a bad kid. that evidence was deny...

President of the american society of trial consultants as well as decision analyst. so jamie, let's start with you. we know that sanford, florida, has a checkered past dealing with racial tensions starting back from jackie robinson days. we know both sides will probably be a little concerned about that as well as the stand your ground law and the challenges that's created on both sides. what other red flags can you think of that may be a problem during the voir dire process? >> this is a case in which i believe that jury selection is key. most cases jury selection can be the key moment in the ...

Their minds that may somehow cause them to have preconceived notions about the case and to also ask them about what sort of hardship this would bring to them. now, the names of the potential jurors has been, by the judge ears order, concealed. it will not be revealed. but we've heard from at least two of the potential jurors today a little about who they are. the second juror to take the stand is a mother. she has an 18 and 19-year-old son as well as three other children. i think she said some babies. she has a mother who lives with her. she and her husband recognize that it would be a hardshi...

Artificial system where these jurors have heard months and months of stuff on this case. they ask if they can set that aside. the juror shrugs and says, sure. they're finding out how much they've heard, what their opinions are, how deeply seeded those opinions are. let's face it, this is playing out as the pr and propaganda war. from zimmerman's side, they've been releasing a lot of affirmative defenses in the media. >> there was a funny moment in the courtroom about 10 or 15 minutes ago where mark o'mara asked one of the potential jurors, what is your source of news? he said, news? none. now,...

Reveal before. it sounds like the direction things are going. that would be a very beneficial effect. there's lawmakers like diane feinstein who said, why can't you at least put out a summary of some of these things so we can get some of this out there. they did not see fit to do that. there's plenty of blame to go around here for the congress, the administration, and the judiciary. maybe all of them will start realizing, you know what, we're better off in a democracy if we talk about these things in public. >> you know, the intelligence community says when we have more transparency, when we t...