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>> of course they overcharged. you are seeing the prosecution -- >> would it have made any difference if they would have just come in with a manslaughter charge as opposed to second-degree murder? would the outcome have been any different? >> absolutely. the outcome could have been different but they absolutely ruined their manslaughter case by trying to glibring in facts y could not prove and turned out to be unprovable. they had to switch their entire prosecution goal midway in the trial and finally acknowledging that it was in fact, george zimmerman who was on the bottom, which is not how t...

Beyond a reasonable doubt. >> what was the most effective move for defense? >> i think all of us when the four minutes lapse happened. you sat there for four minutes and this opportunity to retreat, that they argued trayvon martin could have just run away from the situation was very, very important. then it shows that really what happened in that four minutes -- that was effective. and to be honest with you, again, when you get back to the facts of the case, it is sad that the person -- the other person is gone. they have had a hurdle that was very difficult. many times prosecutors overcharge ...

Couldn't disprove it beyond a reasonable doubt. this wasn't even a close call. >> john, what about for you, and taking into account when angela corey got involved with this, was the bar set too high with the charges? >> i always thought the charges were much, much too high. just having seen the photos at the very outset, before she got involved, i viewed this as a potential manslaughter case if not self-defense. so that made it very difficult. so, they tried this case as a self-defense case -- i mean, tried it as second-degree murder case when it never had the facts to support it. even with al...

Second-degree conviction. the fact the jury has moved past it and is now considering the manslaughter charge i'm with sunny. if i were a prosecutor i'd be a little broken hearted right now. >> paul cowan? >> i have to, although i am also a former homicide prosecutor, i got to side with mark on this one. i think you can't read too much into the question. yes. they could be having a fight. two could be saying this is a murder case and four saying it's a manslaughter case. and they're saying, well, let's have the judge explain manslaughter. then they go back out and they have another debate about...

Charging decisions, you are invested with a certain degree of discretion. your job is to protect the public, and if you see a crime and you think it warrants the highest charge notwithstanding the fact that reasonable people might differ, you're still going to go for that highest charge, give the jury the opportunity to consider your case as strong or as weak as it may be and ultimately make the decision. prosecutors do it all the time. it's very common. >> if i can add one thing to that? i think it's easier for the prosecution to prove a manslaughter case if they initially charge him with sec...