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We continue on now to assessing the aftermath of the george zimmerman trial. talking with two defense attorneys now through very high profile trials like this. tom mesereau, of course, worked with michael jackson. and then jeralyn merit handled high profile cases, as well. she handled the timothy mcveigh oklahoma city bombing case. i asked you, jeralyn, before the break about the zimmerman case being overcharged and if so why didn't jurors buy the manslaughter option? >> well, the jurors didn't buy the manslaughter option because justifiable use of force means the killing was not unlawful. and...

What you think might be going on in the minds of the jury. exactly what does the manslaughter option mean, what do you think is going on? >> to me, they are considering the manslaughter option very seriously. >> so that means second-degree is off of the table, but you feel there is still a chance if they are considering the manslaughter option that doesn't mean an acquittal is out of the window, correct? >> yes, i believe that is the case, exactly. >> let's go back a bit. we are watching the live shot. both sides on attorneys defense and prosecution, they are trying to decide what questions to...

First-degree murder, second-degree murder and manslaughter, a charge recently added. the jury could also decide to acquit her altogether. so let's talk about some of these possible outcomes with lis wiehl, a fox news legal analyst, doug burns, also a familiar face here. he is a former federal prosecutor. why add the manslaughter charge? the manslaughter option? >> because you want about casey anthony where the prosecution did not have anything except first-degree murder. so when the jury decided not to go with that, they had nothing to fall back on. here you have the manslaughter, i'm not sure...

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