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I urge us as a nation to understand that they did what they felt they had to do and that we should respect that and support their privacy. >> glenda hatchett, well said. final thought, mark? >> i just got to add, you know, this is a microcosm of what the judge and i have seen every day in courtrooms. >> yes. >> every case there's a loser and winner. 50% of the people in every case are unhappy. let's do something about it rather than complain endlessly. we've got an opportunity to adjust mandatory minimum sentences, 10, 20, life laws which completely take the discretion out of the judge when yo...

The fallout from the verdict in the zimmerman trial. let's bring in judge glenda hatchett, former chief presiding judge of the juvenile court. also joining us, mark nijame, cnn legal analyst. judge, what do you make of the comments by juror b-37 about zimmerman being justified, 101% in her words, in shooting trayvon martin? >> i -- i am still struggling with this verdict, wolf. it's no secret that i have always said that i thought that the prosecution didn't meet the burden on second-degree murder but i thought that there should have been a conviction on manslaughter. but to really put more of...

Doubt on that. were there moments he wasn't so great in this particular trial? yeah, i think even mark o'mara would say there's times that issues came up, some of them let's say the cross-examination of rachel jeantel. that became what appeared to be a test of wills. i understand what don west was trying to do and carefully trying to go in and dissect some of her testimony but she wasn't having any of it and a big yen rational gap and among other reasons. they didn't connect. he couldn't be really effective with her. but it looked like now he was combative. the knock-knock joke didn't set thin...

Don lemon here in sanford, florida, again with cnn special coverage of the verdict and the fallout. let's get back to the conversation about zimmerman's defense attorney don west. he said the prosecution was a disgraceful and fired insults at the prosecution accusing them of being sneaky and unethical. >> oh my god. just when i thought this case couldn't get anymore bizarre. the state is seeking third-degree murder based on child abuse? is the court going to give this any serious contention or consideration? because if so, we have a lot of talking to do. it's not fair to me, it's not fair to m...

Trayvon martin. we won't hear that now, and bafrk basically debra nelson heard an audio expert as well who said bakely this science won't hold up. i want you to hear one expert's opinion in court. >> in this case, that recording isn't even remotely suitable for comparison purposes. if it had been submitted to my lab just for that by prosecution agency, it wouldn't have even gotten to first base. >> wouldn't have gotten to first base. >> that's fascinating. so the prosecution or the defense interprets this order from the judge in what way? >> well, look. i mean, the simple fact the prosecution ...