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A trail of three cases, i have a young family and i gave several names but mark was atop of the list and several reasons that martin just talked about in his some of his discussions and interviews. i knew he didn't have a bigoted bone in his body. we worked on the casey anthony case. i knew that not having any prejudice was a good thing, of course. but in addition to that, i knew he had a calm demeanor and such an easy case where passions could be really just set afire and he has a calm demeanor. >> worked to his advantage you think? >> i didn't care -- i would give anybody with a call of tray...

The authority. i felt they were a better chance of a conviction involuntary manslaughter. yes, overcharging a case can affect the prosecution's credibility and help the defense. i think it did in this case. i think manslaughter would have been the right -- with the right charge and would have been the right outcome. zimmerman drove to the scene. brought a deadly weapon to the scene. decided to confront trayvon martin. didn't have to do any of that. he was advised by the police not to get out of the car and not to confront him. the homeowner association rules said don't confront someone you sus...

Him because of what he said, what he set in motion, the type of force brought to the motion and concluded all unreasonable and shooting him through the heart. >> you know what? >> hang on, hang on. we don't have a lot of time and i want the move on to something else. tom, mark o'mara talked about the overwhelming media spotlight after the verdict an he wasn't kind. here's what he said. listen. >> i'm not angry at the media. i think the media has to do a better job when you have people injecting race in things. especially after a case like this where two very crafty attorneys got away with fabr...

Do i think it's a just verdict? i do not. >> your reaction? >> i think it's an absolutely just verdict. criminal trials are not designed to be a search for truth. they're designed for one simple purpose. has the prosecution met its burden of proof by proving each and every element of the crime charged beyond a reasonable doubt. that's all it is. a testing of the evidence. in this case, the prosecution did not meet its burden and the verdict should have been not guilty. and in fact, the charges as everyone has noticed have been, you know, were overblown. it's starting with the second-degree mur...

I am gratified by the jury's verdict. as happy as i am for george zimmerman, i'm thrilled that this jury kept this tragedy from becoming a travesty. we needed facts unlike what miss quarry said, they brought the facts? they didn't. the defense put on the case. >> i want to bring in -- we have not been here all night. but seems like we have been. legal analyst and defense attorney mark nijima and martin savage here in sanford, florida. i'll start with mark first. is it considered classic for defense attorneys to hammer the prosecution? i mean, basically, what did he say, was martin, disgusting?