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Escorted away from the courthouse by a swat team. people were extremely invested in that case, overwhelmingly felt she was guilty. in something like that, do you stay in touch with the client? do you prepare a client for what happens after the case is over? how does that work? >> first of all, it was a very scary thing to be escorted out by a swat team. i didn't want to stand too close thinking maybe somebody was a bad shot. you know, it was really a crazy situation. i don't stay, you know, she's just like any former client. you don't really stay too much in touch with them. they have to go li...

What goes on during the deliberations. we'll get reaction from the martin family attorneys. mark o'hara says this case would have never made it to the court had it not been for a smear campaign. but first, martin savidge's report. >> reporter: defense attorney mark o'hara began his closing argument by reminding jurors the prosecution had to prove its case against george zimmerman. and pointed out the prosecutor's own words lacked conviction. >> how many could have beens have you heard from the state in this case? how many what ifs? >> reporter: then mark o'hara said he would do what he was not...

Ended up. people do have to go into hiding. casey anthony, for one, because people get invested in these trials. >> right, and o.j. simpson is, i think the classic -- is perhaps the most extreme example because look, i wrote a whole book saying i thought he killed his ex-wife and ron gold man, but then he gets prosecuted in nevada on what i thought was a very weak case, got an extremely excessive -- >> take back his memorabilia. >> take back memorabilia but the guy who got the gun had no prison time. o.j. simpson gets this enormous sentence. so it's -- it's karma, you know, caught up with him ...

I mean, if -- if george zimmerman is not found guilty of second-degree murder or manslaughter, do you pursue a civil case against george zimmerman, regard less of whether he is found guilty or not, do you pursue a civil case against him? >> we have the right to do so because he killed trayvon martin and that's a negligent stander, right? we have every right to do that, if we choose. we haven't made that decision yet. at some point my clients will make that decision but we won't make in the public light. >> how are you feeling and your clients feeling about the case, about the wait? >> well, we...

Perfect student is irrelevant to whether zimmerman's conduct that night was justified. trayvon was a kid. he was another unarmed black boy whose life was lost because of unfounded stereo types suspicions and fears. >> during the trial, the idea of racial profiling was. wasn't talked about. do you think that -- that there is an under pinning of race throughout this that wasn't brought into the trial? >> no, what he was charged with, anderson is very important, criminal profiling, and i think we heard it time and time again from the beginning of this case where george zimmerman talked about al...