is he yelling help? yes. the fbi incidentally last year gave up trying to determine whether that was george zimmerman or trayvon martin scream can in the background, saying the recording quality was too poor but this i potentially damning for the defense because it s a self-defense claim for them, and this actually goes to support the state s case here that george zimmerman was the aggressor and instigator that night. trace? trace: phil keeting live in miami. thank you. what do these rulings do the defense team s case? let s bring in criminal defense attorney. john, mark o meara got skunked today. got shut out. he did but for now. what the judge did is she is leaving the door cracked occupy a little bit so that when and if the when the testimony is take place when the trial actually starts, if the defense can show that there s a reason to exercise an exception to the
arguments the defense cannot talk about trayvon martin s drug use, his suspension from school or alleged involvement in fights. the ruling comes a few days after zimmerman s defense released these pictures found on trayvon martin s cell phone, pictures showing marijuana explant the teenager blowing smoke. another one shows somebody holding a hand gun. the defense argued that trayvon martin s past is critical to the case, showing the teen was hostile and that drugs influs his behavior on the night he died. says my guy was the aggressor. we say trayvon martin was the aggressive. study suggest aggressive behavior can be residual from marijuana use. still, the judge says the jury won t be allowed to see or hear that evidence, at least not for now. the judge made some other big rulings as well. phil is live in our south florida news hub. those rulings were defeats across the board for the defense. they were, trace, and they