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Of having to be confronted by the witness. they don't get to choose their witnesses. they are who they are and who saw the case. this witness was devastating on the issue of second-degree murder. there's other issues that might go to the question of stalking and how a jury might view the fact that this case started as a consequence of mr. zimmerman stalking him or following him and that's important. it's not over in that sense. this witness was devastating for the prosecution in terms of their theory of the case. >> lisa i want to talk about another one of witnesses. physician's assistant lind...

Coming out until i finally got into the cell. and i realize i'll be in prison for a long time. but it happens, you know. it is a consequence for my actions. that's what i got. >> sean phillips is in a different kind of limbo. he continues to await trial on his murder charge. on the bright side, his 19 months in jail has resulted in the loss of nearly 200 pound. thanks from help from physician's assistant howard hubert. >> let's get your weight real quick. look at your arms. see how big your arms are now. okay. compared to where they were. we looked. see. a lot of this. look at the definition a...

>> but in the year and a half he has been here, phillips has reduced his weight by almost 1/3. >> i was 437 when i came in i am now 265 pounds. >> phillips has had several prior convictions for burglary and theft. >> these are some previous photos of mr. phillips that we have. 2001, 2003. >> from 200 pound to morbid obesity, his mug shots tell the story of his exponential weight gain. >> my self-esteem out there in the free had plummeted. i stopped giving a care about everything. i was drinking anywhere from, a bottle to a bottle and a half of jack a day. i started eating and eating as a comfo...

He continues to await trial on his murder charge. on the bright side, his 19 months in jail has resulted in the loss of nearly 200 pounds. thanks from help from physician's assistant howard hubert. >> let's get your weight real quick. look at your arms. see how big your arms are now. okay. compared to where they were. we looked. see. a lot of this. look at the definition and the muscle that you have got now you didn't have. this was all just a big chunk of skin, remember. >> without coming here, i don't know where i would be honestly. because i feel that -- i might have already been dead. he i...

Gain. >> my self-esteem out there in the free had plummeted. i stopped giving a care about everything. i was drinking anywhere from, a bottle to a bottle and a half of jack a day. i started eating and eating as a comfort. >> but there was one person at the jail that would have a profound effect on phillip's life. >> hop up here and see where you are at here today. >> dr. hubert downstairs is the one that got me to change. >> like at this. excellent. have a seat up on the bench. >> he told me that he saw something better in me. >> howard hubert is a board certified physicians assistant. >> sean...