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>> some emotional testimony for the jury today. meantime, the cases on both sides are starting to take shape. the defense claimed jordan davis, who was 17 years old, had a gun. but the prosecution points out that a gun was never found. >> jordan davis threatened michael dunn with a shotgun barrel sticking out of the window or a lead pipe. whatever it was that is a deadly weapon. jordan davis, the only thing he had on his person was a cell phone and a pocket knife. and both of those things were in his pockets when he was shot and killed. >> a teenager is dead. an older manson trial. at the hear...

Arthur aidala is criminal defense attorney back with us and former prosecutor. we have joe benedetto a criminal defense attorney. he is with us as well. fascinating case. if it were not for dna which ask a new science past couple decades, if not for dna they would not have a case. >> not even last couple decades. 17 or 18 years ago once in a blue moon you were able to afford dna that is fascinating. the killer, whoever that is tried to destroy the dna allegedly there was a struggilng. when she left the house she turned the gas jets on and lit a candle hoping it would create an inferno and dest...

Almost like a gift from god. you have a defendant with a diary detailing all the things she went through. sometimes he was troubling. they ever was he violent in her own private thoughts. this has to be a morable fact. >> it's really bad for the defense. and the prosecution points out on cross-examination, you talk about that he mangled your finger, that he beat you, that you walked in on him pleasuring himself to images of little boy, yet no mention of it in your journal? >> awfully convenient we're hearing about it now in a death penalty case. >> and the bottom line is the best facts in her ...

Prosecutors detailing each attempted murder charge. also today cross-examination of a detective who said officers put paper bags over holmes' hands to preserve gunshot residue. the suspect began moving the bags like puppets. he also played with styer row foam cups and tried to stick a staple in electrical outlet. they did not test holmes for drugs because he didn't appear to be anything, shep? >> shepard: because the defense is attempting to show he was insane, right? >> yeah. that's right. the defense has brought this up multiple times. the prosecution points out that holmes was come complian...

Event in different ways. but that doesn't really explain these sort of situations where he says, you know, i've never heard of stand your ground, then you have the captain come in and say of course you did, you took my class. it also stood out to me when mark o'mara said, be careful with common sense. it seems he's almost afraid of the jurors using their common sense. >> yeah, and by the way, i haven't seen that movie. you have to be careful when you refer to movies an you're assuming everybody has seen it. i didn't know what he was talking about there. he also never responded to the prosecuti...