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Idea to channel that anger towards her honor, but ultimately, the manslaughter was going to be given, no matter what. we had that argument yesterday about the propriety of lesser included and the judge did what she -- what the law calls on her to do. >> jeff, did it surprise you to -- the idea of bringing up this third murder charge? >> it was outrageous. really outrageous attempt by the prosecution. you can say what you want about this case. it's not child abuse. i thought, again, the judge was exactly right in her rulings that she said manslaughter is an appropriate lesser included offense b...

First of all, nobody talks over the other. please don't go off focus here. >> no, no, no -- >> don't no, no, no me, either. >> reporter: it may be a turnoff to some but to a cnn analyst that presented cases before judge nelson, it's a breathe of fresh airplane. >> this case could have easily unravelled and imploded. the judge was going to have no part of it. she will let everybody know who is in charge and it will be her. >> reporter: judge nelson wasn't originally chosen to hear this case. she replaced another judge who the defense claimed had a bias against zimmerman. she's been serving on t...

To some but to a cnn analyst that presented cases before judge nelson, it's a breathe of fresh airplane. >> this case could have easily unravelled and imploded. the judge was going to have no part of it. she will let everybody know who is in charge and it will be her. >> reporter: judge nelson wasn't originally chosen to hear this case. she replaced another judge who the defense claimed had a bias against zimmerman. she's been serving on the blenc since 19 99. she earned her law degree from south texas college of law. she tends to agree more with the state, which is not uncommon for a judge, s...

It's a lot more effective, and i think at a certain point it looks like as i said before, that there is something wrong with your case if you have to scream at the jury the entire time. >> i think that's an over statement -- >> emotion is good at a certain point. >> but that part of the summation is sofective because the brought us back to why this case got national attention in the first place. what kind of a country do we live in that a 17-year-old boy can't go to the corner and buy candy and soda and come home for the nba all-star game without being killed? that's a troubling aspect -- >> t...

Understand how this was masterful. if anything, it was comical in a bizarre way. i mean, yes, there is a dead 17-year-old and everybody regrets that and that's a tragedy but at the same time, this to me was an abomination. i just didn't understand what they thought was being accomplished. sunny says that the jury was captivated. okay, the jury was captivated. maybe they were captivated by what is this guy on because i don't understand why he's yelling at us. >> danny, do you think it was effective, the theater of it? >> he's maximizing what he has. the skittles and iced tea. they aren't an ele...