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Charge, and it's not alleged in the information that way, and i just don't think that the evidence supports that. >> reporter: the pressure now on mark o'mara to close out the defense's case friday before it heads to the jury. martin savidge, cnn sanford, florida. >> a lot to talk about tonight between the fight over tlesser charges, the judge tangling with the attorneys and the i have a dream speech trying to redeem rachel jeantel to the lesser charges ruling, there's a lot to talk about, as i said. sunny hostin and jeffrey toobin and danny savalas and we'll talk about the mlk reference later...

Alleges that the defendant shot and killed the victim, that the victim was under the age of 18 and child abuse must be according to the third degree felony murder instruction defined. >> reporter: defense attorney don west was outraged. >> oh my god. just when i thought this case couldn't get any more bizarre. >> reporter: the debate brought more testy exchanges between west and judge debra nelson. >> i understand. i've already ruled, and you have -- you continually disagree with this court every time i make a ruling. >> reporter: in the end, the judge ruled third degree felony murder would no...

Effective moment danny said the prosecutor used. i want to play that. >> trayvon martin. he was there legally. he hadn't broken in or snuck in or trespassed. he was there legally. he bought skittles and some kind of watermelon or iced tea or whatever it's called. that was his crime. >> mark, do you find it effective to use props, to use things like that and the gun et cetera? >> yeah, i think it is effective when you use props. i don't think its effective to be yelling the whole time. i think that if you modulate, it's a lot more effective, and i think at a certain point it looks like as i sai...

>> sunny, i know you've been favorable towards the prosecution throughout this. did you think that was a bridge too far for them. >> yeah, that was a stretch. i mean, i think it was a surprise to everyone. i was in the courtroom when they announced it, and you could hear the lawyers in the courtroom grasp. i was among those. they were really shocked. i think the judge made the right ruling, that the government tried for it, they tried for ag assault at one point but the case law didn't support them -- or the facts of this case don't support felony murder child abuse. i think the judge got it r...

Announced it, and you could hear the lawyers in the courtroom grasp. i was among those. they were really shocked. i think the judge made the right ruling, that the government tried for it, they tried for ag assault at one point but the case law didn't support them -- or the facts of this case don't support felony murder child abuse. i think the judge got it right. >> danny, how do you think the prosecution did in the closing? >> overall look, the prosecution i said from the beginning is doing well with very difficult facts. i think they did a good job bringing in a motion in and did something ...