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So that was confusion. >> what convinced him not to do it? i assume your advice was not to do it. >> yeah. the way i look at it, i have to convince myself if the state has proven their case beyond a reasonable doubt before i would consider putting any client on the stand. i just don't think that they presented it, so there was no reason to put him on the stand, realizing he's already given five or six statements that the jury can consider. >> the state has asked for manslaughter and aggravated assault be included in the charges. a lot of analysts expected that to happen. why do you feel that's...

He wanted to talk to his jury and tell them what he did, why he did it and what he was facing when he made the decision to fire the shot. i think the confusion was more of semantics than substance, though. whenever that decision is made, it's always with consultation with counsel and george wanted to include that information. so that was confusion. >> what convinced him not to do it? i assume your advice was not to do it. >> yeah. the way i look at it, i have to convince myself if the state has proven their case beyond a reasonable doubt before i would consider putting any client on the stand....

Manslaughter and aggravated assault be included in the charges. in addition to second degree murder. a lot of analysts expected that to happen. why do you feel that's legally inappropriate? >> well, i don't think that the facts of the case support a manslaughter charge. i think the facts of this case support nothing but self-defense. if the jury thinks he acted in ill will, spate and hatred, they should convict-of second degree murder. i don't think they're going to. if that's the theory of the state's case, manslaughter doesn't fit the facts of this case and i don't want this jury to have wha...

Do it? >> yeah, the way i looked at it, as i said before, i have to convince myself the state has proven themself beyond a reasonable doubt before i consider putting a client on the stand. i don't think they presented it so there is no reason to put him on the stand when he's given five or six or seven statements the jury can consider. >> the prosecution asked for manslaughter and lesser charges. a lot expected that to happen. why do you feel that's legally inappropriate? >> i don't think the facts of the case support a manslaughter charge. i think the facts in this case support nothing but se...

Presented it so there was no reason to put him on the stand, realizing he's already given five or six or seven statements that the jury can now consider. >> the state has asked for manslaughter and aggravated assault be included in the charges in addition to second-degree murder. a lot of analysts expected that to happen. why do you feel that's legally inappropriate? >> well, i don't think that the facts of the case support a manslaughter charge. i think the facts of this case support nothing but self-defense. if the jury doesn't buy self-defense and thinks he act in the ill will, spite and ha...