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Zimmerman. second-degree murder. but at what point might we hear about the lesser charges, manslaughter, and how will the jury be given the information, the option to go with that if they can't agree unanimously on second degree murder? >> first let me say i think o'mara might be making his moment for judgment of acquittal argument outside the presence of the jury and then the state will rest in the presence. but to answer your question the jury gets to hear the lesser included defenses at the time they're instructed at the end of the case where everybody has rested and they may have lessers l...

After the doctor's knowledge and whether the doctor or prosecution violated rules on discovery. that's because new details emerging from the witness stand by this medical examiner who conducted the autopsy, for basically the past 15 months, his determination on how long trayvon martin lived after the gunshot, before being pronounced dead or being totally deceased, was between one and three minutes. today he testified, well, it could have been between one and ten minutes, which the defense thought was awfully big jump suddenly to make. he explained it by saying he did another autopsy three week...

To present a case, what kind of case are we looking at? >> i don't think the judge will grant this motion. if this case does go to the jury they will likely get the instruction for manslaughter, which is a lesser included offense, it in penalty under floor law for manslaughter is the same for murder 2, so that would still be a victory for the prosecution. i think if the jurors follow the law they'll have a complete acquittal here, and also, just to touch on another point, the all-female juror, from my experience it's difficult to say how any juror will vote, much less based on gender. i think ...

Take us behind the scenes when you're the defense attorney and making this request, to have the case thrown out. what is mark o'mara trying to do and what does he only think will happen when he is done? >> i think we all expected that o'mara would bring this motion. i don't think the judge is going to grant it because the case has gotten to politicized. she is going to send it to the jury but he is making the arguments we as defense attorneys make. he is saying the state has utterly failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt this is a murder 2 case. they need to prove murder el, ill will, and m...

Evidence issue. there are other cases that i would cite to you, and i think you have them in front of you. simms, a 2013 case, 110 7-3 rhode island, 113, talking about the state's obligation -- >> with the prosecution resting its case, the defense now arguing that the charges should be thrown out against george zimmerman. this streaming live without interruption at foxnews.com and we'll be right back with live coverage when we get right back. the ones getting involved and staying engaged. they're not afraid to question the path they're on. because the one question they never want to ask is "ho...