quite quickly. george howell takes us into the courtroom for a look at the most recent testimony. >> the day started with a parade of witnesses from george zimmerman's past and the professors who taught him about criminal justice. >> you see george over here. >> how are you doing, george? >> to a representative from a virginia police department that rejected his application to be a police officer. >> mr. zimmerman had a problem with his credit. >> yes, sir. >> and that would be a reason why you wouldn't be accepted as a police officer? >> that's the reason why we did not consider him further based on that record, yes, sir. >> zimmerman's past could haunt him if jurors are swayed by the picture prosecutors are trying to paint a want to be cop that went too far and then less than forthcoming about how well he knew the law on national tv. >> prior to this night, this incident, had you even heard stand ground.