huge theater. he said how tragic it was to be in new york among all the entertain britchers at a time wh when they have lost one of the most powerful voices. very profound. mark o mara has something to say on this. was it charges in relation to the death or sentencing in relation to the death? clear that up. sure. under new york state law in many state laws, there is no direct connection between the death of the person using the drug and the drug dealer. they are trying to say, if, in fact, you give the drug and it causes a death, you should be
investigators say they found no guns inside their suv. dunn left the scene never calling police. i think that s going to be a big question for this jury. you were in a car, put it in drive, get out of there and then call a cop rather than take out a weapon and put eight shots into a car killing one person. reporter: the case is being compared to another florida case in which a neighborhood watchman, george zimmerman, shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, trayvon martin. zimmerman was acquitted claiming it was in self-defense. reporter: interestingly enough, it is the same state attorney in this trial who tried and failed to convict george zimmerman in the shooting death of trayvon martin. there was someone who became quite famous, cnn s legal analyst, mark o hara joining me. can you explain why there seems to be so much confusion when people hear the terms are you going to go on a stand your ground defense or a defense that includes the justifiable use of
were arrested overnight. three men and a woman, they are going to be charged with various drug offenses. i do think it is really interesting that authorities have made it very clear and been very specific that they will charge them in connection with the drugs that were found in hoffmann s apartment, not necessarily with his death at this point. i think that they are trying to make a clear distinction because there were some indications that maybe the drugs they found in the apartment. they got 350 glassen bags which they think have heroin in them. they didn t have that same stamp on the bags that they found in philip seymour hoffman s apartment. they have some things to connect here. they do believe these people were connected to the drugs found in philip seymour hoffman s apartment. i was at the screening last night of the monument men when george clooney spoke to this
drug dealing event should increase the accesentencing. felony murder is more difficult to address. it makes my blood boil. to me, it looks simple. you are the expert and i am not. maybe there will be some laws that change. stay with me, mark, another story that you are a perfect voice on. a shooting at a gas station, all over loud music. there is a death and there is an arrest. a florida man is on trial for this. he says he shot in self-defense. now, which is his attorneys push stand your ground. again, loud music and a car where you can get away. can you do that. legal view next. [ male announcer ] this is george.
and the stunning verdict in the murder trial of george zimmerman and the shooting death of trayvon martin and jodi arias who could get the death penalty. we ll look a head to see what we expect. johnathon and fred joins us. we have a lot to cover and let s begin with edward snowdep. johna, he proclaimed proudly he won and then a federal judge said not so fast, i find it is constitutional and legal. this battle is far from over. that is a crazy ruling. and look anywhere. you are a lawyer and you need a reason, just a tiny reason before you undermine people s privacy undermined the rest of ours. one judge said one thing and it will go to a pole and the judge will rule the opposite. it is a long battle.