he was leaning over him. nothing to suggest anything else but that he could have been leaning back at some point after 45 seconds of attacking george zimmerman for no other reason, let s not forget he didn t back up when john good told him to, right? so for some reason just before the shot takes off, at that moment the state wants you to believe trayvon martin retreated. really? really. one piece of evidence, just one i asked for, just one piece of evidence that supports that contention. where is it? where s the eyewitness who says i saw him back up. where s the forensic evidence? oh, he backed up. chest and shirt are tied together and shot is through and
be blow upon blow upon blow down upon you, that s enough. the danger george zimmerman may not have b deadly, however, the appearance of danger must have been so real that a reasonably cautious and prudent person under those circumstances, reasonably and prudent and cautious person under those circumstances you ve got to put yourself, in effect, in the mind of what george zimmerman was going through, the circumstances that he was going through and then decide yourself whether or not a reasonably and cautious person you under those circumstances would have believed the danger could only be avoided for the use of that force. based upon appearances, george zimmerman must have actually believed the danger was real. in considering self-defense and, again, it s called justifiable use of deadly force, we shorthand it to self-defense you may take into account the physical
truth. we decided in this country to put the burden on the government. they have a higher standard. they have to put all the evidence in and meet the higher standard of beyond a reasonable doubt. i just don t think the prosecutors had what it took under that narrow florida law, no duty to retreat when you re out in an open area. in new york, george zimmerman would have a duty, tried his best to get away. that is not the case in florida. i just don t think they have enough for six women to say yes, i mean, there is no way i could see them coming back on murder two. possibly manslaughter. that would be my opinion we call a compromise verdict. jon: susan, we talked about the defense attorneys and even prosecutors presentation in the courtroom and how they re being received and perceived by the jury. what about george zimmerman himself? well, you know when you look at george, i always said from the very beginning he looks like he is sedated. long eye closure.
not what he had in his heart. trayvon martin may not have the defendant s blood on his hand but george zimmerman will forever have trayvon martin s blood on his, forever. let me give you one more old saying, maybe the most important one you re going to hear, an that is, to the living we owe respect but to the dead we owe the truth. on behalf of the state of florida, i submit to you that trayvon benjamin martin is entitled to the truth and it
proficient in assisting others in learning how to use force, learning how not to use force, learning when to use force. and they asked him the question of whether or not george zimmerman had alternatives. the el me the piece of evidence tell me the piece of evidence that contraindicates that. just give me one. give me a shred of evidence that contradicts that he had my other option. because now we have an expert who s qualified who gave you that opinion. dismiss it if you want. the judge will tell you just because they re experts doesn t mean it s gospel, that you have to listen to them. but if you believe him, if you think he s well qualified enough