Saying the jury has what they need to quit. Well talk with one of the Martin Family attorneys and our legal panel. Lets get you up to date with martin save edge. Reporter its been the question dominate thing entire trial, would George Zimmerman take the stand . And today judge debra nelson asked him directly. Have you made a decision . Yes, sir. What is your decision, sir . After consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor. Is it your decision to not testify in this case . Yes, your honor. Are you making that decision freely and voluntarily . Yes, your honor. Reporter and with that, the defense rested. With all that in mind, the defense would rest. Reporter much of the day was spent on a use of force consultant, who testified based on his analysis, zimmerman was noncontrontational, lacking a warrior mentality. But it was a dummy that proved to be one of the strongest witnesses of the day. It began when the prosecutor grabbed a mannequin to show their version of events. You reco
Report, selfdefense or murder, the George Zimmerman trial. The defense rested today. The prosecution began its rebuttal. The schedule is set for Closing Arguments. The prosecution asked the judge to allow jurors to consider lesser charges. The defense objected, seeking an all or nothing choice for jurors, who could get the case by friday afternoon. Mark omara spoke today, saying the jury has what it needs to acquit in his opinion. He joins us exclusively tonight. Well talk with one of the Martin Family attorneys and our legal panel. Lets get you up to date. Martin savidge begins our coverage. Reporter its been the question dominate thing entire trial. Would George Zimmerman take the stand . And today judge nelson asked him directly. Have you made a decision . Yes, your honor. What is your decision, sir . After consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor. Is it your decision not to testify in this case . Yes, your honor. Are you making that decision freely and voluntarily . Yes,
Another big day in court. Heres martin savidge. Reporter unlike his opening, the states closing began with more reverent tones. Almost like a eulogy. A teenager is dead. He is dead through no fault of his own. He is dead because another man made assumptions. Reporter the prosecutor condensed the states case into two hours, emphasizing its claim that George Zimmerman actively profiled Trayvon Martin. He profiled him as a criminal. He assumed certain things. That Trayvon Martin was up to no good. And that is what led to his death. Reporter the state contends zimmerman is a wannabe cop and selfappointed Neighborhood Watch captain who had grown frustrated by a series of breakins by criminals who always managed to get away. His narrative paused just once for a recess and interrupted at another point for an objection. The defense attorney mark ohara said the state was wrongfully interpreting the law. The state often returned to its tactic of using zimmermans own words against him. He does no
Lets get you up to date on what happened in court today. Martin savidge begins our coverage. Reporter its been the question dominate thing entire trial. Would George Zimmerman take the stand . And today judge nelson asked him directly. Have you made a decision . Yes, your honor. What is your decision, sir . After consulting with counsel, not to testify, your honor. Is it your decision not to testify in this case . Yes, your honor. Are you making that decision freely and voluntarily . Yes, your honor. Reporter and with that, the defense rested. With all that in mind, the defense would rest. Reporter much of the day was spent on a use of force consultant who testified based on his analysis that zimmerman was nonconfrontational, lacking a warrior mentality, but it was a dumby that proved to be one of the strongest witnesses of the day. It began when prosecutor john guy grabbed a lifesized mannequin to show their version of events. Do you recognize this as being a humantype figure, right .
0 offenders and also the sentence must not be based upon your race, ethnicity, gender or religion. punishing you here in terms of proportionate which we ll get to later and look back in the cases i have had and there have been none that have a scope approaching this, but in terms of harm to a victim, they re similar although your misconduct here far exceeds the scope and duration of the defendants i will mention, so i note in kevin dominic s case which was 3286er imposed two consecutive life sentences for him, and mr. yakov in case 450218 he received a sentence of 36 years based upon his conduct. those did not involve kidnapping and torture and deprivation and such over a number of years. the harm to the victims was of course still rape because they were raped and those instances but nothing like this. so this matter considerations are indicators your conduct is more serious than 2929.12b, based upon the information available to the court, all of this was organized and used deception a