head. on cross-examination, manalo seemed to incapsulate with the entire defense, what zimmerman told him and with the body of the teenager nearby. this guy was beating me up and, i shot him. and i had to defend myself and i shot him. i m sorry? i was defending myself and i shot him. so this guy was beating me up. i was defending myself, and i shot him is what he told you? yes. without he is take. no. and from what you could tell at the moment it seemed completely true? yes. reporter: testimony later from a police officer who was one of the first responders on the scene seemed to align with zimmerman s claims. was his jacket pushed up in any way? i don t believe so. did you see any tears in his jacket? no, sir. what, if anything, did you notice about the condition of his jacket? the back of it was wetter than the front of it, and it was also covered in grass.
issue. but really that s the ultimate question. and you shouldn t be asking some witness to speculate on whether or not a picture looks like somebody was in fear. i don t know about that. mark, you know what? in essence, that s the witness to ask about the severity of the injuries. you re going to get there any way, you may as well let them get there. that s the important thing. regardless of what zimmerman what the defense is trying to bring out, the jury has to decide whether they think those injuries show this man was in fear of imminent death. to the extent that those injuries seem superficial, it s not going to work. if they do believe it, it will work. marcia, you know, kind of with the other point i was making before where we ve inverted the defense and prosecution, do you think those injuries were sufficient to show
zimmerman had him to call his wife for him. i said, your husband has been involved in a shooting. he s going to be held for questioning at the police department. around that time, he cut me off and he says, just tell her i shot someone. did you respond to that? yes. what did you say. okay, well, he just shot someone. reporter: he also testified that zimmerman had the look of a man that had just been beaten up and snapped this picture of zimmerman s bloody head. on cross-examination, he seemed to encapsulate zimmerman s entire defense, quoting what zimmerman told him moments after the fatal shot and with the body of the teenager lying sprawled nearby. this guy was beating me up and i shot him. i had to defend myself and i shot him. i m sorry? i was defending myself and i shot him. so this guy was beating me up, i was defending myself and i shot him is what he told you? yes. without hesitation? no.
was the first person to talk to zimmerman seconds after the shooting. were you the first person after the shot that came into contact with anybody out there, the defendant and the victim on the ground? yes. reporter: the prosecution seemed to be focused on zimmerman s state of mind zeroing in on a phone call he made that night, a handcuffed zimmerman asked manalo to call his wife. i had a connection with her right away and i said your husband has been involve in a shooting. he s being handcuffed and will be held for questioning at the stanford police department and around that time, he cut me off and says just tell her i shot someone. did you respond to that? yes. what did you say? okay. well, he just shot someone. reporter: manalo testified zimmerman had the look of a man that had just been beaten up and even snapped this cell phone picture of zimmerman s bloody head. on cross-examination, manalo seemed to incapsule late with the entire defense, what zimmerman told h
manalo made that night, zimmerman had him to call his wife for him. i said, your husband has been involved in a shooting. he s going to be held for questioning at the police department. around that time, he cut me off and he says, just tell her i shot someone. did you respond to that? yes. what did you say. okay, well, he just shot someone. reporter: he also testified that zimmerman had the look of a man that had just been beaten up and snapped this picture of zimmerman s bloody head. on cross-examination, he seemed to encapsulate zimmerman s entire defense, quoting what zimmerman told him moments after the fatal shot and with the body of the teenager lying sprawled nearby. this guy was beating me up and i shot him. i had to defend myself and i shot him. i m sorry? i was defending myself and i shot him. so this guy was beating me up, i was defending myself and i shot him is what he told you?