signals that, maybe he does want to tell his story, one more time, in his own word. to those six women on the jury. the jury. yeah. you are right, wolf? look, 10, 15 seconds later he might have gotten another answer. i think they were going back and forth. i know mark o mara, they advised him not to go on sean hannity s show. he insisted upon it, he being zimmerman. and that he has a price to pay. that did not help his case in any way, shape or form. so, hopefully, i can t believe there was any other way. he went ahead and listened to his attorneys. remember the person that gave a drive-through, through the neighborhood with a camera and law enforcement on hand. when is that ever done? you have got somebody who has been wanting the world to hear what he has got to say. thankfully from the defensor
speck tif defense perspective he listened to his council. i can t remember a case where somebody not taking the stand was more warranted than this case. listen to this clip. the clip from the proceedings, the trial earlier in the day. zimmerman s lawyers trying to pour frrtray him as soft, not a fighter listen to this. in this case, did you have information made available to you about mr. zimmerman? yes. if you would explain it to the jury what information you reviewed to assist you in your analysis of his physical abilities or interaction-abilities. i spoke directly with his, i actually spoke with mr. zimmerman once. and i spoke with excuse me, the gym owner, the personal trainer
about him. and i was inquiring as to what his background training and experience was because that becomes a very important variable for me when reviewing the use of force. you know if i was dealing with chuck norris, i would expect a completely different response to any kind of physical altercation than if i was dealing with peewee herman. i do the best i can to find any resource material or people that can provide me with a background on an individual. and i presume the two of you can sort of speak the same language having similar background in fight training and kickboxing or whatever else it is? yes. within that context then, what information were you able to glean concerning mr. zimmerman s physical prowess or abilities? well, not sounding offensive. he really didn t have any. mr. zimmerman was described as being a very nice person
closed arguments in the trial of george zimmerman expected tomorrow morning. they will begin according to the judge, we now know his attorney, mark o mara will make closing arguments. he and co-counsel, don west have been stealing a lot of the spotlight during the three week legal trial. brian todd here, fascinating lawyers what are you finding out? wolf, two lawyers with reputations as courtroom wizards in florida but handling the white hot spotlight of this trial in different ways. he is tied to some of the more dramatic moments in this trial. a testy exchange with the judge. i object to the court inquiring of mr. zimmerman as to his decision about whether or not to testify? your objection is overruled. reporter: late night burst of frustration. i m not physically able to do this case much longer. it is 10:00 at night. we started this morning. we have had full days every day.
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