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Bring on other witnesses after the defense puts on their case, number one. number two, i think it was pretty strong when you listen to the directed verdict arguments today. it was very powerful, some of the things that the attorney said in representing the state s interests in doing so. it was very pointed and very clear. but also, too, when the judge made her ruling, she made it very clear that improving the case for second-degree murder, that she believed that the state had put on both direct evidence and circumstantial evidence supporting the case and the charges. i think many people though know joa, judgment of acquittal, is procedure at best and that was anticipated that this judge, you know, would toss out the defense argument that there s not enough evidence. but let me move on, on an emotional level, you re in touch with the family, sir. we saw sabrina martin testify early this morning, this grieving mother. i can t imagine having to sit there and speak about a dead ....
Case? under walker, woods, barwick, now as i ve mentioned to you stieh, s-t-i-e-h, they have failed to do that. so if we look at shieh which interesting out of the second dca. i don t know that i quoted it. 67 73rd 275. stating that the joa should have been granted once the defendant presented a prima facia case of self-defense. a pretty good analysis of 776. in that case they were talking about defense of others. of course, the same standard applies as we have here today. jenkins, i think, is one of the most instructive cases. 942 72nd 910. the reason why is because jenkins, a 2006 case, remember as an aside that there are not a lot of cases about judgments of ....
Coverage of the george zimmerman trial. we have mark o mara arguing in favor of an acquittal of their client. not do i have to bend over backwards, do i have to ignore common sense to make this case go to the jury. if it was the standard as suggested by the state, there wasn t be an appellate case granting a j.o.a. ever because under their standard, i m understanding some indication of some set of facts that can support a jury deciding guilt. no, not in a circumstantial evidence case and if this is not 100%, i suggest it s at least 98% circumstantial evidence. the other evidence is, yes, he was there. great. and, yes, he shot him. there s no question about that. that s direct evidence. but as to the issues that count, was he justified in doing it? self-defense. where s the direct evidence that it wasn t? ill will, spite, hatred. ....
Dr. rao what about the next one? that wasn t just some sneaky little question to have. that s really the question of the case. it s not the question of what he survived. it s a question of it wasn t going to stop. yeah, if tim smith had been 30 seconds, 45 seconds, ame meninu and a half earlier, it wouldn t have happened. but he didn t know that. all he knew was that trayvon martin wasn t stopping in the attack after 45 seconds of george zimmerman screaming. and in fact the state has absolutely nothing to deny that reasonable hypothesis of innocence. and if it s true, then the case law says even at j.o.a., it has to be granted. now, the other part about common sense is i can t say to you and therefore the state can t say to you here s a possibility. we know we have this argument ....
And defense attorney mark o mara, still talking. still giving this joa, judgment of acquittal. again, a formality. requesting the judge to toss this case out based upon lack of evidence. let s listen back in. now, testimony would certainly support the idea even having moved the hands out as ms. moore has said, the feet still move. dr. bao seemed to say at some point maybe the body can move, maybe it can t. nonetheless, this is the foundational evidence for which you have to make a determination did my client present to date a prima facie case of self-defense. two, is that defense and its reasonable hypothesis of innocence which is, of course, what it is, specifically contradicted by the state s ....