Good move on MOM's part. Sean doesn't know what sound is. MOM suggests flashlight, objected. Played again, Sean has no idea, WOW he didn't hear the gun being cocked.

I heard 5'7" from the witness and O'Mara said 5'10" when repeating it a little later. Trayvon was still a lot taller.

I was surprised he was so tall.

Good 911 operator. Glad there was a good one.

4:16 p.m.
Mantei objects to a line of questioning.

O’Mara asks if Noffke meant for Zimmerman to take action.

“I can’t control the way they interpret the words,” Noffke says.

O’Mara asks about the car door chime.

Noffke says he doesn’t recall.

O’Mara asks if it meant anything to him back then.

He says he can’t answer that.

O’Mara plays more of the call.

He asks Noffke about the directional questions.

O’Mara plays the “we don’t need you to do that” portion of the call.

He asks about the wording and avoidance of liability.

O’Mara asks about the wind noise.

“It sounded like his breathing was strained,” Noffke said.

He says he can’t answer a question that it might be anything else.

O’Mara plays more of the call, the portion where Zimmerman says “he ran.”

Noffke says they always have to ask for the phone number, but non-emergency calls do not have caller ID.

He says with this type of call, the caller doesn’t have to meet with an officer.

O’Mara plays more of the call.

O’Mara asks about some background noise. Noffke says he doesn’t know what it is.

O’Mara asks if Noffke can say what it is. O’Mara plays the portion again.

Noffke says he doesn’t know.

O’Mara asks why Noffke didn’t get an identifier for Zimmerman’s truck.

Noffke says he doesn’t know.

O’Mara plays more of the recording.

Noffke says having an officer call Zimmerman wasn’t unusual. It didn’t give him cause for concern.

Noffke says he didn’t need to keep Zimmerman on the line because the suspicious person left the area.

O’Mara asks about cursing in emergency phone calls.

Noffke says “no, sir” to a question about being concerned by it.

O’Mara takes a moment to gather notes, says he has no further questions.

Mantei redirects.

4:02 p.m.
O’Mara asks Noffke if he assumed this was a routine call. Noffke confirms.

O’Mara says the will go through the recording one more time.

O’Mara asks about the “break-ins statement,” and asks about getting the person’s location.

Noffke says that gives them the opportunity to look up the area.

Noffke says he wouldn’t say he hears anger in the voice, in response to O’Mara’s question.

He says nothing gave him cause for concern about the caller.

Noffke says asking about race is for identification. It’s the same thing for asking about what the person is wearing.

O’Mara plays more of the recording.

O’Mara asks if Noffke had any cause for concern about Zimmerman’s description. He says no.

O’Mara asks about Noffke saying “just let me know if he does anything.”

Noffke answers, “yes, sir,” or “no, sir,” to most of O’Mara’s questions.

O’Mara asks about Noffke telling Zimmerman twice to let him know if the “suspicious person” does anything.

He says he can’t answer a question about what that meant.

“It’s best to avoid any kind of confrontation, to get away from the situation,” Noffke says.

O’Mara plays more of the recording.

“It sounded calm to me,” Noffke says about the expletive phrase heard in the recording.

O’Mara plays more of the recording.

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Give it up Weasel.

Romona smiled towards Martin's side as she took her seat?

Solidarity.

4:23 p.m.

O’Mara objects to leading the witness.

Mantei asks what his feeling are the follow those words.

“Hostile,” Noffke says.

Mantei asks about Noffke’s question about race of the person. Noffke says the answer was “black male.”

Mantei asks about the “let me know if he does anything else” phrase.

He asks a series of variations of the phrase like “go follow” and Noffke says they were never said.

Mantei plays the door chime portion of the recording.

He asks about what was happening.

O’Mara objects.

Mantei asks about the wind noise.

He asks what clued him about Zimmerman getting out of the car.

Noffke says the wind noise stopped.

O’Mara redirects.

He asks about the wind noise and the possibility he was no longer out in the open.

Noffke says he can’t answer whether he knew he got of the car during the recording.

O’Mara asks about the expletive phrase and the hostility.

O’Mara asks about race and Zimmerman saying the person was black twice.

O’Mara finishes questioning.

The next witness is called.

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May have merely smiled back, it just caught my attention.

Next Miss Rump?

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Kathi Belich, WFTV
Rumph - Deputy Director of Communications Division. Maintains calls on the non-emergency lines.

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"call taker can upgrade the call"

Objection ...the fact that all will be ID'd as black?

MOM objecting... I agree... why are past calls relevant.

In fact I don't see much future in this line from state... What difference would it make if GZ was a frequent caller of suspicious dudes... he was after all NW... and regardless.... the ONLY call relevant is the one on the date.

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Prosecutor: need to ID these "fellas" that got away!

Define "fellas"

This could cut both ways.

I would think jurors would be struck by how few calls there were. It wasn't as though he was calling reporting every black person he saw. This neighborhood had quite a number of black residents.

Nelson has NO IDEA what to rule.... she is hopeless!!!!!


We will recess while she tries to catch up

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There. FTFY.

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My take is she was squarely with the defense, but gave the state until tomorrow because of the mixup that brought this issue up ...which was MOM's fault.

Fourth witness

4:48 p.m.
O’Mara objects based on relevance

Mantei says it is relevant to speak to Zimmerman’s expletive phrase in the Feb. 26 non-emergency call. He says the mention of break-ins and “they always get away” statement shows the defendant’s state of mind to show what it is he is talking about. He says they’re relevant to prove material facts already presented.

O’Mara says they should meet a much higher burden to show relevancy. He asks why they are presenting it if they are not calling it a “bad act.”

Mantei says the relevance is that if they have to establish state of mind, the call shows an ongoing frustration and the basis for the expletive phrase.

O’Mara responds citing the “state of mind” provision of the evidence code.

Mantei says the exception is that the calls are business calls and state of mind is an element of the charge.

Judge Nelson asks for case law.

Mantei asks for the evening to look for some.

Judge Nelson reads the state of mind code. She says she will recess for the day and they will take up the issue at 8:30 a.m. before the jury is brought back in at 9 a.m.

Both sides accept.

Judge Nelson asks the jury to be brought back in.

4:39 p.m.
Mantei asks about other non-emergency calls made by Zimmerman.

The first one is August 3, 2011. Rumph says the priority was “routine” on the non-emergency line.

Mantei plays the call.

Mantei asks what time the call was made.

O’Mara objects based on relevance.

Judge Nelson says she asked if there was an objection and O’Mara said no.

O’Mara apologizes because he might’ve misunderstood and asks to have the testimony stricken.

Judge Nelson asks the jury to leave so they can take up a matter outside their presence.

4:34 p.m.
Rumph says she is a deputy director of the communications division for the sheriff’s office.

She has worked there for 26 years.

Her duties involved retrieving and verifying calls.

Rumph explains what a 911 call is. She says all calls are recorded. She says a non-emergency call is received with crimes that are over with or non-life- threatening.

Mantei asks about reports made and for an explanation of the CAD screen. She says it stands for “computer-aided dispatch.” It contains information for the event.

Mantei shows a CAD screen record.

Rumph explains that an event number is created by the system, like a case number.

She defines the “ANI and ALI” numbers and the connected and created numbers.

She explains a portion of the report showing location and call type information.

Rumph says as information is obtained, it can be upgraded based on information being given.

She says it is what happened with this call.

Mantei asks how to tell if the call is related to other calls. Rumph says yes and explains how to tell.

4:24 p.m.
Ramona Rumph takes the stand.

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