The Cross, me thinks, will be very interesting.

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11:34 a.m.
De la Rionda asks her about her saying she hasn’t been out there. She says it was about the crime scene.

He plays more of the interview.

She says she was asked during the interview if Zimmerman had any contact numbers for tracking down surveillance video from the complex gate.

De la Rionda plays more of the interview.

She says she was getting the information for Sgt. Santiago, assuming Zimmerman would know who to contact for that information. She says she went out of the room to get Zimmerman's cell phone for him to look for it.

She says "43" is a code for information.

More of the interview recording is played.

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I wonder if the jury will get to hear GZ response to the possibility of a video of the incident.

Friendly, believes him? Friendly as interview technique? Other? What do you think?

So far, cross has been excellent entertainment.

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If it's part of this interview, definitely, under the rule of completeness.

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Wow - this is chilling. Very powerful telling by GZ.

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But, on the witness stand, police officers et al - are not supposed to refer to an accused by their Christian names, she should be referring to him as Mr. Zimmerman.

It is chilling, and remember this is very soon after the incident that he was being interviewed. I've always thought this was self-defense and try to imagine what it's like out at night when it's dark and someone appears like this.

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Now that the State has effectively put Zimmerman on the stand to explain the attack in his own words, and express his reasonable fear of imminent risk of life or great bodily harm, I can't wait for a recess, so Bill Schaeffer can tell us again just how much Zimmerman needs to take the stand.

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I suspect that may be the end of the defense's closing argument - asking the jury to imagine being in GZ's place... If not the end, it will almost certainly be included.

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Well I think we can all agree that sometimes what we hear is not (or does not seem) to be what the jury hears - it still astounds me what the outcome in the Casey Anthony trial was - so that's why I'm not holding my breath for this one. If this man is not acquitted or the jury not hung, I will despair. Furious note taking is a very good sign.

Florida currently has 413 people on death row - 4 women among them.

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Specially when the jury will receive the following instruction.

11:48 a.m.
As the interview recording discusses bumps on Zimmermans head, De la Rionda asks if she was examining Zimmerman's head. Singleton says she stood up on his side of the table to examine them.

More of the interview recording is played.

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I will always believe that the CA jury was influenced by a couple of stronger personalities (notably the jury foreman who was a good looking guy, and who during selection said he thought CA was guilty) who thought they were going to make a lot of money from a surprise verdict. Remember, at least one, if not three, had agents before the verdict was announced. One was looking for six-figures for an interview. It was disgusting.

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Ofc. Singleton: "You did the right thing. You called the police."

(Evil racist profiler man!)

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Precisely - this is what I hope they consider.

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Also: Zimmerman so not-with-it mentally that he couldn't even draw a layout sketch. Singleton had to print out a Google map overview for him.

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