This program is about 1 hour long
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(Sanford: Martin Savidge) The closing of the defense case in the third week of the trial of George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin reviewed; scenes shown of Zimmerman stating he will not testify in response to the judge's queries, the use of a foam mannikin to illustrate the Martin-Zimmerman fight. testimony from a former neighbor about crimes in the neighborhood and Zimmerman's father's testimony about the screaming voice.
(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's Sunny Hostin and Jeffrey Toobin and criminal defense attorneys Mark Geragos and Danny Cevallos about the trial. [GERAGOS, TOOBIN - offer views on Zimmerman not taking the stand.] [HOSTIN, CEVALLOS - offer views on the use of the dummy in the courtroom by prosecutor John Guy and the defense.] [TOOBIN, GERAGOS, HOSTIN, CEVALLOS - offer views on who was the aggressor, Martin or Zimmerman.]
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with Martin family attorney Daryl Parks. [PARKS - comments on Zimmerman's decision not to testify, what Trayvon's father said about the voice on the 911 call, his belief the case has been made and we want justice.] Other material: the court statement from prosecutor Don West about the prosecution lying to the court.
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(Studio: Anderson Cooper) Live discussion held with CNN's Sunny Hostin and Jeffrey Toobin and criminal defense attorneys Mark Geragos and Danny Cevallos about the trial and the judge. [HOSTIN, TOOBIN, CEVALLOS, GERAGOS - offer views on the judge, a possible compromise verdict with Florida gun laws making mandatory minimum sentences, Zimmerman wanting to testify.]
(New York: Randi Kaye) The problems with the inconsistencies in Zimmerman's various testimonies about what happened and the phenomenon of hysterical amnesia reviewed; scenes shown of the testimony of Dennis Root in the Zimmerman trial and from three other prominent trials. [Forensic psychiatrist Mark RUBENSTEIN - explains how hysterical amnesia works in handling a traumatic psychological event: it is a defense mechanism.]
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(Sanford: George Howell) Live interview held with former Sanford, Florida, police chief Bill Lee, who was forces out over the George Zimmerman shooting of Trayvon Martin. [LEE - explains the probable cause laws in Florida that mandated Zimmerman's release at the time; states race did not come into play; comments on the pressure from the city manager to make an arrest and the investigation was taken away from us.] How Lee is watching the trial discussed.
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(Studio: Randi Kaye) What the cockpit crew said about the evacuation of the plane after the crash landing of Asiana Flight 214; the suspension of the engineer of the runaway train in Canada; Stock Market Report; new questions about diet soda's artificial sweeteners reported.
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