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first of all, midwin, what can the judge do here?e-sex marriage is not recognized in kentucky? >> i think this case is very straightforward. i think the judge is probably going to demand that this woman testify. if same-sex marriage is not legal in kentucky, i don't understand how she can invoke marital privilege here. it almost seems as though this argument is not at the proper venue. this is more a legislative argue, something they should take to lawmakers in kentucky. this is a criminal case, and criminal cases require courts and judges to follow existing law, not law that they want to have that assists them in a defense. so i think this judge is going to require that this woman testify. if she doesn't testify, she'll probably be held in contempt of court. >> this falls right in between this sort of gray area in these supreme court cases that were decided this summer between the overturn of doma and prop 8. only partial action or inaction on prop 8, which majors gay marriage effectively legal in california. heather, how do you thi

midwin, the description of the person that george zimmerman says he saw. he describes him male, approximately 5'11", to 6'2". he then says, "the dispatcher took note of the suspect." he's talking a lot like a police officer. >> he really is. i think one of the things everybody's talked about with respect to george zimmerman is this sort of zeal and excitement that he had had with regard to trayvon martin as though he is a police officer. we already know from the 911 call that he was directed -- instructed not follow trayvon martin, yet he seemed to feel put upon to do this and step into the shoes of someone who is in law enforcement. which goes -- speaks volumes in terms of why he even decided to follow hill in the first place. >> i mean, lisa, do you think there is they significance to the way that george zimmerman sounded? when police officers arrived on the scene, the fact this in a lot of ways he talks like them, do you think that added maybe to the perception on their part that he was perhaps the victim and the person they saw lying in the grass was t

the prosecution has gone far away from getting that point across. >> midwin charles, what did you see -- if you're the defense lawyer, what did you see in the prosecution argument today that you need to make sure you address? >> if i'm the defense lawyer, i focus on the fact that it was all the questions the state threw out. if i were the defense attorney, i would have my legal intern go home tonight and go through all the number of questions that they asked during their closing argument, which is not what you're supposed to do as a prosecutor. you're supposed to say with certainty exactly how it happened. how did the fight start? who threw the first punch? all we know for certain is how the fight ended. and that is one of the biggest problems with today's closing arguments by the prosecution. >> judge alex, i was a little surprised that the prosecutor, who is going to get rebuttal time, did not focus more on the distinctions between second-degree murder and manslaughter. they're critical. and let's run through them both. to prove second-degree murder, the state has to prove beyond a

midwin, what do you think about other civil suits like wrongful death? would you consider those on the table now? >> are you talking to me? >> yes. i'm sorry. i wasn't sure you were able to hear mep. >> i'm sorry. i thought you were still talking to paul. yes, it's entirely possible. the trayvon martin family could always potentially sue george zimmerman on wrongful death. as you know, wrongful death is a civil suit, not a criminal suit, and therefore the standard of proof is less. no one is going to disagree that we would not be here today if george zimmerman did not get out of his car that night. so there are certainly facts here that lead us to believe that george zimmerman caused the death of trayvon martin. obviously, of course, apart from the fact that he put the bullet in his body. but a wrongful death suit i do think is appropriate, particularly since the family is trying to get justice. and one of the things too that i have to say here, michaela, is that while this decision i believe was legally correct, at least with respect to the second degre

i'm nod hearing midwin. so lisa bloom, you need to answer that question, you're tomorrow's defense attorney. >> first of all, i would start by saying the prosecution asked you a lot of questions in the on the ground statement and since they don't have the answers, you don't have the answer, that's reasonable doubt, so i don't even have to go out, but i will. george zimmerman told his story over and over again, why didn't he lawyer up? he had nothing to hide, and insure there are minor inconsistencies. that's to be expected. but the central story never changed, that he killed in self-defense. that story matching up with all the medical and scientific evidence. that testimony of dr. vincent di maio. the prosecution has the burden many proof to show you it was not a self-defense killing form the prosecution has gone far away from getting that point across. >> midwin, if you're the defense lawyer, what did you see in the prosecution argument today that you need to make sure you address? >> i focus on the fact th

midwin, i'm going to owe you one next time. >> you got. >> my thanks to midwin charles, tonya miller and also michael greco. >> thanks. >>> so he has been acquitted. he can now do whatever he wants to do. but will george zimmerman ever really have a normal life after this? life after the verdict straight ahead. geoff: i'm the kind of guy who doesn't like being sold to. the last thing i want is to feel like someone is giving me a sales pitch, especially when it comes to my investments. you want a broker you can trust. a lot of guys at the other firms seemed more focused on selling than their clients. that's why i stopped working at my old brokerage and became a financial consultant with charles schwab. avo: what kind of financial consultant are you looking for? talk to us today. >>> our top story ga, of course a florida jury finding george zimmerman not guilty in the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. zimmerman's free, but is he really free. what will life be like for him now. david mattingly takes a look. >> reporter: he's been in hiding for over a year. dare to go venture out only

paul callan, tonya miller and midwin charles as well as richard gabriel. want to start with you. when the jury was asking about that manslaughter charge, we talked a little bit about this this morning. but wanted to pick it back up again. a lot of people were thinking that it was a good thing for the prosecution you c prosecution, right? they have options. but after a while, you thought the jury was thinking about mans lawsuits slaut aernd then came with not guilty. >> it's interesting, and i've seen this happen in cases that i've tried. sometimes the jury asks a question about the majority are trying to convince a holdout juror to change the vote. my bet is that what happened here is that all of the juror, maybe four or five of the sixes wanted to vote for acquittal and one was saying i think we should think about judge the charge b. so they asked the vague question and then i think she changed her mind behind the scenes. >> probably a good assessment. >> tonya, you were listening to what we were talk to robert george zimmerman i man about, asking him abo