DEFENDING AGAINST KNOCKKNOCK TRIAL

He insisted that no witnesses saw what happened the night of the shooting in its entirety, but only saw 'slices' of what occurred between Martin and Zimmerman. Guy also said, 'The defendant claims that while Trayvon Martin was on top of him, he said, 'you are going to die tonightвЂ¦Nobody heard that.' He claimed that ' got out of his car with a pistol and two flashlights to follow Trayvon Benjamin Martin, who was walking home from a 7-Eleven.' He then made it clear that he was quoting Zimmerman: 'These were the words in this grown man's mouth as he followed this boy that he didn't know. | (PHOTO:Video Clip)Д®arlier the prosecuting attorney John Guy had opened the case rolling off a number of expletives. Consistent with having his head slammed into concrete.' Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin ask public to pray for their son during opening statements in case against George Zimmerman.

West showed photos of Zimmerman after the altercation: 'The big knots on each side of his head. No different than if he picked up a brick or smashed his head against a wall. West also rebuked suggestions that Martin was unarmed in the attack: 'Travyon Martin armed himself with the concrete sidewalk and used it to smash George Zimmerman's head.

Soon after that there was a gunshot heard, and West described that when Good came back Zimmerman told him that Martin 'was beating me up, and I shot him.' West claimed that Zimmerman cried out to Good for help, but that Good rather than getting involved, ran back into his house to call 911. The defense attorney also quoted one eye witness to the attack called John Good who saw part of the fight taking place between Martin and Zimmerman: 'He called it a 'ground and pound' by Martin, who he said was on top of Zimmerman, beating him.' West told jurors: 'Little did George Zimmerman know at the time in less than 10 minutes from him first seeing Travyon Martin that he, George Zimmerman, would be suckered punched in the face, have his head pounded on concrete and wind up shooting and tragically killing Trayvon Martin.' He shot Trayvon Martin after he was viciously attacked.' George Zimmerman is not guilty of murder. He said, 'The evidence will show this is a sad case no monsters here. The defense team opened by submitting that Zimmerman was forced to act in self-defense to save his own life, which they claimed was under threat from victim Trayvon Martin. With his joke met with stone cold silence, West awkwardly moved on to the real business of the case. Photo of George Zimmerman's broken nose from Feb. 'No more bad jokes, I promise that,' he told jurors. The joke was rebuked widely on social media sites from those following the trial, and later West apologized for the faltering start from the defense team. George Zimmerman who? Good, you're on the jury.'

DEFENDING AGAINST KNOCKKNOCK TRIAL

George Zimmerman enters the courtroom for his trial in Seminole circuit court in Sanford, Florida, June 25, 2013. The 'knock knock' joke by defense attorney Don West was made during Monday's opening statements, but was met by a stunned silence as most in the courtroom could not believe the defense was starting the trial with a joke. The George Zimmerman trial got off to a fierce start on Monday, and an inappropriate joke by the defense attorney has been receiving huge criticism on the Internet.

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