George Zimmerman's lead defense attorney told jurors during closing arguments that the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer was “not guilty of anything but protecting his own life” during the 2012 confrontation that ended in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin — and used an animated video and recordings of 911 calls in an attempt to show the shooting was in self-defense.
In a low-key and methodical presentation that began early Friday, defense attorney Mark O'Mara asked the all-female, six-member jury to not “fill in the gaps” or “connect the dots” while considering a verdict in the case.
"He’s not guilty of anything but protecting his own life."
- Attorney Mark O'Mara
"You can't help but have a first impression," O'Mara told jurors, who could begin deliberating later Friday. "What you have to do is be vigilant, diligent in deciding this case."
O'Mara's style was in sharp contrast to the fiery summation delivered by lead prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda a day earlier, in which he forcefully told jurors that Zimmerman's inaccurate "assumptions" about Martin were responsible for the teen's death on Feb. 26, 2012.
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