George Zimmerman talks with defense attorney Don West (left) in Seminole circuit court on the 11th day of Zimmerman’s trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman listens to his defense attorney Mark O’Mara (left), with co-counsel Don West (center) , in Seminole circuit court on the 11th day of Zimmerman’s trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman talks with defense attorney Mark O’Mara (center) and co-counsel Don West (right) in Seminole circuit court on the 11th day of Zimmerman’s trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman talks with defense attorney Mark O’Mara (left) and co-counsel Don West (center) in Seminole circuit court on the 11th day of Zimmerman’s trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
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911 dispatcher Sean Noffke testifies about his conversation with George Zimmerman on a non-emergency line on the night of the shooting of Trayvon Martin, during testimony in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of Zimmerman trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda points to the gallery in the George Zimmerman trial in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Don West, a defense attorney for George Zimmerman, displays a photo of his client, from the night of the shooting of Trayvon Martin, to the jury during opening arguments in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of Zimmerman’s trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Don West, a defense attorney for George Zimmerman, displays a photo of Trayvon Martin’s pants from the night of the shooting, to the jury during opening arguments in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of Zimmerman’s trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
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George Zimmerman talks to his attorney, Mark O’Mara, in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Don West, a defense attorney for George Zimmerman, displays a graphic showing the scene of the shooting of Trayvon Martin, to the jury during opening arguments in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of Zimmerman’s trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
A video entered as evidence shows Trayvon Martin (right) at the 7-11 on the night of his encounter with George Zimmerman, displayed in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of the Zimmerman trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Marion Evans, the grandmother of Trayvon Martin, and mother of Trayvon Martin, Sybrina Fulton (right), cry listening to the description of his death, with Trayvon’s father, Tracy Martin (far right), during opening arguments of the George Zimmerman trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/pool) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
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George Zimmerman’s father, Robert Zimmerman, Sr., is escorted from the courtroom after judge Debra Nelson ruled that he cannot be present in the courtroom for his son’s trial until he testifies because he is on the witness list, in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. In the foreground, Martin attorney Benjamin Crump, who was also excluded from the proceedings. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Circuit Judge Debra Nelson listen to George Zimmerman’s defense attorney, Mark O’Mara, in Seminole circuit court, , in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Assistant State Attorney John Guy presents the state’s opening argument in front of the jury in the George Zimmerman trial, in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/pool) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman’s father, Robert Zimmerman, Sr.; mother, Gladys, and wife, Shellie (background), are escorted from the courtroom after judge Debra Nelson rules that they cannot be present in the courtroom for their son’s trial until they testify because they are all on the witness list, in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
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George Zimmerman’s father, Robert Zimmerman, Sr.; mother, Gladys, and wife, Shellie (right), are escorted from the courtroom after judge Debra Nelson ruled that they cannot be present in the courtroom for their son’s trial until after they testify because they are all on the witness list, in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman arrives in Seminole circuit court, with his wife Shellie, on the 11th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Assistant State Attorney John Guy points out defendant George Zimmerman as the shooter of Trayvon Martin during the state’s opening argument in front of the jury in the Zimmerman trial, in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/pool) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
A transcript from George Zimmerman’s police call on the night of the Trayvon Martin shooting is projeced during the defense opening argument, in Seminole circuit court, with his wife Shellie, on the 11th day of the Zimmerman trial, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
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The parents of Trayvon Martin, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton, are greeted by assistant state attorney John Guy, during the 11th day of the George Zimmerman trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/pool) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman stands for the jury’s arrival, with his defense team, in Seminole circuit court on the 11th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. From left, defense attorney Mark O’Mara; co-counsel Don West and attorney Lorna Truett (far right). (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Don West, a defense attorney for George Zimmerman, displays a photo of his client, from the night of the shooting of Trayvon Martin, to the jury during opening arguments in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of Zimmerman’s trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Don West, a defense attorney for George Zimmerman makes a gun gesture, describing the shooting of Trayvon Martin, to the jury while holding the evidence photo of the gun during opening arguments in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of Zimmerman’s trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
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Don West, a defense attorney for George Zimmerman, describing the shooting of Trayvon Martin to the jury, holds the evidence photo of the gun during opening arguments in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of Zimmerman’s trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Don West, a defense attorney for George Zimmerman holds up a surveillance photo of Trayvon Martin, taken at a 7-11, during opening arguments in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of Zimmerman’s trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman talks with defense attorney Mark O’Mara; with co-counsel Don West in foreground, in Seminole circuit court on the 11th day of Zimmerman’s trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Don West, a defense attorney for George Zimmerman, displays a photo of his client, from the night of the shooting of Trayvon Martin, to the jury during opening arguments in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of Zimmerman’s trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
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The mother of Trayvon Martin, Sybrina Fulton, cries as he listens to the description of her son’s death, with Trayvon’s father, Tracy Martin, at right, during the 11th day of the George Zimmerman trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/pool) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
The father of Trayvon Martin, Tracy Martin, cries as he listens to the description of his son’s death, with Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon’s mother, at left, and Daryl Parks, a family attorney, at right, during the 11th day of the George Zimmerman trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/pool) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
The father of Trayvon Martin, Tracy Martin, cries as he listens to the description of his son’s death, with Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon’s mother, at left, and Daryl Parks, a family attorney, at right, during the 11th day of the George Zimmerman trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/pool) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
The father of Trayvon Martin, Tracy Martin, cries as he listens to the description of his son’s death, with Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon’s mother, at left, and Daryl Parks, a family attorney, at right, during the 11th day of the George Zimmerman trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/pool) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
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Assistant State Attorney John Guy gestures during his opening arguments in front of the jury in the George Zimmerman trial, in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/pool) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Don West, a defense attorney for George Zimmerman, displays a photo of his client, from the night of the shooting of Trayvon Martin, to the jury during opening arguments in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of Zimmerman’s trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Don West, a defense attorney for George Zimmerman, addresses the jury during opening arguments in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of Zimmerman’s trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman watches the jury arrival in Seminole circuit court on the 11th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. At left, co-counsel Don West. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
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George Zimmerman waits for his defense counsel to arrive in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman watches the judge arrive in Seminole circuit court on the 11th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. At left, co-counsel Don West. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. From left, assistant state attorney John Guy; defense attorney Mark O’Mara; co-counsel Don West. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman waits for his defense counsel to arrive in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman waits for his defense counsel to arrive in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
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George Zimmerman stands for the judges arrival in Seminole circuit court on the 11th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman is greeted by defense attorney Mark O’Mara in Seminole circuit court, on the 11th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
Assistant State Attorney John Guy gestures during his opening arguments in front of the jury in the George Zimmerman trial, in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/pool) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
The father of Trayvon Martin, Tracy Martin, cries as he listens to the description of his son’s death, with Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon’s mother, at left, and Daryl Parks, a family attorney, at right, during the 11th day of the George Zimmerman trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/pool) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
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The father of Trayvon Martin, Tracy Martin, cries as he listens to the description of his son’s death, with Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon’s mother, at left, and Daryl Parks, a family attorney, at right, during the 11th day of the George Zimmerman trial in Seminole circuit court, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/pool) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman arrives in Seminole circuit court, with his wife Shellie, on the 11th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman arrives in Seminole circuit court, with his wife Shellie, on the 11th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)
George Zimmerman arrives in Seminole circuit court, with his wife Shellie, on the 11th day of his trial, in Sanford, Fla., Monday, June 24, 2013. Zimmerman is accused in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) newsgate CCI B583011931Z.1 (Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel)