I dont think Trayvon's friend is helping the case much.

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118. did the prosecution call her their star witness?

Or is that your interpretation or expectation?

I think she is one of many witnesses. In a case this important, I don't think any halfway decent lawyer would think of any one piece of evidence or any one witness as a "star" on which the outcome hinges. There will be many witnesses; some will hold up better than others, and some will give somewhat conflicting evidence. But if their basic story corroborates, and the physical evidence further supports it, that is what will matter.

Knowing you will be grilled for hours, and being grilled for hours are 2 different things. I imagine it's a lot unlike performing. Practicing singing in the shower is not the same as singing in the empty recital hall. And singing in the empty recital hall is not the same as singing in a dress rehearsal, with conductor and orchestra. And none of them is *anything* like the actual performance. I've had dress rehearsals where I could clearly hear my voice over the orchestra, echoing back at me from the furthest corner of the hall. Only to have my voice totally sucked up and disappear, dampened by the audience dressed in winter woolens. Not to mention that the emotions are totally different, cruising through the dress rehearsal like a game, whereas the live performance caused unexpected dry mouth, constricted throat, nausea, panic, etc.