There is not one shred of evidence Zimmerman was defending himself

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8. you neglected

to mention the injuries to the back of Zim's head and to his face. Those injuries are evidence that will be used to demonstrate to the jury that there was a physical confrontation prior to the shooting and that Zimmerman had reason to fear for his life, the metric needed in order to justify the use of a weapon in a self defense claim.

Now you can certainly claim, as others have done, that they were self inflicted but if the prosecutor tried to suggest that to the jury, my guess is that he would be laughed out of the courtroom. That is just silly CT babble.

At the end of the day, everything that happened up until the point where the confrontation between the two became physical is largely moot. The case will hinge on whether or not the jury believes whether there was reasonable cause for Zim to fear for his life and from what has been presented in court, there is certainly evidence to support his claim. The pictures of the blood on the back of his head, on his face and the testimony from the EMT that treated him at the scene are going to be very, very difficult for the prosecutor to get past. Any juror that pictures themselves being on their back, being hit and getting their head pounded against a sidewalk, is going to have a hard time denying the picture the defense will paint of Trayvon being the physical aggressor in the confrontation and that Zimmerman simply defending himself from further harm.

While there is still more testimony to come, unless the Prosecution pulls some amazing rabbit out of their hat, based on what has been presented so far, the odds are highly in favor of either a not guilty verdict or a hung jury.