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Back to this trial, I think it is interesting how much what seems to me to be rather sketchy eye/ear witness testimony that is being presented (of course that is about all they have and they do have to present something). I do wonder if either of them had any clue about what to do/say to manipulate the eye witness testimony. It is fairly well known in some of the self-defense/martial arts circles I've taken classes with that if you do decide that the best defense is a good offense there are things you can yell before you sucker punch the person you are eventually going to have to beat up that will have at least half the people swear they saw him on top of you punching you in the face first. Just avoid having to testify about what happened in the moment before everyone turned around to look.
Mark O'Mara refers to this portion of the State's scattershot theory of the case as (and I'm paraphrasing) 'George, The Master Murderer'. And what you suggest is pretty much what the State contends:
That his (Pre-Law) Criminal Justice coursework, keen interest in Law/Law Enforcement as a career path - and the fact that his medical records (then current - February/March, 2012) revealed that he was participating in (or had participated in) an 'Aerobic' MMA program in an effort to address his clinical obesity - worked together to afford him the expertise to successfully stage the evening's very fluid and (of course) murderous events - this is, after all, one of the State's stories - to make it appear as though he was defending himself against an aggressive Trayvon Martin (as opposed to the other way 'round) and to game the subsequent police interviews. Including:
His seemingly spontaneous 'Thank God!' - the police interviewer said under oath that he appeared to be genuinely elated - when he was told - falsely - that the entire altercation had been captured in video on Trayvon Martin's mobile phone.
And although the result will not be introduced in the trial, he also passed a voice stress test administered by the Sanford PD a few hours after the altercation.
Note: It is my understanding that Mr. Martin had also participated in MMA. ETA: But I do not know that to be fact.
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