walking while black - Trayvon Martin

[HairOfTheDog]

George is giving me the impression that he is having trouble staying awake.

I think he's medicated. He always looks like that lately.


West is now attempting to counter the prosecution statement that George's injuries were not severe and not consistent with his version of the altercation.

West says that the wounds were cleaned up and it had been a couple of hours since the fight when the police photos were taken, so the injuries don't look bad. West says that George did get his head banged on the concrete and "when you get your bell rung, it shakes things up and affects your thinking."

West is explaining how George went to work the next day and how one co-worker was "stunned" by George's emotional and physical appearance and how George started crying when he tried to explain.

George then went to the doctor. West says the doc thought the nose was "probably" broken, but no deviated septum. George declined to see an ENT as advised. George continued to cooperate whenever asked, West says.

Now, West is gonna talk about the forensic evidence.

Lunch break.

Defense opening continues after break.