The following is a LIVE, ongoing rundown of opening statements in the George Zimmerman trial for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.

The most recent updates from the courtroom Monday are on top.

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4:53 p.m.

Judge Nelson gives the jury instructions to avoid reports about the case and not research it.

She excuses the witness, Ramona Rumph, until 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Court is in recess until 8:30 a.m.

4:48 p.m.

O’Mara objects based on relevance

Mantei says it is relevant to speak to Zimmerman’s expletive phrase in the Feb. 26 non-emergency call. He says the mention of break-ins and “they always get away” statement shows the defendant’s state of mind to show what it is he is talking about. He says they’re relevant to prove material facts already presented.

O’Mara says they should meet a much higher burden to show relevancy. He asks why they are presenting it if they are not calling it a “bad act.”

Mantei says the relevance is that if they have to establish state of mind, the call shows an ongoing frustration and the basis for the expletive phrase.

O’Mara responds citing the “state of mind” provision of the evidence code.

Mantei says the exception is that the calls are business calls and state of mind is an element of the charge.

Judge Nelson asks for case law.

Mantei asks for the evening to look for some.

Judge Nelson reads the state of mind code. She says she will recess for the day and they will take up the issue at 8:30 a.m. before the jury is brought back in at 9 a.m.

Both sides accept.

Judge Nelson asks the jury to be brought back in.

Fourth witness

4:39 p.m.

Mantei asks about other non-emergency calls made by Zimmerman.

The first one is August 3, 2011. Rumph says the priority was “routine” on the non-emergency line.

Mantei plays the call.

Mantei asks what time the call was made.

O’Mara objects based on relevance.

Judge Nelson says she asked if there was an objection and O’Mara said no.

O’Mara apologizes because he might’ve misunderstood and asks to have the testimony stricken.

Judge Nelson asks the jury to leave so they can take up a matter outside their presence.

4:34 p.m.

Rumph says she is a deputy director of the communications division for the sheriff’s office.

She has worked there for 26 years.

Her duties involved retrieving and verifying calls.

Rumph explains what a 911 call is. She says all calls are recorded. She says a non-emergency call is received with crimes that are over with or non-life- threatening.

Mantei asks about reports made and for an explanation of the CAD screen. She says it stands for “computer-aided dispatch.” It contains information for the event.

Mantei shows a CAD screen record.

Rumph explains that an event number is created by the system, like a case number.

She defines the “ANI and ALI” numbers and the connected and created numbers.

She explains a portion of the report showing location and call type information.

Rumph says as information is obtained, it can be upgraded based on information being given.

She says it is what happened with this call.

Mantei asks how to tell if the call is related to other calls. Rumph says yes and explains how to tell.

4:24 p.m.

Ramona Rumph takes the stand.

Third witness

4:23 p.m.

O’Mara objects to leading the witness.

Mantei asks what his feeling are the follow those words.

“Hostile,” Noffke says.

Mantei asks about Noffke’s question about race of the person. Noffke says the answer was “black male.”

Mantei asks about the “let me know if he does anything else” phrase.

He asks a series of variations of the phrase like “go follow” and Noffke says they were never said.

Mantei plays the door chime portion of the recording.

He asks about what was happening.

O’Mara objects.

Mantei asks about the wind noise.

He asks what clued him about Zimmerman getting out of the car.

Noffke says the wind noise stopped.

O’Mara redirects.

He asks about the wind noise and the possibility he was no longer out in the open.

Noffke says he can’t answer whether he knew he got of the car during the recording.

O’Mara asks about the expletive phrase and the hostility.

O’Mara asks about race and Zimmerman saying the person was black twice.

O’Mara finishes questioning.

The next witness is called.

4:16 p.m.

Mantei objects to a line of questioning.

O’Mara asks if Noffke meant for Zimmerman to take action.

“I can’t control the way they interpret the words,” Noffke says.

O’Mara asks about the car door chime.

Noffke says he doesn’t recall.

O’Mara asks if it meant anything to him back then.

He says he can’t answer that.

O’Mara plays more of the call.

He asks Noffke about the directional questions.

O’Mara plays the “we don’t need you to do that” portion of the call.

He asks about the wording and avoidance of liability.

O’Mara asks about the wind noise.

“It sounded like his breathing was strained,” Noffke said.

He says he can’t answer a question that it might be anything else.

O’Mara plays more of the call, the portion where Zimmerman says “he ran.”

Noffke says they always have to ask for the phone number, but non-emergency calls do not have caller ID.

He says with this type of call, the caller doesn’t have to meet with an officer.

O’Mara plays more of the call.

O’Mara asks about some background noise. Noffke says he doesn’t know what it is.

O’Mara asks if Noffke can say what it is. O’Mara plays the portion again.

Noffke says he doesn’t know.

O’Mara asks why Noffke didn’t get an identifier for Zimmerman’s truck.

Noffke says he doesn’t know.

O’Mara plays more of the recording.

Noffke says having an officer call Zimmerman wasn’t unusual. It didn’t give him cause for concern.

Noffke says he didn’t need to keep Zimmerman on the line because the suspicious person left the area.

O’Mara asks about cursing in emergency phone calls.

Noffke says “no, sir” to a question about being concerned by it.

O’Mara takes a moment to gather notes, says he has no further questions.

Mantei redirects.

4:02 p.m.

O’Mara asks Noffke if he assumed this was a routine call. Noffke confirms.

O’Mara says the will go through the recording one more time.

O’Mara asks about the “break-ins statement,” and asks about getting the person’s location.

Noffke says that gives them the opportunity to look up the area.

Noffke says he wouldn’t say he hears anger in the voice, in response to O’Mara’s question.

He says nothing gave him cause for concern about the caller.

Noffke says asking about race is for identification. It’s the same thing for asking about what the person is wearing.

O’Mara plays more of the recording.

O’Mara asks if Noffke had any cause for concern about Zimmerman’s description. He says no.

O’Mara asks about Noffke saying “just let me know if he does anything.”

Noffke answers, “yes, sir,” or “no, sir,” to most of O’Mara’s questions.

O’Mara asks about Noffke telling Zimmerman twice to let him know if the “suspicious person” does anything.

He says he can’t answer a question about what that meant.

“It’s best to avoid any kind of confrontation, to get away from the situation,” Noffke says.

O’Mara plays more of the recording.

“It sounded calm to me,” Noffke says about the expletive phrase heard in the recording.

O’Mara plays more of the recording.

3:50 p.m.

Mantei asks about the “he’s running” conversation and the chiming noise heard. Noffke says its sounds like a car door.

Noffke says he was asking which way to update the officers.

Mantei asks why Noffke asked about following Martin.

Noffke says it sounded like movement and that’s why he asked.

Mantei asks why he didn’t order him to do that.

Noffke says the reason is because they are liable if they give a direct order so they give general statements.

Mantei says he’s still hearing the noises as he plays the next portion of the recording.

Mantei asks the purpose of getting the caller’s location.

Noffke says that is so the officer knows where to meet him.

Mantei asks about hanging up the phone.

Noffke says they would stay on the line when there is a physical altercation and the person stays in the area.

Mantei points out the request to have an officer call Zimmerman.

Mantei finishes questioning.

3:41 p.m.

Noffke says everyone handles everything. He typically works overnights until 2 a.m.

He says he had about one to two months of training.

Noffke says he believes he was working the night of Feb. 26, 2012.

Mantei hands him a paper.

Noffke says it is the recording and the screen he typed up.

He says typically with non-emergency calls, he states the agency name.

He says there are signals and standards for the urgency of the call. He says this call was routine. Others are priority or urgent.

Noffke says at the top is the call type and this was coded routine.

He says this call was “13-P,” which is a suspicious person.

He defines priority as anything that just occurred and urgent as anything with a weapon or loss of life possible.

Noffke says the non-emergency line doesn’t have the function to track calls.

Mantei asks if Noffke encounters technical difficulties in his line of work, jokingly. Mantei asks the judge to make sure everyone can hear. He plays the non-emergency call.

3:34 p.m.

Sean Noffke takes the stand. He says he works as a 911 operator with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office for six years.

Second witness

3:31 p.m.

O’Mara asks Gaugh about being in the back of the store.

He says he was checking temperatures for the coolers.

Gaugh says he doesn’t remember having a conversation with Martin.

Gaugh says he doesn’t remember the event.

O’Mara aska Gaugh to stand and identify the type of shoes he was wearing. He says he is 5 feet 10 inches tall.

O’Mara finsishes.

Guy redirects.

Gaugh says the bag used was a 7-Eleven bag. The next witness is called.

3:24 p.m.

Guy points out the candy display in the store and the time in the lower part of the video.

Guy plays the video.

He asks if that is Gaugh behind the register. He says yes.

Guy says it looked like the gentleman [Trayvon Martin] picked up something off the floor. Gaugh says he doesn’t know if he did.

Guy shows another camera angle and another camera angle from behind the register.

Guy finishes questioning. O'Mara begins by saying he planned to show all four views of the 7-Eleven store footage.

3:16 p.m.

Gaugh says he lives in Deltona and is 20 years old.

He says he was a cashier at 7-Eleven.

Guy shows him the aerial photograph showing the 7-Eleven and Retreat at Twin Lakes complex.

Gaugh says he worked 4 to 10 p.m. on Feb. 26.

He says surveillance cameras are inside the store and he has seen the footage of a young an buying a drink and skittles.

He says he doesn’t remember any conversation with that customer.

He doesn’t know him.

Guy shows the surveillance images.

First witness

3:15 p.m.

O’Mara asks Joseph is Martin was playing video games with him. He answers yes.

He says he can’t remember how many hours they were playing video games.

O’Mara asks about the dog walk pathway and if Joseph has ever walked it.

He says he doesn’t know how long it would take to walk it.

O’Mara finishes. No redirect. The prosecution calls Andrew Gaugh.

3:12 p.m.

Joseph says he used his phone to call Martin.

He says Martin answered when he called and said he was on his way back and that it was raining.

Joseph says it was a short call.

He says after the call he watched TV and played the video game in his room.

Joseph says he was playing with headphones on and didn’t hear an argument or gun shot.

He says he never looked outside and Martin never came home.

Joseph says his mother and Tracy came home when he was still awake.

He went to school the next morning and learned after school that Martin had been killed.

He says his mom and Tracy told him.

The prosecution finishes.

3:09 p.m.

The state calls Chad Joseph as their first witness.

Guy asks Joseph his age. He answers 15 years old.

Joseph says he lived with his mom at Retreat at Twin Lakes.

He says he was in 7th grade.

He knew Martin through Tracy Martin. He says Tracy Martin is his mom’s boyfriend.

He says Martin was at his place before and they were close.

He says they were watching TV and playing a video game on Feb. 26, 2012.

He says his mother and Tracy were not home.

Joseph says Trayvon walked to the store. He didn’t go with because he was playing a game.

He says Martin asked if he wanted anything and he asked for Skittles.

Guy shows him a screen with an aerial photo of the gated complex.

Guy circles the main entrance and back entrance.

Joseph describes where he lived with his mother.

Guy shows another aerial photo that includes the 7-Eleven store.

3:04 p.m.

The state calls Chad Joseph as their first witness.

3:02 p.m.

The jury is brought in.

3:00 p.m.

Judge Nelson returns to the courtroom.

Opening statements

2:49 p.m.

O’Mara objects, saying De la Rionda is badgering of the witness.

De la Rionda asks if anyone else heard it.

Tucholski says it happened between the doors and he was holding the door.

He says Martin was looking down at his chest area and said the word he thought he heard.

De la Rionda asks if there was a threat.

Tucholski said he never said threat.

He says he originally told Shellie Zimmerman.

He says it didn’t happen today.

De la Rionda asks which day it happened.

Tucholski says it may have been two Tuesdays ago.

He says he first told Shellie Zimmerman. He says he didn’t want to make any ripples. He says he believes some of the deputies might have been told.

Tucholski says he didn’t want to be sitting there.

O’Mara asks what is on his badge.

It says “Family of Zimmerman.”

Judge Nelson asks for any other witnesses for the defense. She says the court’s ruling will stand. She says there have not been emotional reactions while court was in session for the court to observe. She does not find the testimony just heard to be of concern.

She rules the Fulton and Martin may remain in the courtroom and while they are there, Crump cannot. Zimmerman's parents are to stay out of the courtroom until they have testified.

Court is in recess for 10 minutes.

2:41 p.m.

Judge Nelson swears in Mr. Tim Tucholski.

O’Mara questions him about an event with a member of the Martin family.

Tucholski says he was returning from a restroom break and Mr. Martin.

He points him out.

He says Mr. Martin saw his badge and said an expletive under his breath.

He says it was at the door as he was holding it open.

Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda cross examines.

Tucholski says he is a family friend and attends on Tuesdays.

Tucholski says he is sure that is what he heard.

Tucholski says he was walking in as Martin was walking out.

2:37 p.m.

O’Mara asks that the rules for witnesses be relaxed for Zimmerman’s family.

Judge Nelson says the rule does not allow for witnesses except for the victim’s family. She says some case law talks about experts, but nothing that says family members of the defendant are entitled to be in the courtroom.

She says if family members are present a representative isn’t needed. Benjamin Crump will not be allowed in the courtroom.

“The defense has to show some prejudice to keep them out,” Judge Nelson says.

O’Mara says he did not make such an argument.

O’Mara tells Judge Nelson Mr. Martin cursed at one of Zimmerman’s family members.

He says that person will testify that it happened and if Mr. Martin can’t conduct himself properly, he shouldn’t be allowed to stay.

Judge Nelson says besides a few cell phones, everyone has been well-behaved in response to O’Mara saying it happened in the courtroom.

She warns that emotional outbursts or contact with witnesses in the courtroom will not be tolerated.

O’Mara asks the state to say if they will call Zimmerman’s parents as witnesses or if it’s a ploy to keep them out of the courtroom.

Judge Nelson says the state will be allowed to ask the defense what the plan is for their witnesses.

O’Mara says the “mom and dad” for both sides would be fair.

Judge Nelson says the law only mentions the victim’s family and if Zimmerman’s parents weren’t on the witness list they would be allowed. She lists the cases she used.

2:28 p.m.

“What we’re left with is people that may be familiar with the voice,” West says.

He says Zimmerman’s uncle, a sworn deputy with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, heard the screams on the TV and immediately knew it was his nephew.

West says family and friends listened to it and identified Zimmerman.

He says he expects other witnesses to identify Martin as the one screaming.

West says on Feb. 28, Investigator Sereno met with Tracy Martin and Brandy Green, and played the recording for them

“Mr. Martin lowered his head and said “No that’s not my son,’” West said.

West says other things in town were happening. He says Sybrina Fulton and Mr. Martin hired a law firm and media consultant.

He says a lawsuit was filed to get the recording released.

“Instead, there was great great public pressure on the city to release these recordings,” West says.

The prosecution objects.

West says a meeting was held on March 16 or 17, in which no law enforcement was present at city hall. He says Martin, Fulton and legal counsel were there and the recordings were played by the city manager and mayor.

West says Martin then said it was his son.

The prosecution objects again.

“Another person, though, that identified this voice as George Zimmerman is Eloise Bougard,” West says.

West grabs a piece of paper from the defense table and returns.

“This is a lot of information even though the event itself only took a few minutes,” West says.

He tells the jurors they will be instructed about the laws.

The prosecution objects.

Judge Nelson says the purpose of opening statements is for going over evidence.

The prosecution objects again.

Judge Nelson says counsel can state in open what is expected to show.

West says he will talk about the physical capabilities of Martin and Zimmerman.

West describes Martin’s height and weight.

“He was a former football player. He used to play linebacker and he was very good at it. He knew how to give a hit and take a hit,” he says.

West says Guy’s mentioned Zimmerman’s training too.

He says Zimmerman was “quite heavy” and wanted to lose weight, “regrettably he has put it back on.”

He says diet and exercise helped him lose the weight.

West says Zimmerman worked full time, went to school, and went to the gym when he could.

He says Zimmerman went to classes that fit his schedule, which included a boxing class.

The gym manager, Adam Polluck, said Zimmerman never made it past punching the bag, and even called him “soft.”

West says there’s no evidence Zimmerman was “trigger happy,” but got a permit in 2009.

He says a neighbor was not a responsible dog owner for an aggressive animal that harassed people. West says Zimmerman considered pepper spray.

“You either make yourself vulnerable or you get a gun,” West says.

The prosecution objects.

West says Zimmerman’s air marshal friend told him what kind of gun to get.

The prosecution objects.

“If you’re going to have it, it should be exactly the way Mr. Zimmerman was carrying it,” West says.

West tells the judge he would like to talk to the jury about the burden of proof.

Judge Nelson repeats the purpose of opening statements.

West asks her to remind the jury about the burden.

She says the court will instruct the jury as to the law.

West asks the jury to remember what they’ve heard from previous instructions.

He says the evidence will show that Martin was armed with a concrete sidewalk and used it to smash George Zimmerman’s head.

“That is a deadly weapon,” West says.

He tells the jury to listen to all the evidence. He asks them to keep an open mind until they hear all the evidence.

“That’s all I can ask,” West says.

Judge Nelson says they will take up a brief matter outside the jury’s presence. The jury leaves.

2:03 p.m.

“No more bad jokes, I promise that. I’m convinced it was the delivery though,” West says.

West says he wants to give the jurors information that may be technical or even boring.

He refers to Guy saying Zimmerman pressed the gun into Martin’s chest and that it is wrong.

He says forensic evidence is science.

West says the hole in Martin’s shirt is a “contact shot” because the fabric is shredded, along with the second shirt Martin was wearing.

West says the muzzle was in contact with the fabric.

He says contact shots are not very hard for an expert to know, and that is important because the bullet hole in Martin’s skin was not.

West says that means the clothing Martin was wearing was separated from his skin.

He suggests Martin was leaning over because gravity pulls the fabric away.

West asks if the jury remembers the 23 ounce can of Arizona juice. He says it was in the front pouch of Martin’s sweater.

West motions like he is pulling a gun. He says Zimmerman shots a gun with his right hand.

West says, “Yes, He did have the gun and thank God,” after telling the jury Zimmerman had a permit.

He says Zimmerman just raised the gun and pulled the trigger as Martin leaned over.

“My Guy also mentioned that there was no blood on Trayvon Martin’s hands at the time of the autopsy. That’s somewhat curious,” West says.

He says at the scene Martin was on the ground and the jury will know bags were put on his hands to prevent evidence from being contaminated.

He says no photographs were taken either.

West points out the only injury on Martin’s knuckle. He adds, “Bruising is a littler trickier.”

He says that its possible Martin was clutching his heart and says there would be blood if that was the case.

West says Martin’s blood is on Zimmerman’s jacket. He says the photos show there wasn’t a lot of bleeding.

“The absence of biological evidence or DNA doesn’t necessarily prove anything,” West says.

He says an additional problem with DNA in the case; he proposes is a mistake that may have affected the lab’s ability to analyze the DNA.

He says Martin’s clothes were wet from the rain. He says wet clothing is supposed to be packaged in paper so it can dry.

West says if that doesn’t happen, biological evidence can degrade and Martin’s clothes were put in plastic bags and sealed.

He says the DNA analyst’s notes described a strong odor and mold, but did not say how that would affect the evidence.

“There is enough DNA to show that these guys were face-to-face,” West says.

“The distance between the clothing and the skin shows Martin was leaning over,” he adds.

West says another piece of forensic evidence from the medical examiner corroborates what John Good saw.

It is a photograph from an assistant to Dr. Bow of Martin’s pants.

He points out the dirt on the knees. He calls it circumstantial evidence.

West moves on to forensic evidence at the scene.

He shows the jury a poster board he describes as an FDLE diagram of the scene. He says the data can be put into a software program that can recreate it mathematically.

He points out some of the things marked out on it.

“Marker number six is where Trayvon Martins body was noted,” West says.

Marker number eight is a cartridge case. That’s the spent casing,” he says.

He points out Martin’s phone and a flashlight, belonging to Zimmerman, but not working

West says police found a working flashlight on Zimmerman’s keys.

He says the little flashlight and key were found where the incident started.

“There’s obviously and important issued about the voice,” West says.

He says someone was screaming for help, and the idea would be to learn who it was.

West says Zimmerman told Officer Smith he was yelling for help.

“Can science tell us who was yelling for help, and the short answer is no,” West says.

West says Dr. Nakasone examined the recording and said there is not enough sample.

He says voice identification can’t be done for screaming.

West says age can't be determined from the screaming.

1:34 p.m.

Judge Nelson asks the jurors if they discussed the case or saw any reports about the case over the lunch break. West starts by saying, "No more bad jokes." He says he thinks the delivery was not well done.

1:30 p.m.

Judge Nelson returns and asks for the jury to be brought in.

12:30 p.m.

West stops the recording after the yells stop. He says the jurors will hear the whole call later.

He says everyone, the witnesses, agrees “those are the screams of someone in a life-threatening situation.”

West says that is the only recording that “shows what it shows.”

He calls it the best quality, but not that great because it was recorded on a cell phone about 20-40 feet away.

“It has some acoustic challenges, if you will,” West says.

West says other people heard “something going on.”

He mentions that another witness is wrong about what she believes she saw.

“She saw what she thinks was George Zimmerman on top of Trayvon Martin at the time the shot was fired and that Trayvon Martin was lying on his stomach, was face down,” West says, adding that it couldn’t happen because Martin was shot in the chest.

West says other people in the neighborhood will describe something similar but it was after.

He says the witness didn’t see a muzzle blast. He says Martin was shot and fell face down. He says two or three people saw what happened after the shot.

He says someone saw Martin and Zimmerman together before the shot and that person also called 911.

West says the man is named John Good and points out where he lived.

He says Good heard the screaming and went to investigate, and was outside on his patio.

He says the neighbor could see what Zimmerman and Martin were wearing, describing a “dark shirt” worn by Martin and a “red colored jacket” worn by Zimmerman.

West says Good thought he might be seeing a dog attack and it moved onto the sidewalk. He says Good say a person in a dark shirt “mounted” on the person with the red shirt.

West says “mounted” is a mixed martial arts term and says Good used the term “ground and pound” to describe what he saw.

West say Good yelled at Zimmerman and Martin to stop.

He says at that point Zimmerman cried out for help, but Martin kept hitting, so Good went back inside to call 911.

West says Zimmerman cried out for help, but none came.

He says they continued until the shoot and it stopped at the shot. “Why would there be?” West asked about the cries continuing after the shot.

He says a couple of people looked outside at that point and saw Zimmerman on top of Martin.

“My guess is the silence was deafening at that point,” West says.

West names another witness and shows where he lives. He says the witness arrived within seconds with a flashlight and saw Zimmerman staggering.

The witness took a picture of Martin’s head, West says, showing it to the jury.

He says the witness took other pictures too.

West describes the position Martin was scene in, suggesting it was because he was straddling Zimmerman.

“He was beating me up and I shot him,” West says Zimmerman told the neighbors.

West says the evidence will show Zimmerman had experienced the most traumatic incident of his life.

Officer Tim Smith showed up first, very soon after the shot, West says.

West says Smith asked who shot Martin and followed protocol in handcuffing Zimmerman.

He says the gun was in a holster on Zimmerman’s right side and shows a picture of it.

He says the gun is designed to be carried loaded and Zimmerman was “carrying it the way it was supposed to be carried.”

West says he followed training he got from a friend who serves as an air marshal.

West says Zimmerman was put in a patrol car while additional officers showed up.

He says a neighbor saw Zimmerman’s truck and was asked to identify the victim.

She asked to see a picture.

“Tragically, there was nothing that could be done,” West says about Martin.

West says the officer took a picture of Martin and Zimmerman to show neighbors and help identify them.

He says no one knew who Martin was.

West shows a picture of Martin at the 7-Eleven store. He describes the skittles and Arizona drink Martin bought.

West identifies the cashier and his height. He says Martin was well over six feet tall because of the shoes he had on.

He says Martin wasn’t skinny, but right in the middle.

West says a neighbor identified Zimmerman, but one didn’t recognize him because of his injuries. West shows the jury the pictures.

He points out an abrasion on his nose and marks on his forehead, a swollen nose. He says it suggests Zimmerman “took quite a wallop to the face.”

He says Zimmerman had just taken “tremendous blows to the head.” He says it’s an incredible case because Zimmerman never asked for lawyer.

He says Zimmerman was in police custody for several hours.

West says the paramedics cleaned Zimmerman up and one said he thinks Zimmerman should go to the hospital, but police said they would “deal with it.”

West says Zimmerman’s wife was allowed to bring him another set of clothes.

West identifies investigator Chris Serino. He says a witness statement included a sketch of what he saw.

He says Zimmerman was waiting after midnight.

West says Martin’s body was sent to the medical examiner’s office. An investigator with the medical examiner’s officer took additional pictures.

Around midnight, West says, an investigator took pictures of the gun and Zimmerman. He says they are not near as dramatic because hours had passed.

He says the pictures show lumps on each side of his head consistent with having his head slammed into the concrete.

West says a medical examiner expert will tell the jurors Zimmerman “had his head banged pretty hard on cement.”

“When you get your bell rung, stuff happens,” West says.

He says the police made a call that Zimmerman would not be arrested yet and Zimmerman, Mark Osterman and Shellie went home.

He says Zimmerman went to work the next day to tell them he could not work.

West says Zimmerman’s wife, Shellie, had also attended to his injuries.

He says Zimmerman worked at a company called Digital Risk.

West says a coworker was stunned at Zimmerman’s appearance, describing him as “emotionally beaten.”

He says Zimmerman did go to the doctor and spoke with a physician’s assistant.

No x-ray was taken, West says, because there wasn’t a suitable machine.

West says Zimmerman met with police later that day to go over with what happened.

West says he’d like to talk about some of the physical evidence.

Judge Nelson says the court will recess for lunch until 1:30 p.m.

11:44 a.m.

West says at 7:13:40 the call ends, and says “keeping in mind that by this time Trayvon Martin was back on the phone.”

West says the jurors will hear more from the woman.

He says second-degree murder requires a depraved mind, ill-will and spite.

He says the woman will tell the jury that the moment the incident became physical; Martin decided to confront George Zimmerman.

He says Martin turned to Zimmerman out of the darkness and said “why are you following me?’

The last thing she heard was Martin saying that phrase, West says.

West shows a new diagram of the pathway he calls “the T.” He says it shows the position of evidence marked by law enforcement.

West shows where one of the callers lived. He says she described hearing three voices. They couldn’t see what was happening, but could hear it and decided to call police.

He says it took a few seconds for her to get through.

West there’s something that sounds like it could be a shot, but it’s not. It’s been proven he only fired once.

“Mr. Guy gave you the answer,” West says.

West describes how eight rounds can be put into a gun.

West plays the witness call.

11:31 a.m.

West says he forgot to mention where Martin was staying with his father’s girlfriend.

He says no adults were home at the time and the All-Star game was happening.

West shows a transcript of the beginning of the call and says they will look at the times.

The call was connected at 7:09:34 and disconnected at 7:13:40 p.m., West says.

West Martin’s call with the woman started at 6:54:14 and ended at 7:11:47 p.m. and about 20 seconds later they reconnected.

West points out Zimmerman telling the dispatcher “he’s just staring at me.” He shows where Zimmerman pulled over to make the call.

West points out that Zimmerman said “get an officer over here.”

He says the dispatcher said “just let me know if this guy does anything else.”

West says residents asked him to report to the police neighborhood watch coordinator. West says there was an attempted break-in a couple of weeks before.

He mentions the expletive phrase.

West says Zimmerman was following Martin at a distance and reporting to the police.

West says when the dispatcher said “let me know if he does anything else,” Zimmerman was doing that.

West says the dispatcher asked Zimmerman to tell him which way Martin was running.

West says the jurors can hear the chime and the seatbelt.

West says he seems to remember that the call Martin was on ended about that time.

West says at 7:11:48, Zimmerman got out of the truck and Zimmerman described which entrance Martin was heading for.

West says noise is evident that Zimmerman is out of the vehicle.

He says at that point Martin had been staring at Zimmerman and had his hand in his waistband and took off.

West says the dispatcher realized Zimmerman was out of the vehicle and asked if Zimmerman was following Martin.

West shows where Zimmerman was at the point.

West mentions a witness that said she thought she heard voices before the event. He says there’s no way to know for sure if it was Zimmerman talking to the dispatcher.

West quotes the dispatcher saying “we don’t need you to do that.”

West says Zimmerman stopped.

He says a witness, an 18-year-old woman at the time, came into the case about three weeks later.

West points out the dispatcher statement asked for Zimmerman’s name and what address he was parked in front of.

West says there was confusion because Zimmerman was parked, but there were no street signs.

West says the dispatcher asked for Zimmerman’s address. He says Zimmerman stopped giving his address because he didn’t know where Martin ran to.

West says the evidence proves “Trayvon Martin hadn’t gone home.”

He shows a picture taken by medical examiners showing how dark it was outside. West says all the witness said it was dark.

West says there’s some more conversation about meeting an officer. West says instead of meeting at a specific location, he asked that the officer call him.

He plays the call again.

11:07 a.m.

“This is a sad case,” West begins. He mentions a juror’s answer from questioning that there are no winners.

West mentions that Martin’s parents are grieving. He mentions that Zimmerman’s parents are too. He points out Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, and says Zimmerman’s parents are present because they are permitted to be there because they are witnesses.

West says he grew up in a family that had moments of great joy and sadness, and says his mother…

Guy objects as to improper argument. Judge Nelson says it is personalizing and should be what the evidence is going to show.

“I think the evidence will show that this is a sad case. That there are no monsters here,” West says.

West says he knows it may sound weird, but he would like to tell the jurors a joke.

He asks that if the jurors don’t like it, they don’t hold it against Zimmerman.

“Knock, knock. Who’s there? George Zimmerman, Zimmerman who? OK, you’re on the jury,” West says.

West says Zimmerman shot Martin in self-defense.

He says he will display some things as he sets up an easel.

He says the jurors are looking at an aerial view of the Retreat at Twin Lakes.

He points to the area where Zimmerman lived. He points out the street, clubhouse, the main entrance, back entrance, the mailboxes and another street.

He says the jurors will hear a lot of testimony about the T-intersection where he says almost all of the important events took place.

He says a pathway is sometimes called the dog path.

West says Zimmerman left his house in his truck to go to Target for groceries for his lunch. He shows on the map the route Zimmerman took. He says

Zimmerman saw the person, later to become known as Trayvon Martin, cutting through houses.

West shows another aerial picture to the jury that also shows the 7-Eleven.

West shows the ways to get from the store to the complex and says it is about a mile.

West says Zimmerman saw Martin in a spot and caught his attention.

West says Zimmerman didn’t know that in less than 10 minutes, he would be sucker-punched in the face and have his head pounded in the concrete and fatally shoot Martin.

West says the community asked Zimmerman to be the watch liaison.

West says the coordinator with the police department asked for a point person to help coordinate the effort.

West says Zimmerman was active in the community and asked to help coordinate.

West says no patrols were set up, and he wasn’t patrolling that night. He says people were told if they see a crime to call 911, but if they want to bring the person to the attention of law enforcement they have a second number.

West says Zimmerman called the non-emergency number and described what he was seeing as he was seeing it.

West mentions the expletive phrase and says the jurors will hear the context.

“There’s been a lot of publicity, some of you may have even heard it,” West says about Zimmerman being told not to follow.

West says that is not true.

West says the jurors will know exactly when that happened on their timeline.

West says the jurors should also keep in mind that the defense also connected the call from the woman, sometimes described as Martin’s girlfriend.

West says the two shared messages and calls for a couple of weeks.

West says the call started before Zimmerman’s non-emergency call and ended and there was a gap of 20 seconds.

West mentions the continuous call between Martin and the woman and a call from one of the witnesses. He says around 30 seconds and then points to a new aerial photo showing where the witness lived and the location of the incident.

West says that’s the call the jury will “hear the rest of.”

West shows the jury where Zimmerman’s truck was parked.

West shows the jury another view of the intersection. He points out where three people live. He names one that he says was the only eye witness.

West says he will talk about the forensic evidence directly connected with the shooting.

West plays the non-emergency call Zimmerman made. He says he will point to certain parts of it.

10:44 a.m.

Defense attorney Don West begins his opening statement.

10:43 a.m.

The jurors are brought back in.

10:37 a.m.

The attorneys approach Judge Nelson for a sidebar.

10:08 a.m.

West asks for 15 minutes to set up an audio/visual display. Court is in recess.

10:08 a.m.

He says Zimmerman was a criminal justice major and took classes in the law of self-defense.

He says Zimmerman became a neighborhood watch coordinator.

Guy says Zimmerman profiled Martin.

Guy says the jury will learn about Zimmerman physically and adds that he weighed less.

Guy says the jury will hear from the medical examiner and they learn how thin Martin was.

Guy says Martin didn’t have bruised knuckles, but the only injury was small abrasion on his left ring finger. He says Martin was right-handed.

Guy says the jury will see burn marks on Martin’s chest.

Guy says the bullet went straight through Martin’s heart.

Guy says Judge Nelson will read them the law that applies to everyone and they will know in their head, heart and stomach that Zimmerman “didn’t shoot Martin because he had to but because he wanted to.”

10:03 a.m.

Guy begins his opening statement with an expletive he says Zimmerman said. He repeats it again saying they were the words in the defendants head before using a “pistol” to shoot Martin.

Guy points at Zimmerman, describing that he was “upright” and preparing to tell police why he “profiled” and “murdered and unarmed teenager.”

Guy says Zimmerman used hate-filled words to describe an unknown person.

He says he will describe in detail the end of Trayvon Martin’s life, which he says was the product of two worlds colliding.

He says in one world, Martin went to the store to get something to drink and skittles for a 12-year-old friend.

Guy says that day, Martin spent the day playing video games and watching TV with Chad Joseph, 12.

Guy says they jury will see the 7-Eleven surveillance video.

Guy says Martin walked home talking on the phone with a young friend in Miami.

Guy says Zimmerman was riding around in his car with a Kel-Tec 9 mm pistol, ready to fire.

Guy says Zimmerman didn’t see a young man walking home, but someone “real suspicious” and “up to no good.” Guy says the jury will hear the tape and how Martin is described.

Guy says Zimmerman mentions there has been “a bunch of recent burglaries,” and the door chime of the car door can be heard.

Guy says Zimmerman said under his breath the expletive phrase.

Guy says at the end of the phone call the defendant made the decision that brought all of them there today.

“Tell the officer to just call me and I’ll tell him where I am,” Guy quotes. Guy says Zimmerman wasn’t going back to his car, but after Martin.

Guy says four minutes later the girl on the phone heard Martin say “what are you following me for?”

Guy says Martin was face down with his hands clutching his chest.

Guy says the ear buds from his phone were next to his head.

Guy says Sgt. Romano will admit to not following SOPs with the police department. Guy says the officer put his lips on Martin’s lips to try to resuscitate Martin, but those efforts were too late.

Martin’s parents are wiping their eyes.

Guy says Zimmerman was able to answer and understand questions. He says Zimmerman had a bloody swollen nose and two lacerations on the back of his head.

He says the defendant was asked if he wanted to go to the hospital.

Guy says more than 30 photographs were taken of Zimmerman at the police station. He says the jury will also see video of him in the police station.

Guy says police videotaped Zimmerman explaining walked happen, calling it a “tangled web of lies.”

He says Zimmerman told police that Martin approached him, but that did not happen.

Guy says phone records dispute that claim.

Guy says Zimmerman told police that at one point while he was in his car, Martin circled his car.

Guy says the non-emergency call proves that is physically impossible.

Guy says Zimmerman told police the reason he got out of the car is because he needed an address.

Guy says Zimmerman claimed Martin straddled Zimmerman and covered his mouth and nose. Guy says there was no blood on Martin’s hands.

He says Martin’s cuffs were examined and no blood or DNA was found. He says Martin’s blood was on the defendant’s clothes.

Guy says Zimmerman claimed that Martin told him he was “going to die tonight,” but no one else heard it.

Guy says Zimmerman claimed he spread out Martin’s hands, but a witness took a photo showing Martin’s hands under his chest.

Guys says there is irrefutable physical evidence.

Guy says Zimmerman claimed Martin went for his gun, but Martin’s blood or DNA is not found on the gun.

Guy says an expert will tell the jury all about the gun, and that there were eight rounds in the gun because there was a bullet ready to fire in the chamber.

Guy says the gun has a longer trigger pull to ensure there are no accidental firings. He says the shot was a contact shot. He says the jury will see the burn marks.

Guy says the jury will see evidence from the scene and the first thing will be how “remarkably dark it was.”

He says the crime scene technician will go over the evidence there, mentioning Zimmerman’s flashlight, a bag used by the officer to keep air in Martin’s chest, the drink and skittles, the shell casing.

Guy says the people there will testify, including residents.

Guy says no one heard or saw the incident from beginning to the end. He says they all got “slices.”

Guy says the witnesses also contradict what Zimmerman said.

Guy says Zimmerman said he was knocked down, but a witness says she saw them upright.

Guy says nobody heard Martin say the “die tonight” phrase.

He says a witness thought he saw kids playing, but saw it was more serious and saw Martin’s hands on the defendant’s body and didn’t see or hear a fight.

A physician’s assistant who examined the defendant the next morning, Guy says, will testify that Zimmerman needed a note so he could go back to work.

He says she thought his now possible could be broken, but everything was aligned and longest injury on the back of his head was two centimeters, not needing sutures.

Guy calls the 911 call “bone-chilling.”

He says they will hear screaming in the background and asks the jurors to listen carefully.

He says Trayvon Martin was silenced immediately and after the gunshot the screaming stops.

Guy says they will learn more about the defendant, the person riding around in a car with a gun.

9:35 a.m.

Judge Nelson asks for the jury to be brought in.

Judge Nelson addresses the jury. She asks if any of them saw any reports about the case, researched the case, or talked about the case during the recess.

She explains the trial process, starting with the opening statements, followed by witnesses brought to testify, and then final arguments.

She says they should not form any definite opinions in the case.

She says they can only consider the presented evidence and not conduct their own investigation.

She says the jurors cannot discuss the case by any means. She says the defendant has a right to remain silent, and if he doesn’t take the witness stand, it shouldn’t affect their decision.

The jurors are allowed to take notes, but they cannot be taken from the courtroom and they will eventually be destroyed.

Court resumes

9:22 a.m.

Judge Nelson asks for the jury to be brought in.

9:13 a.m.

John Guy will do opening statements for the state and Don West will speak for the defense.

9:12 a.m.

Judge Debra Nelson asks witnesses that will testify to leave the courtroom. Defense attorney Mark O’Mara asks if the family for both sides can stay. Prosecutor Bernie De La Rionda cites a rule allowing the victim’s family to stay in the courtroom. O’Mara is asked to show Judge Nelson a case that would allow Zimmerman’s family to stay. Shellie Zimmerman, Zimmerman’s parents leave the courtroom. The state asks that Benjamin Crump be allowed to stay. O'Mara say it would be prejudcial to allow Crump to stay. Crump is asked to leave the courtroom as part of the rule of sequestration.

Before court began

8:49 a.m.

Our reporter in the courtroom says it looks like public seating will be full today.  Several pastors in the Sanford community are also in the courtroom. The Sanford Police Department Chief of Police is seated next to the Seminole County Sheriff in the front row.

8:32 a.m.

Family attorney Benjamin Crump, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin addressed the media in a separate courtroom set up for such briefings.

“A murder trial is a very emotional matter, but Trayvon’s parents understand the jury will have to hear all the evidence,” Crump said.

Crumps named two important facts in the case, saying George Zimmerman was a grown man with a gun and Trayvon Martin was minor with no blood on his hands.

Fulton told the media she would attend court as she has every day to try to get justice for her son and asked for prayers.

Martin said they hold on to memories of their son and his smile as the court proceeds.

8:24 a.m.

The Martin family's press conference is being moved inside the courthouse.

8 a.m.

Trayvon Martin's family is expected to make a statement outside the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center before opening statements.