What's the defense for Zimmerman? He was acting in self defense? Is that his claim?
he said he was walking back to his truck and martin came up from behind and punched him in the nose (yes, from behind). then he claims martin pinned his arms down with his knees and slammed his head into the sidewalk over and over.
the only problem with this is that all witnesses, no matter who they saw on top or on bottom or who they didn't even see, all said the scuffle happened in the grass, not the sidewalk. in fact, multiple witnesses say that zimmerman got up after shooting martin and walked to the sidewalk looking worried but uninjured.
further complicating this tall tale of zimmerman's is the fact that 34 minutes after the gunshot was fired, he was at the police station and surveillance tapes show him moving around fluidly and alertly, no signs of any injury, no grass stains or wetness on his back, no visible discomfort from his supposedly broken nose.
and the funeral director who prepared martin's body said they saw no signs of a physical altercation when looking at martin's hands. just like zimmerman on film, there were no cuts, no scratches, nothing. not a mark.