The fifth hour of the six-part “Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story” aired Sept. 3 on Paramount Network and BET.
This hour focuses on how George Zimmerman’s defense crafted their case which ultimately leads to Zimmerman’s acquittal in the death of 17-year-old Martin and the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement.
In this podcast, Orlando Sentinel television writer Hal Boedeker and breaking news editor Jeff Weiner discuss the fifth hour of docuseries. Natalie Jackson, a local civil rights attorney who represents Trayvon Martin’s parents, joins the conversation.
Jackson was part of the team representing Sabrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, lead by attorney Benjamin Crump, that fought for Zimmerman’s arrest.
The docuseries raises the question that the prosecution was outclassed by the defense. But Jackson doesn’t agree with premise.
“You would have had the same outcome with the same jury in this jury system even if you had…