In the pretrial hearing of the George Zimmerman trial involving the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, "audio experts" differed on whether screams for help captured on 911 call were those of the defendants or of the 17-year-old , according to news reports on Tuesday.
One audio expert said that the screams came from Martin himself, while another said that the shouts were from Zimmerman.
Prosecutors hired the experts to compare samples of Zimmerman and Martin's voices, which contains shouts coming from 911 phone calls by Zimmerman's neighbors. Residents present when the altercation took place at the gated community clearly heard the struggle took place, and determining whose voice was calling for help could aid a jury in deciding whether Zimmerman's claim of self-defense had been justified, the Associated Press reported.
Martin's family says the voice came from Martin, while Zimmerman's father has said in court that he believes the cries came from his son.
"Counsel has significant and legitimate concerns that such evidence will confuse the issues for this jury to decide, and it may well mislead the jury in the area of inquiry," Zimmerman's defense attorney Mark O'Mara said in the filing.
George Zimmerman's trial is scheduled for June 10.
