| psrock said: You know there's no proof Martin even punched Zimmerman, there was no blood or cut in his hands. that's almost impossible once you punch someon so hard he was scared for his life. |
No proof except for Zimmerman's face, and Martin's knuckle?
WEST: Let's talk for a moment about the injury to Trayvon Martin's knuckle. Do you remember there being in the photographs and the discussion in the autopsy an abrasion on the left hand fourth finger?
DI MAIO: Right.
WEST: Do you agree with Dr. Bao that's an abrasion-type injury?
DI MAIO: It appears to be.
WEST: Is that consistent with having come in contact with a hard surface or impacting some other surface?
DI MAIO: It's consistent with impacting a hard surface.
WEST: Would concrete qualify?
DI MAIO: Concrete can qualify, yes.
WEST: In your training and experience under circumstances like this, would you expect to see bruising on the knuckles if there had been punching going on?
DI MAIO: You can see bruising or you cannot see bruising. It depends what part of the body you punch. The softer the portion, you may not see it. In a case like this you can have bruising but it may not be visible unless you cut open the hand, the skin and peel it back. There may have been bruising there that we don't know about or there may not have been bruising but it doesn't make that much difference. You can punch someone and not get bruises and punch someone and get bruises. It's just too variable.
WEST: Does it take blood pressure in order to get bruising?
DI MAIO: Yes. Once your blood pressure goes, you can't get bruising. That's why they say you can't bruise a dead body. No blood pressure. The bruising occurs when the blood pushes the blood out of torn blood vessels into the soft tissue.
WEST: In this instance, Mr. Martin lost blood pressure quickly? DI MAIO: Yes, sir.
WEST: Had Dr. Bao been looking for bruising, especially in the knuckles, the better course or the better practice would have been to take a look internally?
DI MAIO: Right. (INAUDIBLE).
