Well honestly I think it went well, but the defense really shined. He was neighborhood watch, it's not like it was his job, he volunteered, but he followed a suspicious character in a neighborhood plagued by break-ins and robberies. He reported it, misunderstood the operator, followed some more for additional information and was attacked (what I believe, if you don't, then better wording would be 'He got in an altercation with the suspicious character') He defended himself legally, and the media turned it into a racial thing leading to this case.