The tactic of waiving the SYG hearing pre-trial is to bring it up once the prosecution and defense has made its case and shown the evidence.     As we all know, the prosecution is running a kangaroo court and doesn't have any real evidence; all of its 'evidence' is circumstantial and presumptive with no real facts to back it up.     There is nothing in the law that states zimmerman can't use SYG at any point in the trial...or even after the trial! There's no way for the prosecution to get around this.     That is why the prosecution was soo adamant about questioning him themselves, to try to trick him into saying he's waiving it entirely.    If you saw what the judge asked him, she said, do you waive your SYG right to a pre trial hearing as of this time?. However, the prosecution wanted to question him themselves and ask him, Do you waive your right to the SYG defense?.     There's a big difference in those two statements; because the former just waives the pre-trial hearing; the latter waives the use of the entire SYG defense at any time in the future.     It's a smart move, because the judge hasn't heard the facts of the case; many of which were obscured by the prosecution. By having the prosecutions full case material made public, along with the defenses, a judge is better informed of the facts of the case and can better decide if SYG is applicable.     That's the thing about a pre-trial SYG hearing; pre-trial, no judge has a full grasp of the facts of a case, only a glimpse. The prosecution wanted him to lose the SYG hearing because of this fact and is why they did their damnedest to inhibit the discovery process; they wanted Zimmerman to lose the possibility for immunity. This goes beyond strategy, to the point of prosecutorial malice.    Right now the prosecution isn't fighting to put zimmerman behind bars soo much as fighting to save its own ass. They've done many things that are highly illegal and can be considered felonies that would put them in prison for many years, along with the revocation of their law degree's. This is why they're trying soo hard to convict him; even if they have to outright lie or coach witnesses. They're cornered. They know if they lose this case, their entire lives as they know it are in jeopardy. So in essence, we have people trying to put a man in prison, in order to stay out of prison themselves.     If Zimmerman is found innocent, a lot of people are going to jail, and a lot more could be sued to hell. The entire prosecution team will be facing jail time. The only way they can stop that is if they get a false conviction.     NBC, the HOA, the Martin family, will ALL be opened to legal action if Zimmerman is found innocent. The only question is, will Zimmerman try to seem like the good guy and let the Martins off the hook? I hope not. They deserve to be punished in order to be made an example of.