▁proxim ity ▁of ▁the ▁shooting , ▁and ▁the ▁cal iber ▁of ▁the ▁weapon . ▁ ▁Def ense ▁ ▁Gonz ale z ' s ▁att orney , ▁Nel ida ▁Cort es , ▁said ▁in ▁her ▁opening ▁statement , ▁" There ▁isn ' t ▁always ▁just ▁one ▁way ▁to ▁see ▁things ," ▁and ▁asked ▁them ▁to ▁consider ▁the ▁character ▁and ▁mot ives ▁of ▁witness es . ▁Corn ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁conv icted ▁of ▁multiple ▁dis order ly ▁conduct ▁viol ations , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁mar iju ana ▁conv ict ions . ▁John ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁conv icted ▁of ▁battery . ▁The ▁defense ▁called ▁one ▁witness , ▁a ▁police ▁officer ▁that ▁test ified ▁about ▁the ▁behavior ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁- ▁as ▁reported ▁by ▁the ▁b art ender . ▁ ▁Gonz ale z ▁ple aded ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Am end ment ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁test ify . ▁The ▁defense ▁made ▁a ▁motion ▁for ▁a ▁directed ▁ver dict ▁and ▁a ▁motion ▁to ▁dismiss , ▁both ▁which ▁were ▁denied . ▁ ▁Although ▁Gonz ale z ▁did ▁not ▁test ify , ▁the ▁judge ▁instruct ed ▁the ▁court ▁on ▁the ▁criteria ▁for ▁self - def ense , ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁bur den ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁show ▁that ▁Gonz ale z ▁did ▁not ▁reason ably ▁believe ▁he ▁faced ▁a ▁threat ▁of ▁death ▁or ▁great ▁bod ily ▁harm , ▁or ▁didn ' t ▁believe ▁dead ly ▁force ▁was ▁necessary ▁to ▁prevent ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁her ▁closing ▁arguments , ▁Gonz ale z ' s ▁att orney ▁argued ▁that ▁Gonz