(CNN) - George Zimmerman had already decided Trayvon Martin was a criminal when he spotted him walking through his Sanford, Florida, neighborhood, prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda told jurors in closing arguments of the former neighborhood watch volunteer's murder trial.

"I think it was a very effective presentation," said CNN legal analyst Sunny Hostin, who was in the courtroom and watched the jury carefully during the de la Rionda's closing arguments.

"They were with him, they were watching, they were listening. Even the ones that normally take these copious notes just listened," said Hostin. Jurors began taking notes during the middle and end of de la Rionda's presentation, when he pointed out inconsistencies in Zimmerman's statements.

The defense wanted this case to be about self-defense, but the prosecution was able to change that narrative, said Hostin.

"The prosecution took control of the narrative and said, 'This is about who started it. This is about George Zimmerman making assumptions that were wrong, chasing, tracking an innocent young boy.' And I thought that was very, very effective," said Hostin.
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