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This. >> joey in new york here you have this decision after a two-year investigation from the justice department and then just days later you would have a decision that we saw this morning. clearly the justice department study did not impact or in any way influence this judge. the judge said especially based on the medical examiner's testimony and report it was difficult to discern from whom's bullets caused the fatal blow to these two people. >> that's right, fredricka. of course the other part of this decision -- it was really in three parts. the first part in saying not guilty as to the man...

The judge is processing those facts. as the judge evaluated and went through the opinion, in giving the opinion, remember he discredited some expert testimony. that was very critical because it was expert testimony which would tending to show that the fatal shot was indeed fired by brelo. if you come to the conclusion as a juror, which was judge was in the role of that brelo did fire that critical shot that was fatal, guess what it's an entirely different result here. the judge decided not to credit that expert testimony. >> why? >> because there was too much -- what the judge basically said w...

Of november 29, 2012 we will now review the testimony and evidence presented in that state trial. we will continue our assessment review all available legal options and will collaboratively determine what if any additional steps are available and appropriate given the requirements and limitations of the applicable laws in the federal judicial system. let's bring in an msnbc legal analyst, former criminal prosecutor with a welcome to you, your reaction to the verdict, how do you see that? >> well the judge took a lot of time explainings the verdict and the reason why he came to the conclusion t...

But the judge siding with the defense. >> -- entire use of deadly force was a constitutionally reasonable response to an objectively reasonably perceived threat of great bodily harm from the occupants of the malibu russell and williams. >> joining me now criminal defense attorney david bruno, former prosecutor and attorney deborah blount. both here has weigh in on this issue and in respective of the case lookingality it on the surface, many are left with the question how is it possible that a judge could acquit a police officer after jumping up on the hood of a car and pumping an additional 15...

Remember, you have a civil aspect of this and then a potential criminal prosecution for manslaughter. the fact that he can't remember what happened would be devastate ing to the prosecution trying to charge him with manslaughter. and then you have the issue of the positive track control, and i don't think that they can prosecute this engineer, because his argument would be in the criminal case hey, but for the fact that positive traffic control was not implemented this accident would have never happened and so we have a causation issue. >> and for our viewers to know, that is something that is...