Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170220:09:37:00
>> first-time inmate pierre washington has considerably more privileges within the jail. today he is in the law library preparing for a preliminary hearing on his upcoming murder trial. though he pled not guilty he admits shooting his wife to death. >> just doing some research. just getting familiar with the laws and statutes of the state and seeing what options i'm going to have. >> his family determined they could not afford to retain private defense attorney sara swain. >> for a case such as mine, attorneys aren't cheap. so i just went ahead and applied for a court appointed attorney. >> pe...