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Brutality case that i was involved in. one of the officers is still in prison. we're talking 15, 16 years later. he's still in prison. and one served four years. do you see any similarities between these two cases? >> no, no. the la weema case was about officers literally subjecting a prisoner to torture. this was not a spur of the moment thing. this was something that, in which there was a level of malice and forethought that separates that from -- >> but you don't have to prove murder, and you don't have to prove race to reach the federal bar. >> no, you do not. >> zachary carter, thank you ...

Oath. and federal prosecutors filed similar rights charges. more than three years after the assault, the officer was convicted and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. so will we see similar charges in garner's case? and how could a federal case be made? joining me now is zachary carter. corporation counsel of the city of new york and former u.s. attorney. thank you for being here. zachary, your office investigated if there was a pattern of misconduct in the nypd after the baez and la weema cases and you prosecuted the police officers in the la weema case, a case i was involved in to...