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Officer alicia white's trial is set for january 25th. i'm also learning that goodson did not give a statement and so, prosecutors need porter to say to the jury or explain to the jury what he told officer goodson, in order for the prosecution to prove its case. and my understanding is that perhaps the team, the defense team for porter, isn't available until may or june. if that is the case, this is extremely problematic for the prosecution, which has announced that they want to bring charges, again, re-charge this defendant, defendant porter tomorrow. that -- i don't know what that does to the...

Was sort of paving the way for this new accountability for police officers. given the fact that there is a hung jury and that they need, the prosecution, needs porter's testimony in a trial that's going to start january 4th, and another trial that's going to start january 25th, i'm just not certain what, how the community is going to react to that. >> let me ask cornell william brooks. not only the president and ceo of the naacp, you're also an attorney. you know the legal system. all of these police officers charged, they're due a fair trial. they're due their day in court. >> absolutely due ...