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Killing a 17-year-old. when local prosecutors couldn't deliver a conviction, the civil rights department of the department of justice and the fbi began an investigation. in 2011, a jury in new orleans federal court convicted five police officers on charges related to covering up the investigation, and deprivation of civil rights. still, regardless of the outcome of those two high profile cases, george zimmerman's attorney continues to insist this case was never about race. >> my fear is that now that they have connected that conversation to his conviction, that his acquittal is going to be see...

We continue on now to assessing the aftermath of the george zimmerman trial. talking with two defense attorneys now through very high profile trials like this. tom mesereau, of course, worked with michael jackson. and then jeralyn merit handled high profile cases, as well. she handled the timothy mcveigh oklahoma city bombing case. i asked you, jeralyn, before the break about the zimmerman case being overcharged and if so why didn't jurors buy the manslaughter option? >> well, the jurors didn't buy the manslaughter option because justifiable use of force means the killing was not unlawful. and...

On two medications the night of the shooting, one for insomnia. do you think that should be admissib admissible? do you think the prosecution will fight for it now that the thc has been ruled admissible? >> they might. they might. i think at this point the prosecution if it had been deemed relevant, i think it could have come in due to the physician's assistant. she did testify, though, that he was seeing a psychologist. >> lend a, you've been in the hot seat before in some very high profile cases. if you were the defense, what would you do to wrap up this case? we're hearing now that they mig...

Troops falling short of their standards can go viral and endanger our forces and undermine our efforts to achieve security and peace. likewise, those who commit sexual assault are not only committing a crime, they threaten the trust and discipline that makes our military strong. that's why we have to be determined to stop these crimes. 'cause they've got no place in the greatest military on earth. >> the u.s. military is also dealing with three high profile cases where officers in charge of preventing sexual assault are actually accused of misconduct. and just this week we also learned about a...

Toensing. >> chris: do you like the high profile cases. it's fun but it's professionally important. these things matters. >> chris: she worked for the reagan justice department. he was the u.s. attorney who prosecuted corruption inside the administration, a former d.c. mayor of marion berry. >> great memories of public service and kind of thing you take it with you for the rest of your life. you can never duplicate that. it's absolutely wonderful. >> that fits the bill. >> chris: since 1988 they have been in private practice together, handling big cases and commenting on others. >> he controls...