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I don't have to explain to someone of your stature that is something very unusual. typically the civil issues are settled after the criminal issues so as not to affect that the process, and you have to be concerned that the statistic that the every one of the prospective jurors knows that the city thought something was enough wrong to pay freddie's family? >> on the other hand the burden of proof in a criminal case is proof beyond a reasonable doubt, and in a civil case it is a preponderance of the evidence. and the judge will be addressing that in the voir dire so that the potential jurors ca...

And the questioning is rather straight forward and standard and it is up to the judge to decide the extent to which the voir dire has revealed any evidence that the jury might be, the juror might be unfair in assess i assessing the case. so i don't see anything radically unusual about this. i am sure that the voir dire is going to be successfully arrived at by a voir dire vetted by the judge to be fair and impartial. >> well, you an open invitation to be on the program any day, and i value your time and judgment, attorney murphy. >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here. >> and thank you. up ...

The judge has the ability to determine the credibility of each one of the jurors in their answers. and likewise in the chambers, there is a limited amount of examination by the lawyers so they can have an attempt to ferret out any bias that is implicit or explicit. under these circumstances, i don't believe it is particularly unusual in terms of the potential impact that anything can have on a jury in a case as serious as this. as far as a fair and impartial jury can be selected. >> and there is nothing that we want more is that fairness be for all parties involved. and the first officer to go...

Either side, and tell me what that would say to you today. >> it says to me that this case should absolutely be moved. it is actually as alarming as the recent assaults and murders of young men of color across this country, as alarming as that is, what should be just as alarming is the e erosion of the presumption of innocence across this country and as made manifest by the judge's denial of a change of venue. there couldn't be a more perfect case, a more perfect candidate than a case like this that sparked riots, that the media coverage has been explosive, and what you are seeing here is a ju...

Morning and a process that is due to be repeat and no fewer than five different times as the fellow officers will all go on trial in succession after him. my colleague jean casarez is live in baltimore and joining us live. i can't wait to hear what some of the questions in voir dire are going to be like, and you are there to see who the prospective jurors are who are as semabled. give me a feel for the situation and the process. >> such an important day today, ashleigh, because the trial has begun for william porter, the police officer in baltimore. we know that in the courthouse behind me on ...