>> reporter: yes, he has. it is not unusual for cases in india to drag on in the courts for years. in this particular case, though, he has lawyers that have been filing appeal, questioning and requestioning witnesses. so this case has moved through several courts, hence the 20 years. he has also been acquitted after quite and also lengthy trial procedure of two other poaching cases. so this is an actor who has gone through years of court deliberations. >> 20 years in about 20 seconds. thank you so much to your time. and thank you for being with us. i'm george howell at the cnn center in atlanta. for our viewers in the united states, "new day" is next. for viewers around the world, amanpour is ahead. thank you for watching the cable news network cnn, the world's news leader.