so that part of our defense could not be presented to the jury. >> i was expecting people to come. i was expecting to be going home once they testified. they aren't seeking the death penalty, and we are not putting up witnesses, we're not putting on a defense? that's not right. my attorneys are getting billed to defense. i just kind of felt trapped. i was really upset. >> as for the assault victims that prosecutors presented during sentencing, rodney had only faced trial in one of those cases, and in that trial, he was acquitted. >> the complaining witness in the case where rodney was found not guilty, they brought her in to testify. that verdict was so intellectually and factually and ethically wrong. when i left the courtroom, i cried. >> rodney reed spent four years