top of a new hour on cnn newsroom. good to have you. i m victor blackwell. five former memphis police officers charged in the fatal beating of tyre nichols pleaded not guilty in their first court appearance. all five were arraigned together. they did not speak. some wore masks. the men faced charges of second degree murder, assault, kidnapping, and misconduct. during today s arraignment, the judge stressed the need for patience. be patient, work with your attorneys, cooperate with them, meet with them, make sure if there are any theys, that these delays are not on account of any of your actions. to those in attendance, this case can take some time. we ask for your continued patience and continued civility in this case. we understand there may be some high emotions in this case, but we ask that you continue to be patient with us. everyone involved wants this case to be concluded as quickly as possible. but it s important for you all to understand that each one of these defen
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lethal force to protect themselves or others for what is reasonably believed to be a threat of death or serious bodily injury. i have not heard you say it, but did your client believe that his that he was in some reasonable threat of death or serious bodily injury? well, again, you know, coming out of the bond evidence from yesterday, it appears from the videos and the state police investigator s testimony that my client was put literally in a split second, less than one second decision to make from a suspect that they were investigating on a domestic disturbance call, who they properly identified as the individual at issue. and the evidence at the bond hearing shows that the individual was noncompliant to the investigative efforts. so that will have to be drawn out in trial. but in general terms, again,