we also joined by her mother cynthia long and her attorney miles gerety. we will be back with them in a minute. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. special today, cherelle baldwin is free after nearly three years in prison. she was found not guilty on all counts in a second trial in the death of her abusive ex partner, who choked her, went after her. ultimately, she ended up with a broken leg, he ended up head. and at that time, their 18-month-old baby, inside alone in her house. we're also joined by cherelle's mother cynthia long and her attorney miles gerety. she was found not guilty just yesterday in a bridgeport courtroom, and is here in new york with us today. cherelle, what happened on the death didr abuser's not start on that day. you had gotten an order protection. where were the police through this period if you violated t ts order protection a number of times? -- the police -- i don't think they really cared too much post up basically, it was always pats on t