mr. rantare going to let him out, it's not a personal thing. i did what i had to do, and i wish him health. >> let's get some legal advice now, cnn legal analyst sunny hostin. the prosecutor asking for david ranta to be set free. that shows just how strong the case is that ranta is innocent. >> well, it certainly shows that the government no longer believes it could prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt and the government has real problems with the case. what's special, i think, also about the brooklyn d.a.'s office is it has this conviction integrity unit, and that unit looks at cases like this where the integrity of the conviction has been questioned. and in this case, it has been questioned in a big way. you mentioned, don, there was a witness that said that he was coached to pick this defendant out of a lineup, but more people came forward. there was a woman that came forward that said her dead husband was actually the killer. there was also someone who said, listen, i testified because

ranta's road to freedom also began with that same young man, mr. lieberman, his word, only this time freely given and truthfully spoken. 23 years without freedom for one man. for the other, 23 years carrying a very heavy weight on his conscience. joining me tonight in a "360" exclusive, menachem lieberman. what happened during the lineup? what did the detective say to you? >> as i was walking in the room to the lineup, he told me that i should pick out the guy with the biggest nose. >> when he said that to you, what did you think? >> i was too young back then to realize that this was a setup. i mean, to me this was basically -- it was just part of the process. >> when did you realize that david ranta probably wasn't guilty and the investigation, particularly your picking him out of the lineup, was mishandled? >> i think as the years went by, i remembered what happened, that somebody told me, but as more and more i found the news of innocent people getting let free in various ways, i started to think back to the trial i was involved and remembered w

we're joined now by david ranta's attorney. mr. susman, thanks very much. how is your client doing? once he finally became a free man? >> one of the things he said, i asked him what he wanted -- he was hungry, what he wanted to eat. and he wanted a juicy chicken parmesan sandwich. >> what's taking so long to get a chicken parmesan and side of fries? there's a lot of restaurants in new york. you could do that pretty quickly, right? >> we're all set. he's taken care of. >> when did you realize there was hope he would be released? >> if you're asking me, you know, what i felt instinctually, i felt many months ago, instinctually, that this was the only result that was possible. you know, based on reviewing everything in the case. when i actually knew on a concrete level that it was happening, i would have to say, in the last seven to ten days. >> what does he plan on doing? what are the next steps besides eating a chicken parmigiana sandwich? what will he do over the next weeks and months? >> so, you know, at this point it's time for some decompression, and, you know, meeting with his f