Jury selection has begun in first trial over the death of Freddie Gray, a Baltimore man whose death in police custody set off days of protests.
Officer William Porter is charged with manslaughter, accused of failing to give medical help to Gray despite complaints and warning signs.
Gray sustained a severe spinal cord injury while riding in a police van and died a week later.
The case became a lightning rod in the US movement against police brutality.
Mr Porter is one of six police officers charged over Gray's death. They will be tried separately and prosecutors hope to use Mr Porter as a witness in the other trials.
The case has already shaken Baltimore.
City Police Commissioner Anthony Batts has been fired and the once-popular Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has agree not to run for election in the ensuing fallout. The city recently surpassed 300 murders within a year for the first time since 1999.
"Everything is at stake. The future of the city is at stake," Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said.
Finding an impartial jury is expected to be difficult given how Gray's death polarised the city. A Baltimore judge denied a defence request for a change of venue in September.
Officer Caesar Goodson: 2nd-degree depraved heart murder, involuntary manslaughter, 2nd degree negligent assault, manslaughter by vehicle by means of gross negligence, manslaughter by vehicle by means of criminal negligence, misconduct in office for failure to secure prisoner and failure to render aid
Officer William Porter: Involuntary manslaughter, assault in the 2nd degree, misconduct in office
Lieutenant Brian Rice: Involuntary manslaughter, assault in the 2nd degree, assault in the 2nd degree [second of two similar charges], misconduct in office, false imprisonment
Officer Edward Nero: Assault in the 2nd degree (intentional), assault in the 2nd degree (negligent), misconduct in office, false imprisonment
Sergeant Alicia White: Involuntary manslaughter, 2nd degree assault, misconduct in office
Officer Garrett Miller: Intentional Assault in the 2nd degree, assault in the 2nd degree, negligent misconduct in office, false imprisonment.
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