22 April 2014 Last updated at 07:52
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Chris Brown's assault trial, which had been set for Monday, has been postponed until Wednesday.
Brown and his bodyguard Christopher Hollosy were arrested in October after a man accused them of punching him outside a Washington hotel.
The trial was delayed while lawyers work out issues over a testimony from Hollosy, who was convicted of assault in a separate trial.
The bodyguard told police he punched the man first.
But court documents describe events differently, claiming Brown punched the man first when he tried to get in a picture the singer was having taken with two women.
The papers also say the man was treated for a fractured nose and injuries to his face and head.
Judge Patricia Wynn set Hollosy's sentencing for 25 June.
Brown's lawyers now want him to testify at the singer's trial.
Hollosy would be expected to say that he, not Brown, punched the man outside the W Hotel.
But Hollosy's lawyer, Bernard Grimm, told a judge he planned to appeal against his client's conviction.
Unless prosecutors grant Hollosy immunity, testifying in Brown's case could affect his appeal.
Prosecutors haven't said if they will grant Hollosy immunity and have previously said waiting until his appeal is over could take a year.
Brown's attorney Mark Geragos said outside court that he wanted to move forward.
"I don't think that there's any doubt Chris Brown is not guilty," he said.
But Geragos also said Hollosy's testimony was crucial to Brown's case.
He said prosecutors have a "duty to fairly treat a defendant and to extend immunity in certain situations".
"It's going to be our argument that this is one of those situations," he added.
Geragos said he expected Brown's trial, when it does start, to last no longer than two days.
Brown was on probation in California for an attack in 2009 on his then-girlfriend Rihanna when it's claimed the assault took place.
Soon after his arrest in Washington he entered rehab for anger management treatment, but he was jailed in mid-March after violating the treatment facility's rules.
If convicted in the Washington case, Brown could face jail time under the terms of a court order in the Rihanna case.
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