Rihanna is set to testify against Chris Brown today. Rihanna will take the stand in Los Angeles and ultimately her words will guide the judge, jury and Chris Brown‘s lawyer into deciding his fate.

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more Rihanna and Chris Brown photos after the hop…

Rihanna will be feet away from Chris Brown as she retells the events of February 8th, the night police were called to a swank neighborhood in Los Angeles and were met with a bruised, bloody Rihanna.

“Prosecutors wouldn’t bring her in to testify if they didn’t think she was going to be a solid witness,” says L.A. criminal defense attorney Steve Sitkoff (via people.com), who’s not involved with the case. “If Rihanna was going to change her story out of fear or to protect Brown, it generally would’ve happened by now…I expect Geragos [Brown's attorney] will go easy on her under cross-examination,” says L.A. criminal defense attorney Jeffery Rubenstein, who’s also not involved with the case. “No lawyer wants to be seen as victimizing a victim twice. But if he does play hardball, he’ll do whatever he can to chip away at her credibility.”

Chris Brown could very well end up in jail, or he could have the two felonies dismissed. Stay tuned!

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