102 episodes
The Prosecutors: Legal Briefs PodcastOne
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- True Crime
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3.8 • 54 Ratings
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Alice and Brett, hosts of the true crime podcast, The Prosecutors, bring their experience as prosecutors to the hottest stories in true crime. Whether it’s breaking developments in a cold case, the intricacies of sentencing, or analysis of what’s really going on in trials in the news, they’ll have you covered.
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101. The Trial of Coley McCraney
In 1999, two teenagers, Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley, were brutally murdered just outside the town of Ozark, AL. For decades, the mystery remained unsolved. Then, genetic genealogy came along. In an unusual twist, the Attorney General of Alabama, Steve Marshall, was called upon to prosecute the case. He joins us to explain how this case was solved and tried, and how the families of two murdered 17 year olds finally found justice.
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100. WM3 DNA Testing Decision
To celebrate 100 episodes of Legal Briefs, we discuss the recent Arkansas Supreme Court opinion on DNA testing in the West Memphis 3 case. And you will also hear us--based entirely on your view of the case--either make abundantly clear that we think the WM3 are guilty or abundantly clear we think they are innocent. Choose your own adventure.
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99. Delphi and the "Some Other Dude Did It" Defense
Delphi is just the latest case where the defense offers an alternative suspect, sometimes called the SODDI defense.. How does this alternate theory work? Are there any limits on it? And how will those limits affect the trial in Delphi?
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98. Hearsay Part 3
We wrap up our discussion of hearsay and grant you all law degrees.
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97. The Exorcist Files
Halloween comes early as we interview the host of the hit podcast, The Exorcist Files. We talk about the show, consider evidence for exorcism, and address the doubters. Support season 2 below!
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96. Delphi Contempt Hearing Part 2
Alice continues her discussion of the latest Delphi hearing with Murder Sheet and Jayson Blair.
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Customer Reviews
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As a lawyer in Canada, I find this podcast fascinating from a comparative law and procedure perspective. I like learning how some things differ in America, and how some are similar to the way we do them here. Also, I loved the statutory interpretation episode. I “geeked out” over that one. Great work… and I love your other podcast too.
Yikes - Hard Disagree about Adnan
An innocent man should not have to sit in prison an extra 6 months after the prosecution FINALLY did the right thing for Adnan. Two family’s were torn apart the day Hae was murdered. Adnan is a victim too. What if it were your son, Brett? Alice, I’m sure you’d want your son home as soon as possible also. Or, maybe you’d prefer to have another day stolen from them unjustly. Time to get real answers for Hae’s family!
Please follow up re Hae Min Lee
I came to the Prosecutors Legal Brief on the Adnan Syed- Hae Min Lee case. I was of the opinion that his guilt had not been proven. I did want healthy discussion, not polarized camps - guilty, innocent. Some feedback:
I disliked the “trust us, we’re prosecutors” tone. “Trust us, people lie all the time”. I disliked the sneering disdain of Asia McLean. I would have liked to see the matter of Don addressed more thoroughly, and concession that he truly wasn’t fully investigated. I felt the position taken on lividity was glossed over and unconvincing.
I actually liked hearing their theories of how it happened. Alice gave a very emphatic, theatrical delivery, like closing arguments. A jury could convict based on how convincing she sounds. Bravo. If I had a murdered loved one, I would want her to be prosecuting the case.
But I then listened to the Bob Ruff follow up episodes. I had never had much of an opinion of Bob Ruff, but he has gotten better over the years, imo. I would say he has a far greater grasp of the facts of the case. That said, I think the prosecutors could lend to a very healthy dissection of the facts of the case if they would address Bob Ruff’s feedback. He offered some very strong rebuttal to the Prosecutors take on the case. Why won’t they respond? What is there to lose? Isn’t everyone in search of the truth?