122 episodes
Law With Mr. Lafayette René M. Lafayette
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This podcast is created to provide additional information and commentary to the Street and Practical Law classes that I teach at Leominster High School located in Leominster, Massachusetts. It compliments the purpose of these classes "...to empower young people to be active, engaged citizens by equipping them with the knowledge and skills they need to successfully participate and create change in their communities." It is based on the foundations of our democratic Republic: the Constitution, natural law and freedom.
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A Jury View: Bring a Jury to the Scene of the Crime.
Drawing from the experience of attending a jury view when he was High Sheriff of Providence County Rhode Island in 1992, René Lafayette explains the process and what jurors do and why.
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Recap of Day 4 of the Karen Read Trial.
During day, four of the Karen Reed trial which took place on Friday, May 3, 2024, Canton Firefighter/EMT underwent an extensive and at times aggressive cross examination by the defense. Then the jury was bused to the Canton home at 34 Fairview Road where O’Keefe’s body was found. They also viewed Read’s Lexus SUV with the removed right taillight.
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Recap of Day 3 of the Karen Read Trial.
On Wednesday, May 1, 2024 the court system observed law day and so court sessions were excused for that day and not held. On Thursday, May 2, day three of the Karen Read high profile murder trial continued. Testimony of several Canton EMTs, police and firefighters was accepted into the trial record. Additionally plans for a “jury view“ to be held on Friday, May 3 was discussed. These are all elements of the recap of day three of the Karen Read murder trial.
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The Power of Courtroom Presence: How Attorneys‘Demeanor Influences Jury Verdicts.
On Monday, April 29, 2024, the murder trial of Karen Read opened at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Massachusetts. Trials begin with opening statements by the prosecution and then the defense. The presentations by Assistant District Attorney Adam Lally and Defense Attorney David Jannette were a marked study in different styles. We will see how the outcome will be impacted by personal style.
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Recap of Day 2 of the Karen Read Murder Trial
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 marked the second day of the high profile murder trial of Karen Read held in Norfolk County Superior Court in Dedham Massachusetts. Far from being an average judicial proceeding, the defense team wasted little time in planting “reasonable doubt” in the minds of the jurors. In this episode of “Law With Mr. Lafayette,” René Lafayette explains the twist of events that occurred as prosecution witnesses had to explain inconsistencies in their testimony.
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Recap of Day 1 of the Karen Read Trial.
April 29, 2024 has been a beautifully mild and sunny spring day here in Massachusetts. The attention of many legal observers and students of the judicial system have focused their attention to Norfolk County Superior Court, sitting in Dedham, where opening statements have been given in the murder trial of Karen Read. This episode provides a recap of the events that happened this the first day of this height profile judicial proceeding which may last 6-8 weeks.