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.…

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?על ידי info@podcastone.com

We wrap up our discussion of hearsay and grant you all law degrees. Sponsors: Progressive Insuranceעל ידי info@podcastone.com

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! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/totc/exorcist-files-s2/rewardsעל ידי info@podcastone.com

Alice continues her discussion of the latest Delphi hearing with Murder Sheet and Jayson Blair. Sponsors: VIntage Villainsעל ידי info@podcastone.com

Murder Sheet and Jayson Blair of Silver Linings Handbook join Alice to discuss the contempt hearing in Delphi. What went down? Who got thrown out? And what's next? Part 2 tomorrow. Sponsors: Vintage Villains Podcastעל ידי info@podcastone.com

We're back with everyone's favorite topic--Hearsay! We go through what seems like a thousand exceptions to the rule against hearsay. Sponsor: Vintage Villains Podcast Check out episode 82 for part 1.על ידי info@podcastone.com

After several states attempted to keep Donald Trump off the ballot under the 14th Amendment's insurrection clause, the Supreme Court reversed unanimously. We explore the ruling, the reasoning, and how the various justices reached their decision. Sponsors: Progressive Insuranceעל ידי info@podcastone.com

What are gag orders? Why do we have them? And what are the concerns about them? We dive in to a subject we are seeing in more and more cases... Sponsored by Progressive Insuranceעל ידי info@podcastone.com

Taylor Swift doesn't like that you can track her planes. Should she shake it off? Or does she know all too well that she needs to calm down? Sponsors: Progressive Insuranceעל ידי info@podcastone.com

It's the true crime story that shocked America. What if you were kidnapped, but no one believed you? Sponsored by Progressive Insuranceעל ידי info@podcastone.com

Jennifer Crumbley was convicted of 4 counts of involuntary manslaughter after her son used a firearm she purchased to commit a school shooting. What does it mean and should it have happened? Sponsors: Progressive Insuranceעל ידי info@podcastone.com

The Murdaugh evidentiary hearing happened today. Jurors revealed what Becky Hill said to them and whether or affected their verdict. Hill testified...poorly. And the judge rendered a verdict, but not before putting ol' Poot in his place. Sponsors:Progressive Insuranceעל ידי info@podcastone.com

We take a deeper look at the Supreme Court's decision in Delphi and what it means for the future of this case, which only seems to get more wild and more out of hand with every passing day.על ידי info@podcastone.com

Bob and Ali Motta join us to discuss the oral arguments in the Delphi case. What did we learn? What can we expect? And what comes next now that we have a decision from the Supreme Court?Sponsored by Progressive Insurance.על ידי info@podcastone.com

It was a rough preliminary hearing for Alex Murdaugh as the court laid down the law on what to expect in the upcoming evidentiary hearing. And the Murdaugh team couldn't have liked what they heard about who they can call, how they can be questioned, and the standard that will govern the hearing. We break it all down.This episode is sponsored by Pro…

It's a veritable buffet of legal news. Gypsy Rose got out of prison, Murdaugh prepares for his evidentiary hearing, and they're tearing down houses in Idaho. We talk about it all.על ידי info@podcastone.com

We dig into how oral argument works and what to expect as the Delphi case goes before the Indiana Supreme Court. Sponsors: Progressive Insuranceעל ידי info@podcastone.com

We finally dive into hearsay. Apologies for Alice's slightly muffled sound.על ידי info@podcastone.com

It's one of the most bizarre murder cases you'll ever hear, and it only gets weirder by the day. We discuss the twists and turns in the Kouri Richins murder case.על ידי info@podcastone.com

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We conclude our discussion of the hearing in Delphi and the mandamus petitions that followed. What is likely to happen, and what will it mean for the case?על ידי info@podcastone.com

The transcript of the in-chambers meeting between the prosecution, defense, and Judge Gull in the Delphi case has been released. What have we learned? And what does it mean for the future of the case?על ידי info@podcastone.com

The state has responded to Murdaugh's bombshell motion for a new trial based on jury tampering. We discuss what's next. Update: The judge did elect to recuse. A new judge has not been appointed to decide on the motion.על ידי info@podcastone.com

With the debate over the removal of Richard Allen's counsel in Delphi raging, we take a step back and look at the law. What has the Supreme Court said about right to counsel? The right to continuity of counsel? What does that mean? And does it matter if it's counsel you hired versus counsel appointed to you? We talk about it all. Citations: Anne Bo…

Like sands through the hour glass, weirdness continues to pile up in Delphi. What is a mandamus? And what's next? (The answer, apparently, is another mandamus petition, but we'll discuss that in a later episode.)על ידי info@podcastone.com

(This was recorded before the attorneys for Richard Allen attempted to re-enter the case, but with those efforts stopped...for now...everything should still apply). Two of the biggest cases in true crime have had big developments. We break them down.על ידי info@podcastone.com

There was a hearing in Delphi, and it was a doozy. After an inexcusable leak of crime scene photos, Richard Allen's attorneys have withdrawn from representing him. What's next? How did this happen? And how will it affect the Delphi case? Aine and Kevin from The Murder Sheet join us to discuss the latest developments.…

FBI CAST Agent Jay Berni joins the show to talk all things cell phones. How does cell phone analysis work? How accurate is it? And how is it getting even better as technology develops?על ידי info@podcastone.com

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has spoken in the Ellen Greenberg case, and it's not good. We tell you what happened, what it means, and what's next.https://gavinfish.com/cases/ellen-greenberg/על ידי info@podcastone.com

The Prosecution responds to the 135 page "Franks" motion in the Delphi case with...8 pages. That tells you a lot. We will tell you the rest.על ידי info@podcastone.com

Yes, you read that right. In a shocking filing, the defense in the Delphi murders case alleged that the murderer of Abby and Libby is not Richard Allen. Instead, a cult of white supremacist Odin worshippers sacrificed them. What does it mean? And what's next?על ידי info@podcastone.com

We continue our discussion of the accusations about juror tampering in the Murdaugh case, but this time Bob Motta of Defense Diaries joins us.על ידי info@podcastone.com

A shocking new filing by the defense leaves everyone wondering--are we doing this whole thing again? And this time, freaking out is appropriate.על ידי info@podcastone.com

Shawn Rech freed an innocent man with the groundbreaking documentary, Murder in the Park. Now he takes on one of the most controversial innocence cases out there--that of Steven Avery. He tells us all about his newest project, Convicting a Murderer, which raises some disturbing questions about the motives and manipulations behind the Netflix blockb…

We were talking about genetic genealogy, and we just kept talking. So here's the rest of the conversation.על ידי info@podcastone.com

We talk about genetic genealogy and the right to privacy. And then we just kept talking. This is part 1.על ידי info@podcastone.com

Genetic genealogy is back in the news after a motion to compel in the Idaho Murder trial. We talk about the problems with that motion and why it should fail.על ידי info@podcastone.com

In 2022, the Biden Administration announced a $500 billion loan forgiveness program for Americans with student loans. It was quickly challenged, and the Supreme Court struck it down? Why? And what can this case teach us about the separation of powers?על ידי info@podcastone.com

Despite what you see on television, most criminal cases don't end in trials. They end in plea agreements. We discuss why this is, the benefits of plea agreements, and when judges can refuse to accept them.על ידי info@podcastone.com

If you're tried and acquitted in the United States, can you be tried again in the same court? The short answer is no, but we spend 33 minutes saying that over and over again--with a few caveats. But no, the answer is no.על ידי info@podcastone.com

Our buddy Bob Motta joins us to talk about what's next in the LISK case from the defense side of the aisle.על ידי info@podcastone.com

FBI profiler Julia Cowley-- who worked the LISK case with the Behavioral Analysis Unit--joins us to discuss the potential capture of the infamous Long Island Serial Killer. Check out her show, The Consult, below or wherever you get your podcasts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-consult/id1586909557…

Broken System Podcast joins us to talk about the murder of D.J. Fickey. Once ruled a suicide, Fickey's death was not only recently ruled a murder--a suspect is now in custody. How did this happen? What went wrong? And how did it go right?על ידי info@podcastone.com

The Murder Sheet joins us to discuss the newly released documents in the Delphi case. And there are some bombshells. With Richard Allen's apparent confession, is the trial over before it even begins?על ידי info@podcastone.com

Motions to suppress are one of the most complicated, and most important, legal devices. How do they work? And how often do they succeed?על ידי info@podcastone.com

The guys from Murder Sheet join us to discuss the hearing in the Delphi murder case that morphed from a bail hearing to a suppression hearing to a hearing on Richard Allen's conditions of confinement. And a bombshell--did Allen not only confess, but do so multiple times?על ידי info@podcastone.com

In the United States, we primarily have two systems of law enforcement--the federal and the state. How do they work together? What can the states do that the feds can't? And why is it like that? We discuss it all.על ידי info@podcastone.com

Ever wonder how a case moves from investigation to indictment? When do grand jury and motions to suppress come in? And when is it over? We walk you through the life of a case, from beginning to end.על ידי info@podcastone.com

It's one of the most iconic buildings in the world. But how did this New York City landmark end up at the center of one of the weirdest auctions in real estate history? Update: On May 24, the Flatiron Building sold at auction to the Gural group for $151 million dollars.על ידי info@podcastone.com