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All right, we're back with ABC's chief national correspondent, Matt Gutman, who's been following the Menendez case for years. Matt, the family has asked the DA to reconsider his ruling on the resentencing. What happens next?
All right, we're back with ABC's chief national correspondent, Matt Gutman, who's been following the Menendez case for years. Matt, the family has asked the DA to reconsider his ruling on the resentencing. What happens next?
Because it's like, the previous DA has already set the wheels in motion, and so then, like, you don't just want to have DAs, political appointees, like, going back and forth on whether somebody can get out of prison or not.
Because it's like, the previous DA has already set the wheels in motion, and so then, like, you don't just want to have DAs, political appointees, like, going back and forth on whether somebody can get out of prison or not.
Still up to the judge, like you said, but he's basically pulling any support that the DA's office had for this whole thing.
Still up to the judge, like you said, but he's basically pulling any support that the DA's office had for this whole thing.
Well, so, OK, so then there's the D.A. who has a lot of power in this case. There's the judge who theoretically has even more power. Right. He could even deny the D.A. 's request here. Then there's the governor of California. Right. In any case, I know we talk about death row, but can't the governor like commute their sentences if he felt like it?
Well, so, OK, so then there's the D.A. who has a lot of power in this case. There's the judge who theoretically has even more power. Right. He could even deny the D.A. 's request here. Then there's the governor of California. Right. In any case, I know we talk about death row, but can't the governor like commute their sentences if he felt like it?
Okay, so next steps, Matt? I mean, because this is all happening, all of us after 35 years, it's all happening very quickly. What happens next?
Okay, so next steps, Matt? I mean, because this is all happening, all of us after 35 years, it's all happening very quickly. What happens next?
What's the big takeaway from all this, Matt, at the end of the day? You've been sitting with this case now for years, and all this is changing right now. I mean, what is so resonant about this at this moment?
What's the big takeaway from all this, Matt, at the end of the day? You've been sitting with this case now for years, and all this is changing right now. I mean, what is so resonant about this at this moment?
Right. And can our definitions of justice shift over time, even when we write laws that we treat as permanent, like life without the possibility of parole? Matt Gutman, our chief national correspondent, thank you so much for being here. Thanks, Brad. Now, let's check in on some of the other biggest true crime headlines that are making waves this week.
Right. And can our definitions of justice shift over time, even when we write laws that we treat as permanent, like life without the possibility of parole? Matt Gutman, our chief national correspondent, thank you so much for being here. Thanks, Brad. Now, let's check in on some of the other biggest true crime headlines that are making waves this week.
First up, the rapper Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, were found guilty of committing more than a million dollars in wire fraud in their federal trial last week. Authorities presented evidence showing the pair used fake wire transfer receipts to obtain jewelry, a Cadillac Escalade and furniture.
First up, the rapper Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, were found guilty of committing more than a million dollars in wire fraud in their federal trial last week. Authorities presented evidence showing the pair used fake wire transfer receipts to obtain jewelry, a Cadillac Escalade and furniture.
A key piece of evidence here was a text message from Kingston to his mother that read, I told you to make a fake receipt, followed by, so it looks like the transfer will be there in a couple of days. The mother and son are scheduled to be sentenced on July 11th.
A key piece of evidence here was a text message from Kingston to his mother that read, I told you to make a fake receipt, followed by, so it looks like the transfer will be there in a couple of days. The mother and son are scheduled to be sentenced on July 11th.
Next up, Jodi Hildebrandt, who was a co-defendant in the case of mommy vlogger turned convicted child abuser Ruby Frankie, is now challenging her own conviction.
Next up, Jodi Hildebrandt, who was a co-defendant in the case of mommy vlogger turned convicted child abuser Ruby Frankie, is now challenging her own conviction.