Nancy Grace
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No world. No world. As far as a guilty or not guilty, no. As far as a not guilty by reason of insanity, which he's not insane, guilty but mentally ill, he's not mentally ill. There's no way that she can usurp his ability to enter a plea, either guilty or not guilty. Or an Alford, which is, I accept my sentence, but I'm not going to say I did it.
I don't know, frankly, if the state would even go along with a guilty plea for life without parole. I'm not sure that they would do that. They are hell bent on seeking the death penalty and he's not going to plead guilty to the death penalty. To me, that means you're going to trial. Now, there is a way that the judge could enter a blind plea, which is there's no recommendation by the state.
I don't know, frankly, if the state would even go along with a guilty plea for life without parole. I'm not sure that they would do that. They are hell bent on seeking the death penalty and he's not going to plead guilty to the death penalty. To me, that means you're going to trial. Now, there is a way that the judge could enter a blind plea, which is there's no recommendation by the state.
I don't know, frankly, if the state would even go along with a guilty plea for life without parole. I'm not sure that they would do that. They are hell bent on seeking the death penalty and he's not going to plead guilty to the death penalty. To me, that means you're going to trial. Now, there is a way that the judge could enter a blind plea, which is there's no recommendation by the state.
But I don't think they would do that either, because what if the judge said, OK, yeah, I'll take your guilty plea. You're getting the death penalty. So I don't think there's going to be a blind plea. Ann Taylor cannot plead in his behalf without his consent.
But I don't think they would do that either, because what if the judge said, OK, yeah, I'll take your guilty plea. You're getting the death penalty. So I don't think there's going to be a blind plea. Ann Taylor cannot plead in his behalf without his consent.
But I don't think they would do that either, because what if the judge said, OK, yeah, I'll take your guilty plea. You're getting the death penalty. So I don't think there's going to be a blind plea. Ann Taylor cannot plead in his behalf without his consent.
So with the mother trying to convince him to stick with the not guilty, according to Bloom, who's written a book about the case, that is undue influence on the son, where the defense attorney wants to enter a guilty plea. That's what he's saying.
So with the mother trying to convince him to stick with the not guilty, according to Bloom, who's written a book about the case, that is undue influence on the son, where the defense attorney wants to enter a guilty plea. That's what he's saying.
So with the mother trying to convince him to stick with the not guilty, according to Bloom, who's written a book about the case, that is undue influence on the son, where the defense attorney wants to enter a guilty plea. That's what he's saying.
OK, number one, thank you for inviting me. And number two, like any other felony prosecution, the longer you wait, the more evidence you get. The more victims come forward, the more details you learn. I have learned that whenever I would talk to victims multiple times or witnesses, their stories wouldn't necessarily change.
OK, number one, thank you for inviting me. And number two, like any other felony prosecution, the longer you wait, the more evidence you get. The more victims come forward, the more details you learn. I have learned that whenever I would talk to victims multiple times or witnesses, their stories wouldn't necessarily change.
But depending on the question that I ask them, I might hear additional facts. And whenever I hear witnesses or victims talk,
But depending on the question that I ask them, I might hear additional facts. And whenever I hear witnesses or victims talk,
expound or embellish i don't blame that on the victim or witness i blame that on the questioner they obviously did not exhaust all their questions or didn't ask the right questions at the get-go so the longer this goes on the better in my mind it is for the state and that's usually the reverse typically a defense attorney's best friend is delay delay and delay witnesses get lost witnesses die witnesses move
expound or embellish i don't blame that on the victim or witness i blame that on the questioner they obviously did not exhaust all their questions or didn't ask the right questions at the get-go so the longer this goes on the better in my mind it is for the state and that's usually the reverse typically a defense attorney's best friend is delay delay and delay witnesses get lost witnesses die witnesses move
their recollections dim i've had example this is a good one a murder and attempted murder went down by two convicted felons when i was in law school first year of law school When I got out of law school, I clerked for a judge. Then I went with the antitrust division at the FTC. And then I finally made my way to the district attorney's office in inner city Atlanta. I started trying cases.
their recollections dim i've had example this is a good one a murder and attempted murder went down by two convicted felons when i was in law school first year of law school When I got out of law school, I clerked for a judge. Then I went with the antitrust division at the FTC. And then I finally made my way to the district attorney's office in inner city Atlanta. I started trying cases.
Then I got called on the loudspeaker. The DA, who was like a grandfather to me, goes, Maxie, I ran down the stairs in high heels. I got there. He said, we need to retry this case. I'm like, okay, I'm in. It was the case that had been reversed. It was tried 12 years before.
Then I got called on the loudspeaker. The DA, who was like a grandfather to me, goes, Maxie, I ran down the stairs in high heels. I got there. He said, we need to retry this case. I'm like, okay, I'm in. It was the case that had been reversed. It was tried 12 years before.