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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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.

 https://prosecutorspodcast.files.wordpress.com/2024/04/echols_v._state.pdf

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?

We wrap up our discussion of hearsay and grant you all law degrees.

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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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Alice continues her discussion of the latest Delphi hearing with Murder Sheet and Jayson Blair.

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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.

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We're back with everyone's favorite topic--Hearsay! We go through what seems like a thousand exceptions to the rule against hearsay.  

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Check out episode 82 for part 1.

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. 

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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...

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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?

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