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Oct 2021
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In this week's True Crime Daily The Sidebar podcast: We get questions from listeners and viewers about legal and criminal justice topics, so this week we're going to address some of your comments. Eric Siddall, a Los Angeles County prosecutor and vice president of the Association of Los Angeles Deputy District Attorneys, joins host Joshua Ritter.

Ritter and Siddall discuss prosecutors and public statements; social media and the Gabby Petito case; the Sirhan Sirhan parole recommendation; the Ahmaud Arbery case in Georgia; bail reform; mandatory/minimum sentencing; and much more.

Tweet your questions to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #TCDSidebar.

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