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Mar 2022
32m 28s

Legal Talk: McMichael’s Conviction, Crum...

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In this episode of True Crime Daily The Sidebar Podcast: Ashley Willcott, judge and legal analyst for Court TV, joins host Joshua Ritter to discuss the cases making headlines from the perspective of two seasoned trial lawyers. They discuss the McMichael’s federal hate crime conviction (2:19), the verdict of the three other officers found guilty of violating ... Show More
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