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My god representing yourself in a criminal trial is always such an epically stupid horrendous decision.
Can a lawbro explain why heâs allowed to ask completely irrelevant questions? Doesnât the other side yell âObjection!â like in Ace Attorney?
I suspect there is no reason to object when heâs digging his own grave.
Theyâre relevant. The shit about her believing she can speak to the dead goes to her credibility. But also he looks fucking terrible asking those questions representing himself, and the quote from her about him I guess goes to state of mind probably, or to the fact that he was earning whatever money he was taking from her I guess? Honestly if I was the prosecutor I wouldnât object even if it was irrelevant.
Yes, also this. It takes a good trial attorney to understand the rules of evidence and know when they can win an objection. It takes a great trial attorney to understand that you shouldnât object just because you can.
Seems crazy to me that someone with fairly basic woo-woo beliefs canât be a credible witness. A third of the country would be disqualified by that standard.
Just because you can ask the question doesnât mean the person isnât credible. Relevance is a really low standard, and credibility is ultimately determined by the jury. Avenatti being the one to essentially make fun of her woo woo beliefs by representing himself is the dumbest fucking strategic decision Iâve seen in a long time though. The jury is going to hate him.
Damn I wish they put federal trials on TV.
https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1488918445060247553?s=20&t=uvozosUqsyti2c6h5BMF8Q
How can he lose with a closing argument like that
Italian food is good. He should have worked in a reference to his ânonnaâ to really win over the jury.
Whatâs happening with the Nike extortion trial, is that coming up? Or is this it?
Natti was already convicted for trying to shake down Nike.
Oh dear. Not looking great for him, is it? Guessing he is not going to be on the 2024 dem ticket, then.
Might just barely be out of prison in time for 2024 if he doesnât get dinged for his various other crimes.
Based on the limited amount I saw regarding what was argued, I wouldnât be shocked if the judge directed a verdict against him. The one iron rule in law practice is donât touch the clientâs money.
Judges canât direct guilty verdicts, only not guilty ones. A directed guilty verdict would violate the right to a jury trial.
Interesting, points to how little I know about criminal law. Saw a reference from 1952 to the âminority ruleâ where it could favor the prosecution under some circumstances, but that seems to no longer be the case. In any event, they can retry him in the event of a deadlock, though he probably enjoys litigating more than sitting around in prison.