Hello and welcome to True Crime Daily's The Sidebar taking you inside the courtrooms

of high profile and notorious cases from across the country.

I'm your host Joshua Ritter, I'm a criminal defense lawyer based here in Los Angeles,

and previously an LA County prosecutor for nearly a decade.

You can find me at JoshuaRitter.com.

We are recording this on Friday, February 24, 2023.

In this week's episode, in a surprising move, disgraced lawyer Alex Murdock takes the

stand in his own defense for the murder of his wife and child, as well as a federal

judge's ruling that will reduce our Kelly sentence by nearly 20 years.

And finally, Alec Baldwin's plea of not guilty days after prosecutors embarrassingly drop

a weapons enhancement that would have carried a sentence of five years for the actor.

Today we are joined by Marie Pereira, a former prosecutor, criminal defense attorney

and legal analyst.

Marie also does pro bono work for undocumented Haitian nationals and aiding in applications

for their work authorization.

Marie, welcome.

Thank you for having me.

I'm super excited.

Oh, good.

We're excited to hear your thoughts because I know you have experience and I know you've

been watching these cases closely, but before we jump in, tell us, I know that you're up

to a lot lately.

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