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The Counsel

Chauvin Trial Begins

The Counsel

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Politics

4.7861 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2021

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Third Degree, Elie Honig breaks down what to expect in the trial of Derek Chauvin, including the composition of the jury, the charges, and the likely arguments from both the prosecution and defense.  Join Elie every Monday and Wednesday on Third Degree for a discussion of the urgent legal news making the headlines. Third Degree takes on a different flavor on Fridays, when Elie speaks with a rotating slate of America’s most impressive law school students.  Transcript, references and supplemental materials are available on the CAFE website: https://cafe.com/third-degree-podcast/chauvin-trial-begins/ To become a member of CAFE Insider, head to cafe.com/insider and use the code: DEGREE.  Third Degree is produced by CAFE Studios.  Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio and Music Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producer: Sam Ozer-Staton See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey everybody. As many of you know, each Friday on the third degree podcast, I speak with a rotating

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cast of some of the nation's top law students

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about breaking legal news, compelling cases, and what it means to lead a life in the law.

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These episodes are part of the Cafe Insider Membership. Insiders get exclusive content, including

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a weekly podcast hosted by Prie Perrara and Ann Milgram, audio notes from contributors, including me,

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and bonus content from stay tuned and doing justice.

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Just head to cafe.com slash insider

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and enter the special code, degree.

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That's cafe.com slash insider,

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and the discount code is degree. And now, on to the show.

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From Cafe, this is third degree. I'm Ellie Honig.

1:35.0

Back when I was a prosecutor, I tried in supervised cases where at the end of closing arguments to the jury, I was confident the jury would convict.

1:39.0

And I wound up bitterly disappointed.

1:41.5

For example, when I tried John Gotti Jr., I thought we had him. After I made my

1:46.4

closing argument to the jury, a grumpy old school New York tabloid reporter walked up to me in the

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