Hello and welcome to True Crime Daily's The Sidebar, taking you inside the court rooms

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 in LA County Prosecutor for nearly a decade.

We are recording this on Thursday, October 27th, 2022.

In this week's episode, we have breaking news in two cases.

First, Derral Brooks is found guilty of intentional homicide after choosing to act as his own

counsel for the Wakashaw Christmas Parade Massacre that left sixth dead, as well as Kevin

Spacey has been found not liable for a sexual battery claim in New York.

Also we take a look at emotional testimony from Danny Masterson's accusers as his sexual

assault trial continues in Los Angeles, and finally Harvey Weinstein's defense taking an

aggressive tactic to discredit his alleged victim's claims of sexual misconduct.

Today, we are joined by Fatima Silva, a Bay Area Criminal Defense Attorney, experienced

trial litigator, and co-hosts of investigation discoveries reasonable doubt, where she helps

families of the wrongfully convicted Fatima welcome.

Thanks for having me again.

Good to be back.

Yeah.

Before we jump in, for listeners who don't know, can you tell us a little bit about your

current practice and what you've been up to lately?

Well, I've been for over a decade now with a private practice criminal defense here in

the San Francisco Bay Area, handle all kinds of cases.

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