Direct Appeal

Article III

Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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14: Melanie is sentenced and transferred to prison. She begins the long process of appeals and holds out hope that her conviction will be overturned. Will the courts grant an appeal or will her life sentence stand? For images related to this episode: https://directappealpodcast.com/images/#ep14 Credits Hosted by: Meghan Sacks and Amy Shlosberg Produced by James Varga Written by Meghan Sacks Recorded, mixed, and edited by Justin Kral at JC Studios Music and underscore by Dessert Media Legal Counsel: Barry Janay Special thanks to Alan Tockerman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you are just tuning in, we encourage you to go back and listen from episode one.
0:04.0	This podcast may contain content that is graphic and disturbing in nature.
0:07.8	Listener discretion is advised.
0:10.1	To submit a theory, a tip, a question or comment,
0:13.1	please email us at tips at direct appeal podcast.com
0:17.6	or call us and leave a voicemail at 732, 5100.996.
0:24.8	Previously on direct appeal.
0:26.8	Ultimately, I would find out that one of my attorneys was under federal investigation.
0:31.6	That's when our defense went on, fast forward, the experts dried up and all of a sudden I wasn't
0:37.4	testifying anymore.
0:38.8	It turns out that Joe retained someone to prepare the closing for him.
0:43.0	Hell, if I had known that, I would have prepared the damn PowerPoints life.
0:46.3	I certainly could have.
0:47.5	You just let them whiz Patty's version of events.
0:50.2	And the courthouse was closed for the rest of the day.
0:52.5	So the state got all night to rewrite their closing.
0:56.5	Her closing was so markedly different.
0:59.0	And so much stronger.
1:00.0	It kind of terrified me.
1:02.0	Before you know it, they give the verdict, and I don't remember a lot after that.
1:06.0	I expected the worst and what I got was just one step shy.
1:10.0	Parole Elisjibil at the tender age of 101.
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