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 an LA County prosecutor

for nearly a decade. We are recording this on Friday, August 12, 2022.

In this week's episode, Detective Testimony and the trial of Paul Flores, who stands accused of

the 1996 murder of Cal Poly, Freshman, Kristen Smart, as well as a break in the Nicolas Cruz

death penalty hearing as the defense presents evidence to the judge presiding over the case,

plus the Capitol Murder Conviction of former FBI's most wanted fugitive, Yasser Saeed,

for the killing of his two teenage daughters. And finally, Scott Peterson's bid for a new trial

after further allegations of juror misconduct. Today, we are joined by Julie Rendoman,

a former homicide prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, and legal analyst you can find on the

law and crime network, as well as many other media outlets. Julie, welcome.

Thank you for having me. I've been looking forward to this.

Now, good. We have two. Before we jump right in, could you tell us a little bit about your

background and what your current practice is? Okay. I was a prosecutor with the Kings County

District Attorney's Office for for longer than a decade. I was a deputy in the homicide bureau

for many years. I left there, I think. I'm not remembering anymore, but I feel like it's been seven

years and have since then opened my own firm, we focus on criminal defense mainly.

Occasionally, some family law, but we really stick to criminal defense.

Now, fantastic. Well, these these cases are going to be right in your wheelhouse. So we're

looking forward to your thoughts on them. Our first case takes us to Salinas, California, where

the murder trial continues for Paul Flores, 45 and his father Ruben Flores, 80, who have been

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