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🗓️ 8 December 2021

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In this week's True Crime Daily The Sidebar podcast: Criminal justice attorney Kenneth E. Belkin joins host Joshua Ritter to discuss cases and court trials in the news, including the Crumbley family and the school shooting in Oxford Township, Michigan; the Ghislaine Maxwell trial in Manhattan federal court; the manslaughter trial of Kim Potter, the police officer who killed Daunte Wright in Minnesota in April; and the Jussie Smollett trial in Chicago.

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0:00.0	The views information or opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the individuals.
0:05.2	This content is not intended to malign or disparage any organization, group, or individual.
0:10.8	Hello and welcome to True Crime Daily's, the sidebar taking you inside the courtrooms and
0:14.7	trials of high profile and notorious cases from across the country. I'm your host Joshua Ritter.
0:20.5	I'm a criminal defense lawyer based here in Los Angeles and previously in LA County
0:24.3	prosecutor for nearly a decade. We're recording this on Monday, December 6, 2021.
0:31.0	Today we're joined by New York City-based criminal defense attorney Kenneth Belkin,
0:35.7	who regularly appears on news channels across the dial. He's also a secret rock star.
0:41.7	Prior to becoming an attorney, Ken worked in New York City restaurants and played in various
0:45.8	punk rock bands that toured the United States and now he wears a three-piece suit and appears
0:50.8	most days in court. Welcome, Ken. Thanks, Josh. Thanks for having me.
0:56.8	There's lots to cover in the news today revolving around high profile trials. So if you don't mind,
1:03.9	let's just jump right in. And the first one that made news over the weekend is the really sad case
1:12.6	of Ethan Crumbly. Crumbly is the 15-year-old who allegedly took a gun from his parents' bedroom
1:19.2	to school and killed four young folks and injured seven. He's been charged with murder and terrorism.
1:26.2	He's also being charged as an adult and he's pleaded not guilty. James and Jennifer Crumbly,
1:32.8	his parents were also charged with involuntary manslaughter. They've also pled not guilty. Let's just
1:39.6	give you a quick rundown of the facts. Crumbly's parents bought a 9-millimeter hang gun for their
1:46.4	son on Black Friday just a week or so ago, November 26th, the day after Thanksgiving allegedly
1:53.6	keeping it and here's the shocker in an unlocked case in their bedroom. On Monday, the 29th,
2:00.4	a teacher sees Ethan searching for ammunition on his cell phone in class, the teacher contacts the
2:06.7	mother and no further action is taken that day. And apparently, and these are some of the
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