OA490: Chauvin Sentencing – Four Aggravating Factors
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🗓️ 14 May 2021
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Big updates in the Derek Chauvin case! First, the judge found four aggravating factors. This is what Andrew predicted, but not exactly the same four! Also, one of the other officers in the case has filed a motion alleging witness coercion. We break down what this means, and how worried we should be.
In our first segment, we answer an excellent patron question about an old OA episode: What ever happened to the Arlene's Flowers case? We discussed it back on OA180, and Andrew Seidel made a prediction that held up very well. Finally, apportionmentcalculator.com has been fixed, and a listener gives us great info about Census Blocks!
Links: Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah, Docket for 17-108, Arlene's Flowers Remand, Thao motion, Federal indictments for all 4 cops, 18 U.S. Code § 242 - Deprivation of rights under color of law, Former Md. medical examiner's testimony for Chauvin defense leads to call for review of past cases, MINNESOTA SENTENCING GUIDELINES, Aggravating factors filing
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| 0:00.0 | He's in there laughing his ass off because he knows more about the Lord in YouTube. |
| 0:19.0 | I'm here live, it's not a cat. |
| 0:25.0 | My Lord, is that you? |
| 0:28.0 | You're going to have a little ritual. |
| 0:36.0 | Objects in your honor, strangling your witness. |
| 0:38.0 | I'm going to a lie. |
| 0:45.0 | We... |
| 0:46.0 | Disagree? |
| 0:48.0 | That's it? We disagree? |
| 0:50.0 | Well, I can't say we agree. That's how I lost my first ten cases. |
| 0:54.0 | Welcome to Opening Arguments, a podcast that pairs a comedian with a real-life lawyer. |
| 0:59.0 | This podcast is sponsored by the law offices of P Andrew Torres LLC for entertainment purposes. |
| 1:04.0 | It's not intended as legal advice and does not form an attorney-client relationship. |
| 1:09.0 | Don't take legal advice from a podcast. |
| 1:17.0 | Hello and welcome to Opening Arguments. This is episode 490. |
| 1:21.0 | I'm Thomas. That's Andrew. He has been shuffling digital paper all morning. |
| 1:27.0 | I see just smears of ink all over the whiteboard. How are you doing? |
| 1:32.0 | Yeah, it is going to take forever to get this white out off my monitor. |
| 1:37.0 | Yeah, it's been a morning. It's been a day, but I am fantastic. |
| 1:42.0 | It just meant more documents for me to read and nothing makes me know. |
| 1:46.0 | I know that's what you're into. |
| 1:48.0 | That's true. Don't kick shame. |
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