Third Degree Sample: The Juror

The Counsel

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Politics

4.7 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2021

⏱️ 7 minutes

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In this sample of the Third Degree podcast, Elie Honig and NYU Law student Safeena Mecklai discuss the news that a Minnesota judge has reinstated the third degree murder charge against police officer Derek Chauvin — and the impact that charging decision may have on the ultimate verdict. Join Elie every Monday and Wednesday on Third Degree for a discussion of the urgent legal news making the headlines. Third Degree takes on a bit of a different flavor on Fridays, when Elie speaks with a rotating slate of America’s most impressive law school students, exclusively for members of CAFE Insider. To sign up for CAFE Insider and gain access to the CAFE Insider podcast and exclusive notes from contributors (including Elie himself), head to cafe.com/insider. For a limited time, you can join at half the annual membership price. Just enter the code: JUSTICE. Third Degree is produced by CAFE Studios. Executive Producer: Tamara Sepper; Senior Editorial Producer: Adam Waller; Technical Director: David Tatasciore; Audio and Music Producer: Nat Weiner; Editorial Producers: Sam Ozer-Staton, Jake Kaplan, Noa Azulai. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.7	Hey everyone, Ellie here.
0:32.1	Each Friday on the third degree podcast, I speak with a rotating cast of some of the
0:36.0	nation's top law students about breaking legal news, compelling cases, and what it means to lead a life
0:41.2	in the law.
0:42.2	Today, we're sharing a sample from my conversation with NYU law students, Safina Meckle.
0:47.0	To listen to the full episode, become a member of Cafe Insider.
0:50.5	And now, for a limited time, you can join at half the annual membership price.
0:54.7	Just head to cafe.com slash insider and enter the code justice.
1:02.6	Now, it's so interesting to hear you talk about the way that the jury you sat on ultimately
1:07.9	reached a compromise verdict of sorts.
1:10.4	And that is exactly why I think it's so
1:13.3	important what happened in the Minnesota court this week regarding the third degree murder charge.
1:18.5	So here's the deal. The prosecution originally charged three counts. The lead count,
1:22.8	the most serious count, the hardest to prove is the seconddegree murder. In the middle was this third-degree,
1:28.9	what we call depraved mind murder. And then the lowest one was this second-degree manslaughter,
1:35.0	right? They're punishable by 45, 25, and 10 years, respectively. The judge threw out the third-degree
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