Wendi Outsmarts Her Mother In Court! Donna Adelson Jury Selection Begins | Case Brief

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🗓️ 20 August 2025

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Watch the full coverage of the live stream on The Emily D. Baker YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/live/ArCNozStXbQ Donna Adelson's defense attempted to subpoena Wendi Adelson to testify, but her attorneys successfully moved to quash (squash/get rid of) the subpoena. The judge ruled that Wendi Adelson would assert her Fifth Amendment rights if called by the defense, and calling a witness solely to invoke the Fifth Amendment in front of the jury is inappropriate. Wendi Adelson is still subpoenaed by the prosecution, which grants her derivative and use immunity for her testimony. Jury selection began on August 19th, 2025. The process involves individual voir dire, where potential jurors are questioned one-by-one to prevent information about the high-profile case from influencing other jurors. The goal is to find jurors who have not formed an opinion about the case, even if they have heard about it. The judge read a statement of the case and the material part of the indictment to the potential jurors. Donna Adelson is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and solicitation of first-degree murder in the death of Dan Markel on July 18, 2014. These statements are not considered evidence of guilt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:38.3	But for now, let's get into it.
0:41.2	Today, we are here to take a look at the Adelson case.
0:46.2	There was a brief hearing yesterday.
0:49.1	There is jury selection starting today.
0:52.7	There is lots that we need to do. So that's what we are going to be doing
0:57.9	today. Wendy Adelson's attorneys made a motion to quash a subpoena from the defense. Remember,
1:04.6	quash means squash, get rid of. So the defense, Donna Adelson, Wendy's mom, through their attorneys, made a motion
1:13.0	to subpoena Wendy into court to testify for the defense. Wendy's attorneys made a motion
1:19.3	and said, so what we're not going to do is that. We would like the subpoena yeeded out the window.
1:24.3	We're not going to comply. Remember, Wendy is also subpoenaed by the
1:28.7	prosecution. But when Wendy is subpoenaed by the prosecution, the things that she testifies to
1:33.8	in court can't be used against her in any subsequent prosecution if there is a subsequent
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