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Kyle Rittenhouse Jury Selected – Trial Begins Tuesday

Posted by Andrew Branca on November 01, 2021 34 Comments

Live coverage of the entire trial at Legal Insurrection.

Arbery Case Day 9 Wrap-Up: Majority of Jurors Negative to Defendants from Start

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 29, 2021 10 Comments

Fully 75% of jurors begin voir dire with negative feeling towards defendants; nearly half already have an opinion as to guilt

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Law Professors Turley and Dershowitz Say Alec Baldwin Could Face Charges for Movie Set Shooting

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 29, 2021 26 Comments

"As a producer, Baldwin could be ultimately implicated in the negligence leading to the shootings."

Arbery Case Day 8 Wrap-Up: Court Solidifying Plans for Stage 3 Jury Selection

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 28, 2021 4 Comments

More than a third of prospective jurors had already formed an opinion as to the defendants' guilt, and nearly half had already formed a negative feeling towards one or more of the defendants.

An Excellent Day for Kyle Rittenhouse Defense at Pre-Trial Hearing

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 28, 2021 48 Comments

We will cover the trial live beginning on November 1.

Arbery Case Day 7 Wrap-Up: Has the Defense Concluded That A Fair Jury Is Impossible?

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 27, 2021 22 Comments

Fully 70% of today's prospective jurors announced negative feelings towards the defendants, and 60% had already formed an opinion on their guilt.

Arbery Case Day 6 Wrap-Up: Defense Anger at Jury Influencing and New Defense Questions

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 26, 2021 11 Comments

Fully 65% of jurors had already formed an opinion as to the guilt & 75% of jurors conceded negative feelings towards defendants.

Arbery Case Day 5 Wrap-Up: Only 20% of Pool Conceded Pre-Formed Opinion on Guilt

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 25, 2021 9 Comments

Only four (20%) of this pool said they had an existing opinion as to guilt or innocence. Last Thursday 45% conceded an existing opinion on guilt.

Legal Analysis: Alec Baldwin Situation Beginning to Look a Lot Like Manslaughter

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 25, 2021 174 Comments

The more we learn about the facts of this case, within the context of New Mexico criminal law, the more this shooting looks increasingly like a crime—specifically, felony involuntary manslaughter.

Legal Analysis: Does Alec Baldwin Have Criminal Exposure After Shooting Woman Dead In Apparent Mistake?

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 22, 2021 229 Comments

Innocent Accident, or Involuntary Manslaughter?

Arbery Case Day 4 Wrap-Up: Media Asks Judge to Lift Gag Order from Attorneys

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 21, 2021 11 Comments

The media representative argued that the gag order was so broad and ambiguous that it would inevitably have a chilling effect on the attorneys involved, who would surely err on the side of caution and generally decline to speak substantively to the media.

Arbery Case Day 3 Wrap-Up: Juror Concerned Media Leaking Identifying Information

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 20, 2021 10 Comments

Substantial majorities of today’s prospective jurors believed that people of color are treated fairly by the police particularly (68%) and the criminal justice system generally (79%).

Arbery Case Day 2 Wrap-Up: Jury Selection Continues, Most Believe Blacks Treated Fairly by Justice System and Police

Posted by Andrew Branca on October 19, 2021 6 Comments

Welcome back to our ongoing coverage of the Arbery Ahmaud case, in which defendants Greg McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William Bryan are being tried for murder and other charges in the shooting death of Arbery. I am, of course, Attorney Andrew Branca, for Law of...

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