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Ok kids. It’s time for #drunjlaw with Judge. On today’s episode, we talk about corroboration.
Why this? Because the number one red hat line this week is that Michael Cohen is making up lies and POTUS wants to make flipping illegal. Here is how. That shit works 1/
Why this? Because the number one red hat line this week is that Michael Cohen is making up lies and POTUS wants to make flipping illegal. Here is how. That shit works 1/
Starting from the basics. Let’s say the feds catch a conspiracy and they do “flip” a co-conspirator. They want the co-conspirator to testify against the defendant. But first they have to get past two pesky hurdles: hearsay and corroboration. 2/
I’ll dispose of hearsay in a hurry. In criminal cases anything the defendant has ever said is generally admissible against him at trial. When trying conspiracy, same goes for statements made by the co-conspirator in furtherance of the conspiracy. Hi, Rick Gates. 3/
