Criminal Justice Natters

In this Natter, David Rudolf discussing the Michael Peterson case, as featured in the Netflix documentary 'The Staircase'. We also discuss some of the factual inaccuracies regarding the HBO dramatization of the case. We also discuss David's podcast 'Abuse of Power' as well as his new book 'American Injustice'

Liam Walker Q.C. is a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, he is regularly instructed to defend those accused of the most serious offences.   In this Natter, Liam and I discuss 'The Case of The Colston 4', which was covered globally in the summer of 2020. All four defendants were acquitted and Liam explains why that occurred.

In this Natter, I speak to Charlotte Henry, who is a practicing defence lawyer for Tuckers Solicitors. We discuss the law around Joint Enterprise, why the law is wrong and in need of reform. We talk about Charlotte's Brother, Alex, who is imprisoned under the Joint Enterprise law and finally we discuss Charlotte's and JENGBA's  (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association) efforts to reform the law through the means of a Private Member's Bill.

In this brief chat with The Byline Times journalist, James Doleman, we talk about the the #Danielmorgan murder, the subsequent police cover and the media's involvement in the case.

In this Natter, I am joined by the Shadow Minister for Legal Aid, Karl Turner, The Director of the University of Exeter Evidence Based Justice Lab, Dr. Rebecca Helm and renowned US defence Attorney, Jerry Buting.  We discuss the issues with the Early Guilty Plea regime in both England and Wales and the United States as well as other problems which impact on adversarial criminal justice.

In this Natter, Mark talks to me about Scott's conviction of the murder of his wife, Laci Peterson. 

In this video I speak to Liam and Hannah about their experiences with the criminal justice and system and their criminal justice charity - The Defendant. The charity looks to support those who are involved in the CJS at any stage.

In this episode, I speak to Steven Avery's closest friend Sandy Greenman. In the wake of the #kathleenzellner news last week that there is a witness who saw Bobby Dassey moving the Rav4 onto the Avery Salvage Yard, I wanted to speak to Sandy to hear how the family have reacted to the news.

The murder of Jodi Jones, a 14-year-old girl, took place in Dalkeith, Scotland on 30 June 2003. Her 15-year-old boyfriend, Luke Mitchell, came under suspicion, but it was several months before he was arrested. Mitchell was tried for the murder and after Scotland's longest single-accused trial, Mitchell was convicted in January 2005 despite there being no direct evidence against him.  

In this talk with Dr. Sandra Lean, we hear from the defence perspective and what will happen next.