Night Raid is a story about the tragic death of a Pomona SWAT officer … and the story of the man accused of killing him.

Ask any public defender in the LA criminal courts to name the most complicated and heart-wrenching case in the past decade and almost everyone will tell you it’s The People vs. David Martinez. Ask the prosecutors and they’ll admit the case is tragic. But complicated? No. They say it’s murder plain and simple.

There is no dispute that Officer Shaun Diamond was a man of good character whose death is horrific … or that David Martinez was affiliated with a motorcycle club that had conflicts with law enforcement. But Night Raid avoids a rush to judgment and considers all aspects of a very murky case. And in the process explores our own prejudices and preconceptions about cause and effect, guilt and innocence … even punishment and redemption. 

There are no videos of the raid and David Martinez isn’t an ACLU poster boy. He’s a family man with vices that may have contributed to the shotgun blast that killed Diamond on the night of October 28, 2014. In the eight episodes of Night Raid, we unravel the compelling story of The People vs. David Martinez - not just the events of David’s two trials but the reasons for the SWAT raid and the planning behind it, the relationship between David and the Mongols Motorcycle Club, and how the intertwined narratives of this story reflect larger issues in our judicial system. The series takes an intimate look at Diamond’s death through unprecedented access to search warrant materials and recordings of detective interviews with David’s family and other Pomona SWAT officers.

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This is a special bonus report on Season 7 of Jury Duty as we cover the retrial of Danny Masterson on sexual assault charges.

On today’s episode - Week 1 — Part 1 - we present the first part of our conversation with blogger Tony Ortega about his coverage of the opening statements and the first week of witness testimony in the Masterson retrial.

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This is a special bonus report on Season 7 of Jury Duty as we cover the retrial of Danny Masterson on sexual assault charges.

On today’s episode - Jury Selection - we present a conversation with blogger Tony Ortega about his coverage of pretrial proceedings and jury selection in the Masterson retrial.

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In The Verdict, we hear the results of the jury’s deliberations in the trial of Michael Barisone as well as an update on his current status.

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In Jury Instructions — Part 4, we conclude our review of Judge Stephen Taylor’s final instructions to the Barisone trial’s jury with an examination of his guidance regarding the firearm charges against the defendant as well as his guidance with respect to the defendant’s plea of insanity.

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In Jury Instructions — Part 3, we continue our review of Judge Stephen Taylor’s instructions to the Barisone trial’s jury with our look at his guidance regarding how the jury should apply the law to their determination of the facts in deciding whether Michael Barisone is guilty of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.

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In Jury Instructions — Part 2, we continue our look at Judge Stephen Taylor’s instructions to the Barisone trial’s jury with an examination of his guidance regarding the evidence that the jury may consider in judging the facts of the case. 

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In Jury Instructions — Part 1, we begin our look at Judge Stephen Taylor’s instructions to the Barisone trial’s jury and examine his decision against allowing the jurors to consider the argument of self-defense. 

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In The Prosecution Closing — Part 2, we conclude our look at Christopher Schellhorn’s closing argument for the prosecution as he challenges the affirmative defense that Michael Barisone is not guilty because he was legally insane at the time of the shooting. 

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In The Prosecution Closing — Part 1, we begin our look at Christopher Schellhorn’s closing argument for the prosecution as he recommends a framework for the jury’s deliberations on whether Michael Barisone committed the charged crimes. 

Crime Story Media has begun to migrate content from the CrimeStory.com website to our Patreon. 

For more of Crime Story and Jury Duty — including ad-free episodes of the upcoming season; Kary Antholis's Storyteller Interviews with ground-breaking, award-winning storytellers like David Simon and George Pelecanos; and all of our Amanda Knox Project opinion pieces and interviews— subscribe on Patreon for just $5 per month.

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