Great news from prison, his plans, the murder case, the book, and his future.

Gerald wanted to speak to everyone about his situation, about the case, and about the “Finishing Machine” book. He has been training and is in the best shape of his life. He will be fighting and coaching when he gets out. Let’s help make this happen! For a chance to win a free eBook click here (please review it on Amazon and Goodreads): https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/e244a8e03414c866

Here’s his new mailing address. Welcome him back to the valley!

Gerald Strebendt

SID #15706134 - LEGAL MAIL

Santiam Correctional Institution

4005 Aumsville Hwy SE

Salem, OR 97317

Prison Interview: MMA Fighter Gerald “The Finishing Machine” Strebendt Will Fight Again

Nancy Cooper went on a jog and then was found murdered. Based on one single piece of evidence, her husband was indicted for murder. Later, questions were raised about other potential suspects and destruction of evidence by the detective. Hear from true crime investigative author John Taylor regarding his book on the case, “Isolated Incident.” He breaks down the facts, the conjectures, and alternative theories while Mike Arnold and Emilia Gardner chime in with their limited analysis.

What is the attorney “golden hour?” It’s the first 60 minutes after being retained by a client where we do most of the magic in the case. It’s the only opportunity we ever have in a case to make a first impression of a client like a jury does.

What is the first thing an attorney should do after being retained and why do it? Look at a real-world example of what we did after starting a “road rage” murder case and what our goals are when first getting retained.

There is no justice system. There is only a dispute resolution system. “Justice” is for idealists and philosophers. Law is war and the attorneys and litigants are the combatants. This episode is on defending "high profile" cases in the court of public opinion. How and when should an attorney allow a client to speak to media? The case of Joel Magid is an interesting one. In September 2016 he took to Facebook to publicly apologize for purportedly sexually assaulting a woman who he didn't remember sexually assaulting. The post went internationally viral and he retained Arnold Law to help him out. Here's a breakdown of the interesting social and legal issues involving this unique case. Hear about the subsequent KGW-Portland interview of Joel that went viral for a different reason: the anchor's insensitive questions post-interview regarding another accuser.

There is no justice system. There is only a dispute resolution system. “Justice” is for idealists and philosophers. Law is war and the attorneys and litigants are the combatants. This episode is on jury nullification and how it doesn’t usually play out in practice like you would think. Learn a different name that we call jury nullification and listen to a real cross examination and closing argument that probably led to “jury nullification.”

Mike Arnold & Lissa Casey discuss what attorneys try to accomplish when objecting. What are the goals? What are you trying achieve? What tactics are used to achieve your strategic goals? Listen to a couple war stories from actual cases and how they apply to the real world when you have a hostile witness trying to volunteer prejudicial information. How and when to object. How to prevent unfairly prejudicial testimony from ever coming in in the first place. The law is war and the attorneys and litigants are the combatants.

The problem of the dual sovereigns. Attorneys Mike Arnold & Andrew Coit discuss the differences between federal and state jury selection and how that affects the constitutional rights of the defendant. Listen to an example of a high-profile human trafficking case tried by Mr. Coit in May 2016.

Mike Arnold & Lissa Casey discuss what attorneys try to accomplish in jury selection. What are the goals? What are you trying achieve? What tactics are used to achieve your strategic goals? Listen to a couple war stories from actual cases and how they apply to the real world. The law is war and the attorneys and litigants are the combatants.

Mike Arnold's Law is War covers legal issues related to the Malheur protest case and other legal issues. Mike Arnold along with co-counsel Lissa Casey represented Ammon Bundy in the aftermath of the Malheur Refuge protest and the shooting of LaVoy Finicum. Due to their association with the case and outspoken handling of the media aspects of the defense, Mike is often contacted to comment about the Malheur case and other issues of legal importance. Hence this podcast where we hope to explain legal issues to non-lawyers and spark discussion.