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How could Ben Solo be defended if he were prosecuted for the many crimes of Kylo Ren? Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Carol Najera, Sylvia La Rosa, and Joshua Gilliland, explore the issues of whether the Dark Side destroyed Ben Solo’s ability to distinguish between right and wrong or made him act under a delusional compulsion. Would a jury convict Ben Solo for the murder of Lor San Tekka and ordering a war crime on Jakku? What expert testimony would be necessary to show Ben Solo did not understand the wrongfulness of his actions? Tune in to find out from our discussion. 

This episode of The Legal Geeks is brought to you by the new book Unlocked Stories. Josh Gilliland wrote the chapter entitled, “The Veil,” about an app that allows users to exchange text messages with the dead.  Visit unlockedstories.com for more and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @graystarphone.  Unlocked Stories is available on Amazon Paperback, Kindle, and Apple iBooks. 

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What is the legal classification of Moff Gideon’s Imperials? Is there any legal justification for killing an Imperial Officer who interrupted Moff Gideon? Can the Mandalorian refuse medical treatment that requires removing his helmet on religious grounds? Join Joshua Gilliland, Gabby Martin, and Thomas Harper, as they discuss these issues and more from The Mandalorian.

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Is Moff Gideon a war criminal? Are his Imperials bound by the Galactic Concordance? Can the Mandalorian import Blurgs to Navarro? And just what are the rules of the Sorgan Fight Club? Attorneys Joshua Gilliland, Gabby Martin, and Thomas Harper debate these issues and more in their review of The Mandalorian, Chapter 7, The Reckoning. 

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What is the liability for co-conspirators for a prison breakout? Josh Gilliland and Thomas Harper explore these issues and more in reviewing The Mandalorian, Chapter 6, The Prisoner. Josh and Thomas also share thoughts on the future of Star Wars and Star Wars Celebration 2020. 

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Did the Mandalorian and Peli Motto have a defined service contract? Did Toro Calican and the Mandalorian enter a partnership agreement for the capture of Fennec Shand? Attorneys Joshua Gilliland, Gabby Martin, and Thomas Harper jump on their swoop bikes to explore these sandy issues and more in The Mandalorian episode The Gunslinger. 

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Do Loth Cats need to be on leashes? Is it murder to shoot a droid unit driving a wagon? And is it child abandonment to leave the Child in the Razor Crest? Attorneys Joshua Gilliland, Gabby Martin, and Thomas Harper lawyer-up to answer these questions and more in their review of The Mandalorian episode “Sanctuary.” 

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Was it Tortious Interference of Contract for the Client to send additional Bounty Hunters after the Child AFTER retaining the Mandalorian? When does bounty hunting become human trafficking? Was the Mandalorian justified under the defense of others to raid the Imperial facility? Join Joshua Gilliland, Gabby Martin, and Thomas Harper as they discuss these issues and more. 

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Joshua Gilliland and Thomas Harper discuss The Mandalorian, Chapter 2, The Child. Josh and Thomas discuss the Mandalorian's duty of care for the Target (hereinafter "Oz"), how the Jawas committed Grand Theft, the legality of using lethal force to defend property, and the contract doctrine of economic duress. 

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Bounty hunting is a complicated profession, especially when it comes to lawyers geeking out over the bountiful legal issues in the first episode of The Mandalorian. Joshua Gilliland, Gabby Martin, and Thomas Harper, mount up on their Blurrgs to cover the legal history of bounty hunting in the United States; whether bounty hunters can kill; if self-destructing droids are defective products; when a contract is unenforceable because it violates public policy; when does bounty hunting become murder-for-hire; and the enforceability of an oral contract during a shootout. Plus everyone geeks out about what they loved about the first episode of the Mandalorian.

Spoilers! Don't listen until you have watched The Mandalorian. 

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It is a Star Wars Resistance expose on the season two episodes “A Quick Salvage Run,” “Live Fire,” “Hunt on Celsor 3,” and “The Engineer.” Join attorneys Joshua Gilliland, Gabby Martin, and Thomas Harper as they explore the issues of the legal status of the Colossus, the hostile work environment in the First Order, Salvage Rights, Dereliction of Duty, Organizing Droids, Jakoosk hunting, and sabotage.  

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