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Tupac’s family hired Alex Spiro, Alec Baldwin’s attorney in the Rust case, to investigate if Diddy has any connection with the murder. Kefee D, who is charged with the murder of Tupac, wrote a book called “Compton Street Legend” and said that Diddy ordered the hit on Tupac. He also says that the only two people who are alive from that night are himself and Suge Knight. Will they speak up?
Diddy also has a new judge, Arun Subramanian, assigned to the case which means that his attorneys can have 2 more opportunities to make their case to get Diddy out of custody. He also has new attorneys assigned to the case, Anthony Ricco and Alexandra Shapiro. Alexandra is an appellate attorney and is signed on the appeal of the denial of bail. Interestingly she is also the appellate lawyer for Sam Bankman Fried and filed his appeal for a new trial. Shapiro was also a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
High-profile Houston attorney Tony Buzbee did a press conference stating that he will be bringing individual civil cases against Sean Diddy Combs. So far, he has accepted 120 clients and plans to file them within 30 days. He said that some of the victims were as recent as 2024 and one victim claims that they were as young as 9 years old when they were assaulted by Diddy. Buzbee plans to also name those who facilitated and helped cover up the abuses.
RESOURCES
Kefee D Indictment – https://youtu.be/qlrnLM_CJcE
The Press Conference – https://youtu.be/FBXgP4ivZWQ?si=vhHg_n_5UeJ2BiXq
The evidence after two trials seems clear that Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered their parents in Beverly Hills in 1989. They were convicted after their second trial in 1996. The brothers filed a Habeas petition asking the court to vacate the conviction based on new evidence. On Thursday, 10-3-24, District Attorney Gascon stated there will be a hearing at the end of November.
Tupac’s family hired Alex Spiro, Alec Baldwin’s attorney in the Rust case, to investigate to see if Diddy has any connection with the murder. Now that Diddy is in custody, that investigation may be easier to do. It would be natural to question Keefe D and Suge Knight. I will cover more Diddy updates in this week’s podcast.
Karen Read’s retrial has a new special prosecutor who will be paid up to $75k for the prosecution. Hank Brennan’s, who worked on the defense team for Whitey Bulger, has an hourly rate is $250 per hour.
Hannah Gutierrez motion for New Trial, Dismissal and Immediate Release was denied by the judge. A decision still hasn’t been made in the Alec Baldwin motion to reconsider the dismissal of his case.
Jury election for the Sarah Boone case begins on Monday, October 7th. She was arrested in 2020 for the murder of her boyfriend. She said they were playing hide and seek and he hid in a zipped up suitcase. Police found a video in Sarah’s phone of Jorge Torres pleading to be released because he couldn’t breathe. Sarah has gone through 8 different attorneys. The judge said that she was going to have to represent herself due to her behavior. Boone wrote an advertisement and is now being represented by a private attorney using the battered spouse defense. The court denied the motion to suppress her police statements.
Netflix and Fiona Harvey and going through mediation for the Baby Reindeer Show Lawsuit. However, Netflix also filed an Appeal to the Anti-SLAPP denial. I will keep you in the loop. He went into court to formalize the plea and sentencing hasn’t happened yet.
The headlines are saying that one of the doctors in the Matthew Perry case has plead guilty. This is the same doctor we talked about that took the deal before the case went to court.
RESOURCES
Judge’s Ruling on Hannah Gutierrez’s Case: https://www.youtube.com/live/8OfqoJjeWKA?t=1770s
Hannah Gutierrez was denied the motion for New Trial or Dismissal and Immediate Release. She still has a hearing set for Monday October 7th to be sentenced for brining in a firearm to an establishment that sells liquor.
Her attorney can choose to appeal the decision but it is likely that he won’t. There are still ongoing cases with the Rust case such as the civil lawsuit and the judge hasn’t made a decision with the prosecution’s motion to reconsider the dismissal of Alec Baldwin’s case.
Watch the full coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OfqoJjeWKA&t=1519s
Alex Murdaugh was sentenced federally for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering. Murdaugh made a plea deal with the feds to plea guilty because he had already admitted to the crimes during the the state’s murder trial.
The judge sentenced him to 40 years which was more than the prosecution recommended. The judge said they did this to send a message to deter attorneys who may want to steal from their clients.
Alex Murdaugh Appealed the sentencing but the government dismissed it because part of the plea was that he would not appeal the decisions that would be made. Murdaugh’s murder case is still going through the appeal process for new trial due to Becky Hill’s interference and his appeal on the murder conviction is still on hold. But as far as the financial crimes brought by the Feds, that case is now closed.
Watch the full coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OfqoJjeWKA&t=694s
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Karen Read’s attorneys filed their Opening Briefs to the Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts. The prosecution’s response is due by October 16th and then Read will have a chance to reply by October 25th. Oral Arguments will most likely be at the end of November 2024 to hopefully get a decision by December 2024. There is a high likelihood that the defense will ask for the retrial to be scheduled further out.
The Baby Reindeer Civil Lawsuit has a trial date set for May 2025. Netflix has filed a request for Dismissal and Anti-SLAPP. Netflix provided a Declaration from Richard Gadd many exhibits proving Fiona Harvey sent Richard Gadd harassing emails, text messages, voice mails, and also accusations of stalking a Member of Parliament’s wife. These exhibits show that Harvey did do the things detailed in the mini-series but was not a “beat-by-beat” recount of what happened. The Judge denied the Anti-SLAPP motion but granted in part the motion to dismiss, reducing some of the causes of action, leaving only the Defamation and Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress. The line in the Netflix show “this is a true story” ended up being quite persuasive to the Judge.
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Karen Read – Affidavit of Juror Doe – https://www.youtube.com/live/3VgRq1V7Wb8?t=18884s
The $170 Million Baby Reindeer Lawsuit – https://youtu.be/WJrHwK_48d4
Buster Murdaugh Sues Netflix – https://youtu.be/Zan5PlYEeJA
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MrBeast’s Beast Games and Amazon Prime have a class action lawsuit filed against them in California. This is interesting because the production happened in Nevada but the plaintiffs live in California. We’ll see if jurisdiction will be granted in this case. Let me know if you want a deep dive into these claims.
Diddy’s attorney did an interview with TMZ and claimed that Costco had a sale on baby oil which is why he stocked up. Costco put out a statement clarifying that none of the US stores carry baby oil. It is also reported that Diddy’s new roommate is Sam Bankman-Fried while he is in the Metropolitan Detention Center.
Bryan Kohberger had his first hearing with the new judge and venue. It was more of a status conference and the trial might get pushed to September 2025. Judge Steven Hippler made it clear that he wasn’t happy to be there and will work faster than they are used to.
Hannah Gutierrez was in court to see if she could get her case dismissed or recieve a new trial. If Gutierrez is granted a new trial she will immediately be released from custody and the defense will request that a new special prosecutor will be assigned to the case. The judge listened to the defense and the prosecution and took it all under submission and promised to make a ruling in a week.
The 11th Circuit came back after oral arguments on the Todd and Julie Chrisley’s Appeal and upheld the trial court’s actions. They did however send Julie’s case back to resentencing and her attorney argued that she should get five years instead of seven. The judge kept it at seven years stating that she already has below the federal minimum. Unfortunately, that puts her back to the same place.
Bryan Kohberger’s hearing on September 26th, 2024 was a Status Conference with the new judge.
Judge Steven Hippler made it clear that he wasn’t happy to be there and will work faster than they are used to. He also made sure he was aware of how the attorney’s conducted themselves with the last judge and he wasn’t going to stand for it in his courtroom.
The Judge wants the trial to begin in June 2025 but the Defense wants it to begin in September 2025. The judge took it under submission and will make a decision some time in the future.
Watch the full coverage: https://www.youtube.com/live/go-2Cidrzmk
On September 26th, 2024, Hannah Gutierrez was in court to see if she could get her case dismissed or to push for a new trial.
If Gutierrez is granted a new trial she will immediately be released from custody and the defense will request that a new special prosecutor will be assigned to the case.
The judge listened to the defense and the prosecution and took it all under submission and promised to make a ruling next week.
Watch the full coverage: https://www.youtube.com/live/Hn1ftMW_Pv4
Alec Baldwin has responded to Kari Morrisey’s Motion to Reconsider the Dismissal. He has asked for the judge to deny the reconsideration and to be reimbursed for attorney’s fees due to having to respond to this matter.
In a shocking turn of events, Erlinda Johnson’s files an Affidavit in the defense’s motion.
Watch the full coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo3I2meOXAk&t=5460s
Karen Read filed the Appeal for the Motion to Dismiss Counts one & three. She is hoping that the Supreme Court will at least allow them to question the deliberating jurors about those counts.
Sgt.Yuri Bukhenik and Detective Kevin Albert were discipled by the Police Department for their conduct during the Karen Read Case. Special Assistant District Attorney Hank Brennan will lead the prosecution for Read’s second trial.
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Diddy’s Second Motion To Be Released From Custody was Denied on September 18th, 2024.
I breakdown the arguments made by his attorney in the filing and the Government’s Response to it.
I also go over Diddy’s Motion to Dismiss the Lil Rod Lawsuit and how it holds up now that Diddy’s been arrested. There are also updates with the other civil cases.
In the infamous viral clip, Deobra Redden is accused of leaping over the bench and attacking a Las Vegas Judge – Judge Mary Kay Holthus. He is charged with attempted murder of a victim 60 years of age or older.
Watch the full coverage: https://www.youtube.com/live/DO8YEO6di94
The prosecutor in the Alec Baldwin Case was denied on her last motion, but she isn’t done yet. She filed another motion requesting extension on page limit and filed another reconsideration.
Watch the full coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl6Z21u3fw8&t=1130s
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was arraigned in the Southern District of New York today on a three-count indictment. If convicted, he faces a minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life. After a detention hearing that lasted more than two hours, he was held without bail until trial.
The Defense is appearing before the assigned Judge on September 18th, 2024, before the assigned District Judge. It’s unlikely he will be released based on the charges he is facing, the allegations, and the concerns over his power, money, and influence being used to contact or influence victims and witnesses.
Some of what I learned in court today makes me wonder how this went on for so long and was known about by so many without any consequences. But this case has a long way to go before trial, and I will be interested to see what else comes out.
Resources
https://justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/sean-combs-charged-manhattan-federal-court-sex-trafficking-and-other-federal-offenses
Judge John Judge Granted Bryan Kohberger’s Motion For Change of Venue. He doesn’t state where the trial should be moved to, but he requests that the Idaho Supreme Court appoint a judge to the new venue. The Goncalves’ Family expresses their frustration to the Judge’s Ruling.
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Justin Timberlake pleaded guilty to a traffic infraction driving while ability impaired to resolve his DWI case in the Hamptons. The public safety announcement in front of the Sag Harbor Police Department was part of the plea deal that knocked down the misdemeanor charge he was facing to a non-criminal traffic violation.
Karen Read filed an appeal to motion to dismiss counts one and three to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. The defense argues that the jury acquitted Karen of charges one and three even though they didn’t mark it on the jury forms. They relitigate that retrying her for counts one and three violates double jeopardy. They are asking for oral arguments.
On Thursday, September 12th, 2024, Harvey Weinstein was indicted again in New York. According to Law360 reporting, the indictment will remain sealed until Weinstein is arraigned, which has yet to happen due to his deteriorating health. According to Weinstein’s representative he was rushed to the hospital on Sunday, September 8th, 2024, for emergency open heart surgery.
In his status conference in Illinois, Girardi wasn’t present and prosecutors asked to continue to the pre-trial conferences until December 18th, 2024. They indicated that they may drop the charges against Girardi after his sentencing on December 6th, 2024 in Los Angeles.
The Bryan Kohberger trial moves to Ada County’s Fourth District located in Boise and gets appointed a new judge, Judge Steven Hippler. This means that trial dates and other deadlines are now subject to change.
In the infamous viral clip, Redden is accused of leaping over the bench and attacking a Las Vegas Judge Holthus. He was charged with Attempted Murder of a victim 60 years of age or older. On the second day, after hearing the testimony of Judge Holthus and her law clerk, Redden pleaded Guilty but Mentally Ill. He has a sentencing Hearing on November 7th.
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Karen Read has a new interview on ABC’s 20/20 show. I reveal my thoughts on the episode and how this could affect her 2025 Retrial. I also go over the motion filed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts simply titled, “Notice Regarding State Trooper.”
We all know the Trooper he’s talking about…Michael Proctor. His personal phone was extracted for the 2024 Karen Read trial.
Now, the Defense also wants his work phone extracted for the 2025 Retrial. Prosecutor Adam Lally has concerns about this request and I have my own worries about the relevancy of the information it may contain.
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On Friday, September 6th, Karen Read was interviewed on ABC’s 20/20 show. I share my initial thoughts on the show and what this could mean for the upcoming retrial in 2025. I will go more in depth in this week’s podcast episode.
The Commonwealth filed motions to block defense attorneys from getting the full extraction of Trooper Proctor’s work phone. His personal cell phone was turned over, but now they are trying to get into his work phone. I will go more in depth about that on Wednesday’s podcast episode as well.
For last week’s podcast, I went over the arrest of former Police Officer, Matthew Farwell, for the murder of Sandra Birchmore and the Feds charging him with Killing a witness or victim. I answered some of the questions you had in the comment section of the video and what could come next.
Governor Healey of MA brought in Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Noble from New Jersey as the new Head of State Police. Not only is it good news to appoint someone from outside the state, I wouldn’t be surprised if they end up under a consent decree.
Kari Morrisey filed a fifty-two page motion to reconsider Alec Baldwin’s dismissal with prejudice on a request to exceed the page limit. The Judge denied the state’s motion for extension of page limits and cited case law that talks about deterring frivolous filings. Kari Morrissey can technically refile this motion again but it has to be within the 10 page limit.
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On February 4th 2021, a pregnant Sandra Birchmore was found deceased in her Canton, Massachusetts apartment. The case was initially ruled a suicide however an internal affairs investigation was opened and led to the resignation of Matthew Farwell, his twin William Farwell and Deputy Chief Richard Devine, all prior to them being interviewed as part of the ongoing investigation.
On June 18th, 2024 a pathologist hired by Birchmore’s family determined that Sandra Birchmore died by homicide, not suicide. The pathologist was hired in relation to the family’s wrongful death action against the department and the officers who had resigned.
On August 27th, 2024, former police officer, Matthew Farwell, was arrested for the murder of Sandra Birchmore and charged with killing a witness or victim. Farwell has a detention hearing set for September 12th, 2024 at 2pm ET and a Status Conference Hearing on October 17th, 2024.
RESOURCES
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at https://988lifeline.org.
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), visiting https://.thehotline.org or texting LOVEIS to 22522.
USAG Statement on Indictment and Arrest (includes documents) – https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-massachusetts-police-officer-arrested-connection-murder-young-woman
USAG Press Statement – https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/former-massachusetts-police-officer-arrested-connection-murder-young-woman
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The latest headlines in the Matthew Perry case state that the doctor taking a plea in the case is a Dr. Chavez, not Dr ‘P’. This is not new to the Law Nerds because as I broke down in The Emily Show podcast, Dr. Chavez is one of the three defendants who had already taken a plea deal. He made his first court appearance on August 30th and was allowed to remain out of custody on a $50K bond and may not practice medicine as a condition of his release.
The ex-husband of Kyle Richards, Mauricio Umansky, is being sued over Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans taken during the COVID pandemic. The US is suing on behalf of Relator LLC., claiming the loan was taken under false pretenses as the company was not finanically struggling during that time and a jury trial is being requested.
Kouri Richins had a preliminary hearing last week that lasted two days. The judge determined that there is probable cause to move forward with a jury trial. Richins pled not guilty and her trial is scheduled for May of 2025.
Bryan Kohberger had a change of venue hearing last week, where the defense brought in their witnesses to explain the results of the surveys. The defense and prosecution had an opportunity to make their arguments to the Judge, and he took them into submission and will make a written ruling some time in the future.
Karen Read, CF McCarthy’s & The Waterfall Bar & Grill were sued for the wrongful death of John O’Keefe. The lawsuit was filed by John’s brother Paul O’Keefe, his father John O’Keefe II and his mother Margaret O’Keefe, as well as additionally on behalf of his niece. I will monitor this civil lawsuit closely and provide updates in the future.
RESOURCES
People Magazine – https://people.com/tom-girardi-guilty-what-does-this-mean-for-erika-girardi-8704837
Nightline – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7qbFpsRKBI
