In Summation is back!!!!  After a lengthy hiatus caused by a complex murder trial in New York we have finally returned to provide you with more insights into current legal issues, allowing you to amaze your friends and family with keen insights and deep knowledge. In this episode, we consider the case(s) of Merle Denezpi. …

Sometimes, when we fulfill our commitment to abiding by the bill of rights, it means we end up protecting the rights of people to say or do things that make us uncomfortable.  Perhaps the greatest example of this is free speech.  It is incumbent on all citizens to ensure that speech remains free, but in…

Special Guest Episode! In this episode, Paul brings on seasoned sex crimes prosecutor and dynamic defense attorney (and wife) Sarena Townsend to discuss the RICO prosecution of R&B superstar R. Kelly. Wait…RICO?  Yes, RICO.  R. Kelly was accused of committing sex abuse and sex crimes in several states in time period spanning roughly 20 years. …

Welcome back, friends of the show.  In this episode, we look at the Breonna Taylor raid in Jefferson County, Kentucky.  We are NOT examining the officer who fired the shot which ultimately killed Taylor, that officer was never indicted.  However, another officer at the scene, Brett Hankison, discharged his firearm approximately 10 times through Taylors…

Hello friends of the show! This episode comes as a recommendation from my wife, Sarena, who thought it would be interesting to take a look at the first case in American history where the prosecutor used DNA evidence.  It turns out this was a fascinating case which took place in Florida (of course it did). …

In this episode, we look at whether words can kill someone in a very literal sense.  17 year old Michelle Carter encouraged her 18 year old boyfriend, Conrad Roy, to kill himself.  When Roy's body was discovered in his truck filled with toxic fumes, the investigation uncovered that Carter had been pushing Roy to kill…

Virtually  every adult in the United States is familiar with their Miranda rights.  Our culture is obsessed with crime, we love movies and television shows about law enforcement and shady organizations which spar against federal agents. As a result, we have all become familiar with variations of the lines “you have the right to remain silent,…

WE ARE BACK!!!!! Apologies to all for the delay in episode publishing, I was on trial in federal court in a complex white-collar fraud and narcotics case.    But that's all over now and we are picking up right where we left off, discussing some of the biggest headlines in trial work and explaining a…

Recently, two very significant verdicts came down in trials that captured national attention. First, Kyle Rittenhouse was charged with multiple counts of murder for killing two people (and seriously injuring a third) during the Kenosha, Wisconsin protests following the police shooting of Jacob Blake.  Rittenhouse, a 17 year old armed with an AR-15 assault rifle,…

The bombing of the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was a watershed event of the mid 1990s.  It put an end to a national feeling of optimism and relief and served to remind the public at large that there were some people who were so vehemently opposed to the federal government, that they…