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For our 100th episode host Vinnie Politan and Court TV’s Ted Rowlands will cover two of the biggest legal stories of the week.  Up first is a major update in The Killing of Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial.  Her convicted killer Cristhian Bahena Rivera was back in court for what was supposed to be his sentencing, but instead that was delayed in order to his defense team to make an argument for a new trial due to some new information.  Two people independently came forward and implicated another man in the murder of Tibbetts, so his defense is asking for a new trial and the state’s help in investigating those claims. Meanwhile, Britney Spears was back in court in her continuing fight to end the conservatorship.  Should Britney be allowed to have full control of her life back? If not, why?  Ted and Vinnie will dig into all of it plus preview the live trial currently on Court TV – SC v. Nathaniel Rowland –the Mistaken Rideshare Murder Trial.  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm.   For more on The Mistaken Rideshare Murder Trial, click here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For our 100th episode host Vinnie Politan and Court TV’s Ted Rowlands will cover two of the biggest legal stories of the week.  Up first is a major update in The Killing of Mollie Tibbetts Murder Trial.  Her convicted killer Cristhian Bahena Rivera was back in court for what was supposed to be his sentencing, but instead that was delayed in order to his defense team to make an argument for a new trial due to some new information.  Two people independently came forward and implicated another man in the murder of Tibbetts, so his defense is asking for a new trial and the state’s help in investigating those claims. Meanwhile, Britney Spears was back in court in her continuing fight to end the conservatorship.  Should Britney be allowed to have full control of her life back? If not, why?  Ted and Vinnie will dig into all of it plus preview the live trial currently on Court TV – SC v. Nathaniel Rowland –the Mistaken Rideshare Murder Trial.  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm.   For more on The Mistaken Rideshare Murder Trial, click here.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since September of 2018 Bill Cosby has been an inmate in a Pennsylvania prison serving a 10-year sentence for sexual assault. That is until July 1st when the state’s highest court overturned his conviction and ordered his immediate release.  Host Vinnie Politan and Court TV anchor Julie Grant will explain the law behind the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision and what it could mean for sexual assault victims going forward.  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm.   For more of Court TV’s coverage of Bill Cosby’s release, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since September of 2018 Bill Cosby has been an inmate in a Pennsylvania prison serving a 10-year sentence for sexual assault. That is until July 1st when the state’s highest court overturned his conviction and ordered his immediate release.  Host Vinnie Politan and Court TV anchor Julie Grant will explain the law behind the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision and what it could mean for sexual assault victims going forward.  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm.   For more of Court TV’s coverage of Bill Cosby’s release, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two months after a Minneapolis jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts, he returned to court to find out his sentence for the killing of George Floyd.  From the heart-breaking appearance from George Floyd’s daughter to Derek Chauvin’s statement to the Floyd family and the court, it was a dramatic hearing on all counts and Court TV Legal Correspondent Julia Jenaé was there for it all.  She joins host Vinnie Politan to discuss the proceedings and to bring us an excerpt from her exclusive interview with one of the members of the jury.  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm.   To see Court TV’s coverage of Derek Chauvin’s sentencing, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two months after a Minneapolis jury found Derek Chauvin guilty on all counts, he returned to court to find out his sentence for the killing of George Floyd.  From the heart-breaking appearance from George Floyd’s daughter to Derek Chauvin’s statement to the Floyd family and the court, it was a dramatic hearing on all counts and Court TV Legal Correspondent Julia Jenaé was there for it all.  She joins host Vinnie Politan to discuss the proceedings and to bring us an excerpt from her exclusive interview with one of the members of the jury.  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm.   To see Court TV’s coverage of Derek Chauvin’s sentencing, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The stakes couldn’t be higher for defendant Ronnie Oneal. He’s on trial for double homicide, accused of brutally murdering his girlfriend, his special needs daughter and attempting to kill his seven-year-old son.  Florida prosecutors think the crime merits the death penalty, which makes it all the more remarkable that Ronnie Oneal chose to act as his own lawyer and defend himself. Acting as his own lawyer means he also got to cross examine the state’s star witness, Oneal’s son. Court TV followed the trial and we’ll bring you excerpts of Oneal’s closing arguments as our host Vinnie Politan and famed Jodi Arias defense attorney Kirk Nurmi discuss why the old adage about the man who represents himself has a fool for a client tends to be true.  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm. To see our coverage of the Ronnie Oneal verdict, click here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The stakes couldn’t be higher for defendant Ronnie Oneal. He’s on trial for double homicide, accused of brutally murdering his girlfriend, his special needs daughter and attempting to kill his seven-year-old son.  Florida prosecutors think the crime merits the death penalty, which makes it all the more remarkable that Ronnie Oneal chose to act as his own lawyer and defend himself. Acting as his own lawyer means he also got to cross examine the state’s star witness, Oneal’s son. Court TV followed the trial and we’ll bring you excerpts of Oneal’s closing arguments as our host Vinnie Politan and famed Jodi Arias defense attorney Kirk Nurmi discuss why the old adage about the man who represents himself has a fool for a client tends to be true.  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm. To see our coverage of the Ronnie Oneal verdict, click here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christian “Kit” Martin, the former U.S. Army major and commercial airline pilot, took the stand in his own defense this week in an attempt to convince the jury he had nothing to do with the gruesome deaths of three of his neighbors.  Was he able to convincingly explain all of the evidence that implicated him?  Did he cast enough suspicion on his former love interest, Joan Harmon, the accused bigamist who used her 5th amendment rights to get out of testifying?  Host Vinnie Politan and Court TV’s Ted Rowlands will look at the evidence, including some that could implicate Harmon.  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm. For more of our coverage of KY v. Martin, click here. To see Court TV's coverage of the KY v. Martin verdict, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christian “Kit” Martin, the former U.S. Army major and commercial airline pilot, took the stand in his own defense this week in an attempt to convince the jury he had nothing to do with the gruesome deaths of three of his neighbors.  Was he able to convincingly explain all of the evidence that implicated him?  Did he cast enough suspicion on his former love interest, Joan Harmon, the accused bigamist who used her 5th amendment rights to get out of testifying?  Host Vinnie Politan and Court TV’s Ted Rowlands will look at the evidence, including some that could implicate Harmon.  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm. For more of our coverage of KY v. Martin, click here. To see Court TV's coverage of the KY v. Martin verdict, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been 8 months since the bodies of Tylee Ryan and her little brother JJ Vallow were discovered buried in Chad Daybell’s backyard. But at the time no murder charges were filed against Daybell and his new wife, the children’s mother, Lori Vallow.  All that has changed now as the couple were charged with the deaths of not only Tylee and JJ, but also Chad’s first wife Tammy.  That alone would be a major update in the story, but then days later it was revealed that Lori has been deemed mentally unfit to stand trial, prompting the judge to put a halt to all proceedings in her case.  Court TV anchor Ted Rowland’s joins host Vinnie Politan to discuss all of the revelations and how they could impact the case going forward.  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm. For more of our coverage of the Doomsday Couple murder charges, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been 8 months since the bodies of Tylee Ryan and her little brother JJ Vallow were discovered buried in Chad Daybell’s backyard. But at the time no murder charges were filed against Daybell and his new wife, the children’s mother, Lori Vallow.  All that has changed now as the couple were charged with the deaths of not only Tylee and JJ, but also Chad’s first wife Tammy.  That alone would be a major update in the story, but then days later it was revealed that Lori has been deemed mentally unfit to stand trial, prompting the judge to put a halt to all proceedings in her case.  Court TV anchor Ted Rowland’s joins host Vinnie Politan to discuss all of the revelations and how they could impact the case going forward.  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm. For more of our coverage of the Doomsday Couple murder charges, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Encore Episode -- There were major updates in the ongoing story of the Doomsday Couple and we’ll cover them all when return with a new podcast next week.  Until then this encore episode will give you all of the background you need on the Doomsday Couple.  Lori Vallow and her husband, Doomsday prophet Chad Daybell, hoped to be spending the rest of their lives together, but instead their marriage has been spent behind bars due to the discovery of the bodies of Lori’s kids, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, in Chad’s backyard.  And that’s not the only death associated with this Doomsday Couple.  This episode of the Court TV podcast is an audio replay of a show that premiered on Court TV – a documentary that looks at the convoluted timeline of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell’s relationship and the myriad deaths surrounding it.  Court TV’s Ted Rowlands, Chanley Painter take you through the twists and turns of Lori and Chad’s story. Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm. For more of our coverage of the Doomsday Couple, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Encore Episode -- There were major updates in the ongoing story of the Doomsday Couple and we’ll cover them all when return with a new podcast next week.  Until then this encore episode will give you all of the background you need on the Doomsday Couple.  Lori Vallow and her husband, Doomsday prophet Chad Daybell, hoped to be spending the rest of their lives together, but instead their marriage has been spent behind bars due to the discovery of the bodies of Lori’s kids, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, in Chad’s backyard.  And that’s not the only death associated with this Doomsday Couple.  This episode of the Court TV podcast is an audio replay of a show that premiered on Court TV – a documentary that looks at the convoluted timeline of Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell’s relationship and the myriad deaths surrounding it.  Court TV’s Ted Rowlands, Chanley Painter take you through the twists and turns of Lori and Chad’s story. Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm. For more of our coverage of the Doomsday Couple, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Court TV has been in Iowa this week, covering the murder trial of Christhian Bahena Rivera, the man accused of murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts.  Court TV’s Michael Ayala joins host Vinnie Politian to discuss some of the key testimony so far, including testimony from the police detective who initially interrogated Rivera and managed to get him to not only confess to the murder but to lead authorities to Mollie’s body.  The defense saw her testimony as an opportunity to show Rivera was coerced into confessing.  Will the jury believe that?  Will the defense also be able to convince the jury that other potential suspects should have been investigated more thoroughly?  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm.   For more of our coverage of Iowa v. Rivera, click here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Court TV has been in Iowa this week, covering the murder trial of Christhian Bahena Rivera, the man accused of murdering University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts.  Court TV’s Michael Ayala joins host Vinnie Politian to discuss some of the key testimony so far, including testimony from the police detective who initially interrogated Rivera and managed to get him to not only confess to the murder but to lead authorities to Mollie’s body.  The defense saw her testimony as an opportunity to show Rivera was coerced into confessing.  Will the jury believe that?  Will the defense also be able to convince the jury that other potential suspects should have been investigated more thoroughly?  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm.   For more of our coverage of Iowa v. Rivera, click here.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week there were big hearings for two of the biggest stories of the year and host Vinnie Politan Court TV Anchor Michael Ayala are prepped to break down all of the major developments.  First in Brunswick, Georgia lawyers for the three men charged for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery made arguments to allow Arbery’s past encounters with law enforcement to be used as evidence for the defense.  They also brought into question Arbery’s mental health status.  Should the judge allow this type of evidence into court?  Then in Minneapolis the judge for the upcoming trial of the three remaining officers charged in the death of George Floyd made a shocking decision to delay the trial.  What prompted this change and how could it impact the case going forward?  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm.   For more on our ongoing coverage of The Death of George Floyd Murder trial, click here. See our coverage of the motions hearing for the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery Murder trial, here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week there were big hearings for two of the biggest stories of the year and host Vinnie Politan Court TV Anchor Michael Ayala are prepped to break down all of the major developments.  First in Brunswick, Georgia lawyers for the three men charged for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery made arguments to allow Arbery’s past encounters with law enforcement to be used as evidence for the defense.  They also brought into question Arbery’s mental health status.  Should the judge allow this type of evidence into court?  Then in Minneapolis the judge for the upcoming trial of the three remaining officers charged in the death of George Floyd made a shocking decision to delay the trial.  What prompted this change and how could it impact the case going forward?  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm.   For more on our ongoing coverage of The Death of George Floyd Murder trial, click here. See our coverage of the motions hearing for the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery Murder trial, here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It doesn’t happen often, but when a murder defendant takes the stand to testify in their own defense it never fails to fascinate, and the testimony of Michelle Boat was no exception.  Boat, who was found guilty of the murder of her romantic rival Tracy Mondabough and now faces life in prison for first degree murder, took the stand in an attempt to convince the jury to convict her of a lesser charge.  Host Vinnie Politan and Court TV anchor Ted Rowlands will break down her testimony and examine what may have hurt her cause the most.  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm.   For more of our coverage of Iowa vs. Michelle Boat, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It doesn’t happen often, but when a murder defendant takes the stand to testify in their own defense it never fails to fascinate, and the testimony of Michelle Boat was no exception.  Boat, who was found guilty of the murder of her romantic rival Tracy Mondabough and now faces life in prison for first degree murder, took the stand in an attempt to convince the jury to convict her of a lesser charge.  Host Vinnie Politan and Court TV anchor Ted Rowlands will break down her testimony and examine what may have hurt her cause the most.  Get the latest updates on CourtTV and CourtTV.com and tune in to see Vinnie Politan and the entire Court TV team review each day’s testimony on Closing Arguments weeknights from 8pm to 11pm.   For more of our coverage of Iowa vs. Michelle Boat, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.