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Confession signed. Case closed. Then the prosecutor asked: would you do it again? “I’d have killed Michael for sure. I don't know about the other two.” Randy Barnett on how his one well-timed question helped send a Latin King to death row, on Counterweight:

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Will Chamberlain1 day ago

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Joe Dirté1 day ago

@RandyEBarnett Another great guest. You’ll have to have Randy back on when the book comes out.

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Make Boston Red Again1 day ago

@RandyEBarnett randy barnett did in one sentence what a dozen panels couldn't: ask 'would you do it again?'... answer: yes. that's the difference between hypotheticals and hard evidence. prosecutors, keep asking the obvious.

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Kate1 day ago

@RandyEBarnett Let's hope he gets death sooner than later.

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Principal⭐️1 day ago

@RandyEBarnett That one question exposed the mindset behind the crime. Chilling and a powerful reminder that words can matter even after a confession.

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New on Counterweight: Randy Barnett takes us through his years as a prosecutor, with stories of true crime and corruption that are worth hearing. Randy is the Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law at the Georgetown University Law Center and the Faculty Director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution. He's authored more than a dozen books and appeared before the United States Supreme Court in 2004, where he argued Gonzales v. Raich. But before any of that, Randy was a prosecutor in the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in Chicago in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His latest book, FELONY REVIEW, is the story of those years: learning how to be a prosecutor on the job, coming face-to-face with brazen corruption in the misdemeanor courts, working night shifts at police stations reviewing every potential felony charge that came through the door, and ultimately trying major felony cases. I've brought him on Counterweight to talk about his time as a prosecutor — and at the end, he gives us his take on the recent Lindsay Clancy mistrial with the benefit of that experience. 0:00 Caballero — “I’d a killed Michael for sure” 3:09 Harvard Law to Cook County prosecutor 8:13 Judge Crowley and learning what “bullsh*t” means 13:05 Bond slips and corruption in the misdemeanor courts 17:47 The chop shop case — Dollars Devine and Eddie Jensen 22:49 No continuance — judge on vacation, fixer exposed 28:07 Felony Review — 24/7 charging calls in the police stations 33:17 One stab wound — charge or let go 38:12 Caballero confession and the death penalty 46:40 Lindsay Clancy and the insanity defense 49:17 Dangerousness over culpability

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