Rebuttal

72: The Shark Arm Case (The Unluckiest Murderer in History)

Rebuttal

Show Notes

(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from." –Cormac McCarthy, No Country For Old Men.

Two tiger sharks, a tattoo, and a richocheted bullet off a man's skull.

Reb dives into the Shark Arm Case (1935), the Confrontation Clause, and the Dead Witness Dilemma.

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00:00 - Intro / Setting the Scene

01:02 - PART I: THE SHARK

06:57 - PART II: THE BOXER

12:33 - PART III: SHARK, 1; BULLET, 1; GANGSTERS, 0

25:35 - PART IV: HEARSAY LESSON

34:00 - PART V: THE CONFRONTATION CLAUSE

35:29 - Medieval "Trial By Ordeal" was a nightmare

38:16 - WHY DON'T YOU JUST KILL A WITNESS?

39:18 - PART VI: WOULD SHARK ARM TESTIMONY BE ADMISSIBLE TODAY?

43:20 - Reb's Rebuttal

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