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Lindsay Clancy’s Fate Rests in Jury’s Hands After Closing Arguments, with Lauren Conlin

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Show Notes

In The Well hosts Mark Geragos and Matt Murphy join the show to discuss the closing arguments in the Lindsay Clancy trial, criticism and praise for both the prosecution and the defense’s arguments, why the prosecution took a completely different tone, the lawyers speculate on what the jury will decide, why trials are won or lost in jury selection, why attorneys need to be focused on the jury during trial, LA Magazine contributor Lauren Conlin joins Mark and Matt from on the ground in Plymouth, Massachusetts at the Lindsay Clancy trial to discuss defense attorney Kevin Reddington’s brilliant moves during the trial, why Reddington brought up the police investigations into his closing argument, the prosecution’s turn in tone during the closing argument, Lauren shares her observations of the majority female jury, the charges the jurors are now deliberating, the horrific evidence the jury has to absorb, the journalist who was stripped of her credentials after smiling and winking at camera inside the courtroom, and more.

Mark Geragos: https://geragos.com

Matt Murphy: https://www.mattmurphylaw.com

Lauren Conlin: https://x.com/conlin_lauren

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