Sinopsis
Criminal defense attorneys Jessa Nicholson Goetz and Nicholas (Nick) Gansner discuss high profile trials, defense strategies, popular culture’s fixation on crime, and all other things related to criminal law. We think we are kind of funny, and hope you do, too.
Episodios
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279: Ep.279: The Prosecution Case (Rodney King)
12/08/2020 Duración: 37minDone talking about jury selection now! On to....why a victim might not testify, opening statements, and the like.
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278: Ep. 278: King Part 4/Tangent of Rage
05/08/2020 Duración: 01h04minIn this episode, Jessa and Nick take turns yelling into the void. In the first half, Nick continues to be psychologically tortured by the second change of venue question that prioritises convenience over The Constitution. He then passes the soapbox to Jessa, who careens off track to yell about the bad apple argument, cops, and protesters.
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277: Ep.277: Rodney King, Part 3
29/07/2020 Duración: 44minJessa and Nick continue analyzing the state prosecution of the police charged with beating Rodney King. They break down why the Court of Appeal issued an order to the trial court that said the legalese equivalent of ‘Why did you say that?’, Jessa makes “Jessa's Law” (and the controversial switch from wine to White Claw), and Nick freaks out about the lack of criteria for venue changes.
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276: Ep. 276: Rodney King and Change of Venue
23/07/2020 Duración: 42minRare appeals and political turmoil!
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275: Ep. 275: Rodney King, Part 1
15/07/2020 Duración: 28minIt's a timeline, y'all. Of one of the most infamous cases of the 20th century.
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274: Getting Off...in Vehicles (featuring Adam Nero)
08/07/2020 Duración: 01h05minJessa is joined by friend of the show Attorney Adam Nero of Nelson Defense Group. Adam is an excellent drunk driving defense lawyer and all-around good guy, and he helped take the subject away from murder and rape for once.
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273: Ep.273: Crossover with Hi-Phi Nation
24/06/2020 Duración: 51minJessa and Nick are joined by the host of Slate's Hi-Phi Nation to discuss philosophical issues surrounding the criminal justice system.
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272: Ep.272: Breonna Taylor, Part 2
17/06/2020 Duración: 44minWhat is Breonna's Law and will it make a difference? Why were the attempted homicide charges originally filed against her boyfriend dismissed? Listen here and find out.
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271: BONUS: Wondery Hollywoodland
17/06/2020 Duración: 05minIt's February 2nd 1922, and all of Hollywood is about to wake up and learn that William Desmond Taylor, the most famous film director in town, was murdered in his home last night. The investigation will shine a light on some of Hollywood's most scandalous affairs, backroom deals, and underground drug dens. This real life Murder Mystery is one of the most iconic "whodunnit" cases of the 20th century that will leave you guessing and second guessing who killed William Desmond Taylor for weeks to come. Listen today at wondery.fm/gettingoffMiH (http://wondery.fm/conspiratorsMiH)
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270: Ep.270: Breonna Taylor & No-Knock Warrants
10/06/2020 Duración: 43minThe one where Jessa is pissed off.
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269: The Cooper Video & Cancel Culture
03/06/2020 Duración: 42minIs social media shaming a good thing? Does it function similarly to the way the criminal justice system does, or is it a whole different animal? Jessa and Nick get philosophical.
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268: Necessary "bonus" episode: Black Lives Matter.
03/06/2020 Duración: 31minWe are deviating from scheduled programming to discuss current events because we believe you cannot have a pulse, work in the criminal justice system, and not respond to what's happening in our country. Get involved. www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd https://unicornriot.ninja/ https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/ https://www.joincampaignzero.org/
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267: Marsy and...Karen?
27/05/2020 Duración: 48minNick and Jessa talk about a viral video that highlights some of the potential problems with Marsy's Law.
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266: Ep.266: Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes
20/05/2020 Duración: 47minJessa and Nick talk about the now-constitutionally mandated Marsy's Law in Wisconsin.
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265: Ep.265: Crimson Letters: Voices From Death Row
13/05/2020 Duración: 59minNick and Jessa get an incredible opporunity to talk to death row inmate Terry Robinson and journalist Tessie Castillo about their new book, Crimson Letters: Voices From Death Row. It's available on amazon.com and there's a link on the www.gettingoffpod.com website to purchase.
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264: Ep.264: Rhoades Conclusion
06/05/2020 Duración: 36minJessa and Nick wrap up the conversation about the criminalization of potential HIV spread.
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263: Guerra/Rhoades, Part 2
29/04/2020 Duración: 34minJessa and Nick talk facts. Also, we were named one of the top ten criminal defense podcasts. Check the rest of the list out here! https://blog.feedspot.com/criminal_defense_podcasts/
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262: Ep.262: Criminalization of Disease/Intro to Guerra and Rhoades
22/04/2020 Duración: 45minIt's so topical, guys! Let's talk about what happens when we line up public health crises and the law!
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261: Ep.261: The Wisconsin Election
16/04/2020 Duración: 01h06minNick and Jessa talk about how criminal law bizarrely dictates the discussion around some judicial elections, how it was that most states postponed their primaries but Wisconsin's happened with in-person voting, and more from quarantine life.
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260: Ep.260: Scott Panetti Finale
09/04/2020 Duración: 43minJessa and Nick are social distancing and recording, which has led to arguably the worst audio they've ever produced. (Which all of you know is really saying something.) We rushed to post this because we missed last week and did not send it to our editor. If it's intolerable, let us know and we'll pull it and have it edited and put it back up. We think it's a fun conversation about appeals, competency, and how courts define words, though.