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Hunter Parnell 7/18/24 Hunter Parnell 7/18/24

257 | If Another Person Confesses to a Crime, Why Can't Jurors Hear that Evidence? w/Sharon Turlington

If another person confesses, why do courts stop jurors from hearing that evidence? w/Sharon Turlington

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Hunter Parnell 7/17/24 Hunter Parnell 7/17/24

256 | The Fight to Free a Man Convicted Because of One Cop's Perjury w/Jason Gain

The fight to free a man convicted on the Perjurious Testimony of One Cop w/Jason Gain

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Hunter Parnell 7/16/24 Hunter Parnell 7/16/24

255 | The Dangers of a Conviction Based on the Testimony of One Person w/Eric Tindal

Why memory might not be the best evidence to secure a conviction w/Eric Tindal

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Hunter Parnell 7/11/24 Hunter Parnell 7/11/24

254 | The Former Bronx Defender Campaigning to Bring Holistic Defense to Florida's 9th Judicial Circuit w/Lenora Easter

The Former Bronx Defender Running to become THE Public Defender of Florida’s 9th Judicial Circuit w/Lenora Easter

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Hunter Parnell 7/11/24 Hunter Parnell 7/11/24

253 | The ACLU Lawsuit Seeking to Radically Change Pennsylvania Public Defense w/Vic Walczak and Veronica Miller

How the ACLU of Pennsylvania Hopes to Drastically Overhaul the State’s Public Defender System w/Vic Walzcak and Veronica Miller

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Hunter Parnell 7/11/24 Hunter Parnell 7/11/24

252 | The Rise, Fall, and Disbarment of Florida's Worst Chief Public Defender w/Andrew Pantazi

How the worst Chief Public Defender in Florida Finally got Disbarred w/Andrew Pantazi

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Hunter Parnell 7/4/24 Hunter Parnell 7/4/24

251 | What Can Save Pennsylvania Public Defense w/Sara Jacobson, Autumn Johnson, Samuel Encarnacion

What Can Be Done to Save Pennsylvania Public Defense w/Sara Jacobson, Samuel Encarnacion, and Autumn Johnson

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Hunter Parnell 7/3/24 Hunter Parnell 7/3/24

250 | Why did the Bronx Defender's Union Vote to go on Strike? w/Tyler Johnson, Marlene Marte, Katherine Azcona

Why did the Bronx Defender’s Union Authorize the vote to Strike w/Tyler Johnson, Katherine Azcona, and Marlene Marte

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Hunter Parnell 7/2/24 Hunter Parnell 7/2/24

249 | Angela Chang and Brooke Burns: How Ohio Public Defenders Push Back Against the Return of the "Super Predator" Myth

The Public Defenders fighting against the return of the “Super Predator” myth in Ohio w/Brooke Burns and Angela Chang

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Hunter Parnell 6/27/24 Hunter Parnell 6/27/24

248 | Scarlett Lewis: After Her Son was Murdered at Sandy Hook, One Mother's Fight to Reduce Violence by Choosing Love

Turning to love to solve the underlying causes of violence w/Scarlett Lewis

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Hunter Parnell 6/25/24 Hunter Parnell 6/25/24

247 | Chesa Boudin: Lessons Learned from San Francisco's Progressive Prosecution Movement

Takeways from the Push for Progressive Prosecution in San Francisco w/Chesa Boudin

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Hunter Parnell 6/20/24 Hunter Parnell 6/20/24

246 | Eric Whitcher: South Dakota's Small First Step to Statewide Public Defense

What’s Driving South Dakota to Move towards a State Wide Public Defender System w/Eric Whitcher

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Hunter Parnell 6/18/24 Hunter Parnell 6/18/24

245 | Travis Finck: On the Brink of a Crisis, What can Be Done to Save North Dakota Public Defense?

The plan to stop a crisis in North Dakota Public Defense w/Travis Finck

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Hunter Parnell 6/13/24 Hunter Parnell 6/13/24

244 | Grant Miller: The Utah Public Defender Campaigning to Bring Big Changes to the Utah State Legislature

One Salt Lake City Public Defender’s Campaign to Bring Major Changes to the Utah State Legislature w/Grant Miller

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Hunter Parnell 6/11/24 Hunter Parnell 6/11/24

243 | Duci Goncalves and Lael Chester: How Massachusetts is Re-imaging how the Criminal Legal System Treats Emerging Adults

How Massachusetts is Reimagining how they treat Emerging Adult Offenders w/Duci Goncalves and Lael Chest

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Hunter Parnell 6/6/24 Hunter Parnell 6/6/24

242 | Eve Primus: The Hollowing Out of Miranda Rights, and What we Can Do About it

With the Erosion of Miranda Rights, What can be Done to Protect people from abusive Police Interrogations w/Eve Primus

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Hunter Parnell 6/4/24 Hunter Parnell 6/4/24

241 | Lucian Dervan: Why do Innocent People Plead Guilty, and What Does it Mean for Our Plea Bargaining System

Just how many people plead guilty to things they did not do? w/Lucian Dervan

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Hunter Parnell 5/30/24 Hunter Parnell 5/30/24

240 | Adrienne Johnson: Can Gwinnett County Muster the Political Will to Solve their Public Defender Problems

What needs to change in Public Defense in Gwinnett County, Georgia w/Adrienne Johnson

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Disclaimer: Hunter Parnell hosts Public Defenseless in his personal capacity. The views expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not represent the Aurora Municipal Public Defender or any guest's employer. Nothing on this show is legal advice, and listening does not create an attorney-client relationship. If you are facing criminal charges, talk to a lawyer.

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