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Hunter Parnell 4/22/25 Hunter Parnell 4/22/25

348 | How Prosecutors, Cops, and an ICE Agent Conspired to Kidnap a Man in the Middle of his Trial w/Murat Erkan

How Suffolk County DAs, a few cops and an ICE Agent Conspired to kidnap a man in the middle of his trial w/Murat Erkan

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Hunter Parnell 4/20/25 Hunter Parnell 4/20/25

347 | How Participatory Defense has and can help Minnesota Public Defenders w/Damon Drake

How Participatory Defense is Changing the Twin Cities w/Damon Drake

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Hunter Parnell 4/15/25 Hunter Parnell 4/15/25

346 | The Revival of Public Defense in Santa Cruz County California w/Heather Rogers and Caitlin Becker

The Transformation of Santa Cruz County from a Contract System to a Holistic Defender Program w/Heather Rogers and Caitlin Becker

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Hunter Parnell 4/10/25 Hunter Parnell 4/10/25

345 | Will Governor Jeff Landry's Push to Execute More People get an Innocent Man Killed? w/Piper French

The Innocent Man that Louisiana Might Execute w/Piper French

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Hunter Parnell 4/8/25 Hunter Parnell 4/8/25

344 | When Public Defenders Support Community Organizing, Community will Organize to Support Public Defense w/Heather Lewis

The Community Came out to Support Public Defenders when they Needed it the Most w/Heather Lewis

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Hunter Parnell 4/3/25 Hunter Parnell 4/3/25

343 | How the Neglect and Indifference of the Jefferson County Jail Killed a 76 Year Old Man Suffering from Parkinson's and Dementia w/Darold Killmer and Maddie Lips

How a 76 Year Old Man with Parkinson’s and Dementia Died as a Result of Injuries he Sustained by Falling in a Jefferson County Jail w/Darold Killmer and Maddie Lips

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Hunter Parnell 4/1/25 Hunter Parnell 4/1/25

342 | What was Revealed about the Death Penalty When a Man on Death Row Volunteered to be Executed? w/Gianna Toboni

What was Revealed about the Death Penalty When a Man on Death Row Volunteered to be Executed? w/Gianna Toboni

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Hunter Parnell 4/1/25 Hunter Parnell 4/1/25

341 | Why did a Judge Stop a Defense Lawyer from Showing the Jury the Complaining Witness's Habit of Fabricating Evidence w/Blake Weiner

Why did a Judge Stop a Defense Lawyer from Showing the Jury the Complaining Witness's Habit of Fabricating Evidence w/Blake Weiner

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Hunter Parnell 3/25/25 Hunter Parnell 3/25/25

340 | The Amendment to Louisiana's Constitution that is Trying to Make it Easier to Send Kids to Angola Prison w/Kristen Rome

How will Amendment 3 to Louisiana’s Constitution Make it Easier for Children to End up in Angola Prison w/Kristen Rome

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Hunter Parnell 3/20/25 Hunter Parnell 3/20/25

339 | Did One Woman Coerce her Foster Kids into Wrongfully Accusing their Family of Sexual Abuse? w/Amy Parker

How did Mr. Apolo-Albino End up Wrongfully Convicted for Molesting his Children w/Amy Parker

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Hunter Parnell 3/18/25 Hunter Parnell 3/18/25

338 | How Trump is Using the Alien Enemies Act to Destroy Due Process Protections w/Nayna Gupta

How the Trump Administration is Destroying Due Process with the Alien Enemies Act w/Nayna Gupta

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Hunter Parnell 3/13/25 Hunter Parnell 3/13/25

337 | How Does Silicon Valley De-Bug San Mateo Hope to Improve Public Defense and the Criminal Legal System w/Ana Ramirez Zarate and Lourdes Best

How Silicon Valley De-Bug San Mateo hopes to improve Public Defense and the Criminal Legal System w/Ana Ramirez Zarate and Lourdes Best

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Hunter Parnell 3/11/25 Hunter Parnell 3/11/25

336 | How the San Mateo Private Defender Program is Trying to Earn Back the Community's Trust w/Lisa Maguire and Harpreet Samra

How the San Mateo County Private Defender Program is Trying to Win Back the Trust of the Community w/Lisa Maguire and Harpreet Samra

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Hunter Parnell 3/11/25 Hunter Parnell 3/11/25

335 | How Sec Def Austin Interfered with the 9/11 and U.S.S. Cole Case Plea Deals w/Allison Miller and Katie Carmon

How the Former Secretary of Defense Illegally Blocked the Guantanamo Bay Cases’ Plea Deals w/Allison Miller and Katie Carmon

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Hunter Parnell 3/4/25 Hunter Parnell 3/4/25

334 | Was a Former Colorado Public Defender Fired for Raising Concerns over his Workload? w/Travis Weiner

Did the Colorado State Public Defender Retaliate Against a Public Defender who Raised the Alarm on Workload Issues w/Travis Weiner

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Hunter Parnell 2/27/25 Hunter Parnell 2/27/25

333 | How The American Eugenics Movement Helped Create Habitual Offender Laws w/Daniel Loehr

The influence of the American Eugenics Movement on Habitual Offender Laws w/Daniel Loehr

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Hunter Parnell 2/27/25 Hunter Parnell 2/27/25

332 | The Coalition Fighting to Save New York's Discovery Laws w/Amanda Jack and Kalle Condliffe

The Coalition Fighting to save New York’s Discovery Laws w/Amanda Jack and Kalle Condliffe

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Hunter Parnell 2/19/25 Hunter Parnell 2/19/25

330 | The Fight to Reform Oklahoma's Failure to Protect Laws w/Alexandra Bailey and Cindy Nguyen

The Fight to Reform Oklahoma’s Failure to Protect Law w/Alexandra Bailey and Cindy Nguyen

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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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