Podcasts by The Sui Generis Show - Civil Rights and Criminal Injustice

Episode 46 - Part 4 of 5 on Field Sobriety Testing - The One Legged Stand from 2021-05-27T16:36:17

Segment One:

• developments in the Ahmaud Arbery case;
• exploring the prosecutorial misconduct of Former New York City prosecutor Linda Fairstein;
• the addition of a fi...
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Episode 45 - Field Sobriety Testing Part 3 of 5 - Walk and Turn from 2021-05-27T12:02:35

Segment One:

• What can Columbus’s Civilian Review Board can learn from Cincinnati’s;
• Former reality TV star Josh Duggar is facing charges federal of child pornography and the...
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Episode 44 - Field Sobriety Testing - Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus from 2021-05-13T16:24:28

Segment One:

• United States District Court issues an injunction against the Columbus Police Department;

• the US Dept. of Justice investigates law enforcement a...

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Episode 44 - Field Sobriety Testing - Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus from 2021-05-13T16:24:28

Segment One:

• United States District Court issues an injunction against the Columbus Police Department;

• the US Dept. of Justice investigates law enforcement acro...

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Episode 43 - Field Sobriety Test Under Current NHTSA Manual from 2021-05-04T15:10:14

Segment One:

• Guilty verdicts in the Derek Chauvin trial
• Franklin County’s increase in officer and deputy shootings of civilians
• Federal judge upheld the 20 year sen...
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Episode 42 - What is Substantial Compliance in OVI Prosecutions? from 2021-04-20T15:03:53

Segment One:

• the sentencing of Marion County Judge Jason Warner and his wife after their convictions related to a 2020 hit and run crash;
• taking a look at Maryland’s histori...
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Episode 41 - Defending against a non-testifying child accuser from 2021-04-07T08:58

Segment One:

• the end of qualified immunity for NYPD officers 
• recommendation of clemency for Rapper Mac Phipps after serving 21 years on a non-unanimous murder conviction Listen

Episode 40 - The Importance of Jury Selection in Child Sexual Misconduct Allegation Cases from 2021-04-01T17:30:01

Segment One:

• Celebrating Virginia as the first Southern state to abolish the death penalty 
• Washington Sheriff is under fire for calling 911 on a black man working a paper r...
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Episode 39 - Forensic Testing in Sexual Assault Cases from 2021-03-22T15:36:46

Segment One:

• The record civil settlement between George Floyd’s estate and the City of Minneapolis, breaking during jury selection during Derek Chauvin’s trial.
• Vanessa Brya...
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Episode 38 - Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Juveniles from 2021-03-16T14:48:29

Segment One:

• Acquittal of a journalist in Iowa
• Brutal assault of an Ohioan by Ross County Sheriff Deputies
• Marion County Judge and his spouse for complicity to vehi...
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Episode 37 - Civil Protection Orders Part Two - Ex Parte Orders and the Standard of Proof from 2021-03-10T10:42:50

Segment One:

• The  United States House of Representatives passes the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
• The scandal resulting from the City of Minneapolis's plan to hire a ...
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Episode 36 - Civil Protection Orders Part 1 - Types of Civil Protection Orders from 2021-03-01T10:29:08

Segment One:

• update on the case of Martin Gugio, the elderly protestor who had his skull cracked by Buffalo PD last summer;
• Illinois’ trail blazing elimination of cash bail;...
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Episode 35 - Living with and Options for Ending Sex Offender Registration Requirements from 2021-02-24T15:29:06

Segment One:

1. bi-partisan effort to repeal the death penalty in Ohio;
2. celebrating the release and exoneration of Christopher Williams, falsely accused and wrongfully convicte...
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Episode 34 - Your Rights in Administrative and Workplace Sexual Misconduct Investigations from 2021-02-15T10:14:17

Segment One:

• Bond reduction allows accused Columbus Ohio Police Officer Adam Coy to be released
• Denver’s successful Support-Team Assisted Response program, born from the def...
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Episode 32 - Who is Death Eligible and How is the Death Penalty Imposed? from 2021-01-31T12:32:20

Segment One:

• The effective use of publicity by a Capitol Riot defendant
• The use of questionable informants such as the recently arrested leader of the violent white supremac...
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Episode 31 - The Death Penalty and Due Process from 2021-01-28T16:09:45

Segment One:

• The effect of Former President Trump’s last minute pardons
• Prosecutorial misconduct at trial resulting in an overturned conviction
• The position letter ...
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Episode 30 - The Eighth Amendment and the Death Penalty from 2021-01-20T12:17:01

Segment One: 

• the aftermath of the insurrection at the US Capitol, including
  • the pretrial detention of rioters
  • the Black D.C. police officers who warned of racism wi...
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Episode 29 - Eighth Amendment Cruel and Unusual Punishment from 2021-01-11T12:29:40

Segment 1:

• Charges the insurrectionist rioters in Washington D.C. may face
• New Stand Your Ground law signed by Gov. Dewine
• The firing of the officers who murdered B...
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Episode 28 - Sealing Records Part 2 - Eligible Offenders from 2021-01-07T13:55:01

Segment 1:

• the murder of Andre’ Hill by Columbus Police Officer Adam Coy
• sham prosecution of a district attorney accused of sexual assault and coercion in Louisiana
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Episode 27 - Sealing records from 2020-12-21T15:04:16

Segment One:

• The investigation of the murder of Casey Goodson in Columbus
• The wrongful home entry and handcuffing of a woman in Chicago. 

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Episode 26 - Evidence-Based Practices for Probationers from 2020-12-16T10:33:35

Segment One:

• Killing of Casey Goodman by Franklin County Ohio Sheriff's Deputy Jason Meade
• Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s call for sweeping police reform
• Pres. Donald Trum...
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Episode 25 - Double Jeopardy from 2020-11-29T18:06:26

Segment One:

• the FBI releases reports on hate crimes reaching record highs
• notorious mobster James "Whitey" Bulger’s family sues the United States Bureau Of Prisons for fail...
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Episode 24 - Portugal's Holistic Addiction Response Model from 2020-11-20T08:51:25

Segment One:

1. CNN reports racism in Columbus Police Department among members of the force
2. Defendants in the Ahmaud Arbery case are denied bail
3. Officer involved in Br...
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Episode 23 - Warrantless Digital Surveillance from 2020-11-09T11:07:57

Segment One:

• Changes brought to Ohio’s criminal justice system by way of the November 3rd election results
• Johnny Depp loses his defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard
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Episode 22 - Civil Rights vs. Civil Liberties from 2020-11-04T15:35:18

Segment One:

• Developments in the Breona Taylor case;
• A member of the Boogaloo Bois has been charged with offenses related to his shooting at a Minnesota Police Station;
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Episode 21 - The Trial Tax and Erosion of the Sixth Amendment from 2020-10-26T15:02:57

In Segment One:

1. rampant death in America’s jail systems
2. Danny Masterson’s case will proceed to trial
3. more information comes out in the Breonna Taylor case
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Episode 20 - Was there a rise in domestic violence during the pandemic? from 2020-10-19T16:39:17

Segment One:

• The California Supreme Court’s decision overturning Scott Peterson’s death sentence
• The case of Torres v. Madrid is argued in the the United States Supreme Cour...
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Episode 19 - Defunding the Police from 2020-10-15T12:50:11

Segment One:

• Exoneration of Frances Choy
• Prosecutors intend to use the racist past of the men accused of killing Ahmad Arbery
• The strange case of the conspiracy to ...
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Episode 18 - Driver's License Suspensions During the COVID Pandemic from 2020-10-08T11:57:17

Segment One: your weekly dose of criminal injustice system and civil rights news and analysis

• an Ohio resident goes viral after being arrested at a football game due to her refusal t...
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Episode 17 - Medical Care for Incarcerated Persons from 2020-09-29T17:03:12

In segment one, your weekly dose of criminal injustice and civil rights news:

• Kentucky refuses to charge officers in the murder of Breonna Taylor
• Evidence confirming police ...
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Episode 16 - De-Escalation Tactics from 2020-09-21T13:39:03

Segment One:

• Utah Officer Nickolas Pearce facing felony assault charges for using his canine to assault a submissive person
• Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstates a civil...
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Episode 15 - Collateral Consequences of a Conviction from 2020-09-17T17:29:03

In segment one, WOSU has released an in-depth report on race in the Columbus Police Department, a 13 year old is shot by Salt Lake City Police, and Curtis Flowers finds justice after twenty-four...

Episode 14 - The Right to a Jury Trial During a Pandemic from 2020-09-06T16:39:48

In segment one, criminal injustice news, we’re covering a study from the University of Vermont and Cornell on racial bias training (spoiler alert, it doesn’t make cops less racist), how people h...

Episode 13 - Expert Witnesses, Jacob Blake, and Scott Peterson's Appeal from 2020-09-03T17:06:14

In segment one we’ll be hitting the hottest stories in criminal injustice and civil rights starting with the Jacob Blake Shooting, the allegations against a Blue Lives Matter activist accused of...

Episode 12 - Sheriff's Secrete Society Investigated, Justice for Jam Master Jay, Investigations of Cook County District Attorney and a Deep Dive into False Confessions.m4a from 2020-08-27T10:07:14

Segment one we’ll be discussing/ consequences for law enforcement secret societies, two men charged with the murder of Jason Mizel, AKA Jam Master Jay from Run DMC, and consequences for the Cook...

Episode 11 - Testilying, Michigan Teen's Probation is Terminated, Appeals Denied for Morgan Geyser the "Slenderman" Copycat, and Secret Societies in America's Police Departments from 2020-08-16T14:57:02

Segment one: update to the case of the Michigan teen jailed for not doing her homework, we look at an appeal by “slenderman” copy cat Morgan Geyser, and a peak at secret societies inside America...

Episode 10 - Capital Sentence Overturned, Michigan Teen Released, Phantom Warrants, and What is Probable Cause from 2020-08-12T20:43:35

Segment one the Boston Marathon Bomber’s death sentence is over turned, an update on the Michigan teen jailed for not doing her homework, and clarifying some misconceptions about phantom warrant...

Episode 8 - Jailed for Homework, Disappeared Protesters, Probation and Parole in the Pan from 2020-07-26T19:17:07

Update on the Michigan Teen jailed for not doing her homework.

Federal police are disappearing protesters in Portland and the trend seems to be spreading nationwide.

Episode 7 - Confessions, Roger Stone, and Jail for Not Doing Homework from 2020-07-23T10:16:20

Segment 1: 

Ohio Boy Scout Leader Confesses to Sexual Abuse of Scouts

Roger Stone's Pardon and the Pardon Powers Use and Abuses

Michigan Teen Jailed for No...

Episode 6 - Fight Club in Ohio's Prisons, FOP Hijinks, Johnny Depp's Civil Suit, and Miranda from 2020-07-16T15:16:05

Segment 1:  The Fight Club in Ohio's Prison System

FOP Plays Politics with Citizen Review Board

Johnny Depp's Defamation Trial Begins

Segment 2:

Miranda warnings: Wha...

Episode 5 - Drug Possession Reduced, I'll Be Gone in the Dark, Justin Beiber, Police Lies from 2020-07-12T22:57:35

Ohio House passes criminal justice reform reducing most drug possession offense to misdemeanors.

I'll be Gone in the Dark premiers on HBO. Highlights dangers of giving your DNA to private...

Episode 4: Police Officers Support Police Reform, COVID in Prisons; No Knock Warrants and Breonna Taylor's Death from 2020-07-06T12:14:11

Segment One:

The House passed Police Reform Bill

Former police officers introduce bill to reform policing in Ohio

Will States make masks mandatory?

Prisoners sufferin...

Episode 3: Reaction to Rashard Brooks Shooting, Gov. Mike Dewine's Police Reform Proposal, Colorado Deals Qualified Immunity A Blow; Pre-Indictment Delay as it Relates to Daniel Masterson Case from 2020-06-28T11:12:39

Segment One: Civil Rights and Criminal Injustice News This Week

Rayshard Brooks shot by police in Atlanta Georgia. Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio proposed police reform policy. Colorado pas...

Episode 2: Congress Takes on Qualified Immunity, Police Brutality Continues; Prosecutorial and Judicial Discretion from 2020-06-20T17:02:08

1. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Rep. Justin Amash introduced a bill to end Qualified Immunity statutorily.
2. Protests against police brutality are met with wave of documented police brutali...
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Episode 1: Minneapolis Officers Charged with Aiding and Abetting Murder of George Floyd; Qualified Immunity from 2020-06-14T21:22

Last week Three Minneapolis Police Officers were charged with aiding and abetting the murder of George Floyd. We discuss what that means for the officers, the elevated charges against Derik Chau...