Jury Duty

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin describes his team’s process of interviewing witnesses, deciding which witnesses were critical to his case and the process by which conditional witness examinations were recorded in the years after the charges were filed but before the trial began. Specifically, he discusses the examinations of Durst...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin takes us through his epic two and a half hour interview with Robert Durst in a New Orleans Jail. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including our Storytelle...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks Los Angeles Deputy DA John Lewin explains how he became involved in the Robert Durst case and the pivotal role that the filmmakers of the HBO documentary, The Jinx, played in his involvement. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access t...

The first two seasons of this podcast explored the trial of Robert Durst, who was convicted in 2021 of the murder of his good friend and confidante, Susan Berman. This Bonus fifth season of Jury Duty is a special deep dive back into that case. In Jury Duty: The Robert Durst Prosecutor Speaks , we have secured a series of exclusive interviews with LA Deputy District Attorney John Lewin, the lead pr...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, host Kary Antholis is joined one last time by Abbe Smith who serves as Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Defense and Prisoner Advocacy Clinic at Georgetown University. Together, Kary and Abbe discuss the strategy and the effectiveness of the rebuttal closing by Prosecutor James Kraus, as well as the jury questions to the judg...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Conclusion of Jury Deliberations & Verdict , we conclude our coverage of the trial proceedings with some of the events that occurred during the final two days of Jury deliberations as well as the reading of the verdicts in the trial. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a p...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Jury Deliberations , we take a look at the conferences that took place between the Judge, the State, and the Defense team while the jury was deliberating. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusiv...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Prosecution Rebuttal — Part 2 , we conclude our review of Prosecutor James Kraus’ rebuttal and listen as Judge Bruce Schroeder hands the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse over to the twelve members of the jury. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addit...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Prosecution Rebuttal — Part 1 , we begin our look at Prosecutor James Kraus’ rebuttal. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full Crime Story Media catalog —including our Storyt...

We are delighted tell you about a special Jury Duty Bonus Season of our coverage of the trial of Robert Durst. Beginning next week and covering over thirty episodes, that’s right OVER THIRTY EPISODES, we will present a series of interviews that I conducted with John Lewin the Los Angeles Prosecutor who lead the team that secured the conviction of Robert Durst for the murder of his friend Susa...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, host Kary Antholis is joined once again by Abbe Smith who serves as Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Defense and Prisoner Advocacy Clinic at Georgetown University. Together, Kary and Abbe will discuss our coverage of the conclusion of Defense Attorney Mark Richards' closing argument. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? B...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Defense Closing — Part 5 , we conclude our review of Defense Attorney Mark Richards’ closing argument, including his final assertion to the jury that the shootings by his client were privileged by the laws of self-defense. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Pa...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Defense Closing — Part 4 , we draw near the end of Mark Richards' closing argument as he wraps up his review of the witnesses that took the stand and arrives at the testimony of his own client. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to a...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Defense Closing — Part 3 , we continue Mark Richards' closing argument as he reminds the jury of each of the witness testimonies that they heard during the trial. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Defense Closing — Part 2 , we pick up on Mark Richards’ argument as he moves on to enumerate the reasons why Rittenhouse should be found not guilty on all counts. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, host Kary Antholis is joined once again by Abbe Smith who serves as Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Defense and Prisoner Advocacy Clinic at Georgetown University. Together, Kary and Abbe will discuss our coverage of the conclusion of Prosecutor Thomas Binger's closing argument and the beginning of the closing by Rittenhouse...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Defense Closing — Part 1 , we begin our review of the Defense team’s closing as argued by Kyle Rittenhouse's attorney, Mark Richards. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll receive exclusive access to the full...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Prosecution Closing — Part 5 , we conclude our examination of Prosecutor Thomas Binger’s closing argument, as he turns the jurors’ attention to Joseph Rosenbaum, asserting that while the decedent was engaged in illegal activity, his killing was completely unjustified. Looking to listen t...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Prosecution Closing — Part 4 , we continue our examination of the Prosecution's closing argument as Prosecutor Thomas Binger shifts his attention to Kyle Rittenhouse’s recklessness, as evinced by the damage caused by his firing his semi-automatic rifle. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Prosecution Closing — Part 3 , we continue our examination of the Prosecution’s closing arguments beginning with the second count of the indictment related to endangering the life of Richie McGinniss. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In additi...

On this episode of Jury Duty: The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, host Kary Antholis is joined once again by Abbe Smith who serves as Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Defense and Prisoner Advocacy Clinic at Georgetown University. Together, they discuss the final witness testimonies in the trial as well as the beginning of Prosecutor Thomas Binger’s closing argument. Looking to listen to Ju...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Prosecution Closing — Part 2 , we continue our examination of the Prosecution Closing as Binger completes his argument for why the defendant is guilty of the murder of Joseph Rosenbaum, and why he has no valid claim of self-defense. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: Prosecution Closing — Part 1 , we move on to look at Judge Bruce Schroeder’s instructions to the jury and begin our examination of the Prosecution’s closing argument. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll rece...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: The Testimonies of Brittni Bray, Frank "Drew" Hernandez, & James Armstrong , we conclude our review witness testimonies with the appearances of Kenosha Police Officer Brittni Bray; livestreamer and commentator, Frank “Drew” Hernandez; and—in a return to the witness stand—senior foren...

This season of Jury Duty explores the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. In  The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse: The Testimony of Dr. John Black , we cover the testimony of Dr. John Black, a defense witness who takes the stand as a use-of-force expert and certified video analyst. Looking to listen to Jury Duty ad-free? Become a patron on our Patreon page ! In addition to ad-free content, you'll rec...