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Defense Attorney Dan Rashbaum makes opening statements in Charlie Adelson’s murder trial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ต.ค. 2023
- Following prosecution’s opening statements, Charlie Adelson's attorney Daniel Rashbaum gives his opening to a jury of 15 people.
Charlie Adelson is charged with first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and solicitation in relation to the 2014 murder-for-hire of FSU professor Dan Markel.
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Most of us take our quiet enjoyment of life for granted, whereas Charlie's now FIGHTING for his... A battle I believe will be in vain. RIP Dan, may your sons honor your life through the living of theirs.
Sobering truth and touchingly poignant words… {chills}
Dan defense attorney sound so more dum the Charles both clowns
I can't stop laughing at how ridiculous the extortion plot is. Lifetime Movies would turn this plot down because it's to unbelievable.
Buuuuuut....the three killers have Zero connection to a law professor in Tallahassee???
Even Rashbaum himself looks embarassed by that opening statement. (as he should be)
Dude he is screwed! I’ve never laughed so hard at a bogus defense attempt. 😂
Right! Its hilarious that hes even attempting to fight this.
I have to pause the video every other minute for laughter :) - I am sure the other Adelsons are watching in fear as this person does his best to look as if he is making sense. Who hired him? And why?
OMG I was there and this guy is awful completely awful. His questioning of Wendi is just as awful.
@@tracyd693every single person is allowed a legal defense before they go to prison for the rest of their lives.
@@ivannio8519 if you look up his background he's basically a white collar defense schmo. It's quite possible he has never defended a murder case except at university. This case was handballed over by one David O Markus who decided he did n to want to handle it. Fact is DOM is a sole operator and he can't claim the partners handed it to him and he had to run with it. DOM would be risking all the middle class Jews in FL would pull all their litigation defense business from him because a lot of people in FL know already what went down here.
On top of that minor issue... Chucky's case is basically unwinnable. There's too much evidence on video and audio recordings plus the stapled money delivered as blood money to Rivera and his habit of stapling money in blocks of one thousand dollars which two independent people can attest to .
The “puzzle pieces 👉👈” shtick is the CORNIEST, most cringey defense argument I’ve ever seen. It’s so bad it’s almost funny ☠️☠️☠️
Beyond corny! Worse than the extortion theory
If this crap story was true why did Charlie and Katie not go to the police and catch the “ real killers”
This defense attorney must think that the jury and the rest of us are mental midgets
The problem is, many people are and I’m quite certain that a few of them sit on the jury. All it takes as one to have reasonable doubt and you get a hung jury. Let’s not forget that in Katie’s first trial ended in a mistrial. Never underestimate how stupid people are.
And to think he was granted an eight month delay in order to come up with this jibberish!
He could only work with what he has..I wonder will he defend Donna?
Yes. Or a bunch of kindergarten kids
Worst Opening Statement I've ever seen. This is such a confusion bomb Rashbaum.
This is the craziest story that I have ever heard from a defense attorney. He's got his work cut out for him and the Prosecution laid it out for the jury. RIP Dan.
This is the worst defense I’ve ever heard.
OMG I hope he don’t think the jury is going to buy this BS defense and put this on Katie and Garcia
How stupid are we supposed to be?
Very very stupid
But Chuck was shook up
There was nothing in common except the family all hated Danny
So the working theory is a bottle girl and two hoodlums are smarter than all the Adelsons combined.
This murder has all of the puzzle pieces...and Georgia is going to fit them together so well that Charlie will serve life in prison without parole.
If the pieces do fit, you can’t acquit!! RashBum to me, is actually helping the state’s case. His statements lay out all the connections and motives, his statements basically say “well charlie is guilty but the state doesn’t have enough to meet its burden” lol, but they do.
Imagine how much time Wendi and Donna have spent with Rashbaum helping to craft this absurd defense theory...it proves how stupid they really are.
Thanks for the great stream, not sure about this defense.
50:00 gulps and sad about his money?
He looks like Larry of the 3 stooges. Numbskull!
The mother would talk and describe Dan with foul language. She also would say negative things to the kids about Dan. This woman is a disgrace.
The defense opening should be the states opening it’s so obvious Charlie Wendi and Donna are all guilty too
Maybe Harvey as well
What in the world is that person working with the defense!? A Flock of Seagulls band member? Oh yeah, and chuck is guilty.
Omg did the defense attorney just say that Charlie didn't do this because hes innocent!? Great evidence pal!
What a childish thing to say. The defense attorney said who she was in his opening and it's known around that area that she's extremely smart. I'm not a fan of Charlie by any means, but poking fun at his counsel just seems so off base.
@@goll58 it's called a sense of humor. Try it, they're nice.
I think this sounded a lot better in his head cause wtf is this lmaoooooo 🤡🤡🤡 why didn’t Sigfredo and Luis Rivera just rob Charlie why tf would they go all the way to Tallahassee to kill Dan.
Because Katie. She is the one who knew about the Adelsons, the one who concocted the scheme to get $ from Charlie.
IS HE REALLY A LAWYER,, GEE
Adelsons are paying big $$ for this 😂 😆
A very good one. Charlie made $3m/yr and he’s facing life in prison. You don’t think he would hire one of the best?
@@professorvoluck9311if that was the best they should have gone with a public defender !! 😅 Sissy is going down next. Tick tock tick tock Wendy ⏰
@@professorvoluck9311 He's a very good lawyer if you are a white collar crim and you want to get off. Check out Rashi's Cv via Dr Google . He has virtually no recent criminal murder type defense history.
This case was punted on from DO Markus who also has very little criminal defense history. He used to represent Chucky in dental malpractice suits. Donna (as guardian for Young Chucky) won't hire any lawyer who is not in good standing down at the local Shule because she's very observant , see. Fact is she's a bit xenophobic and I think she has the purse strings in this whole mess.
TEF
:" Puzzle Pieces": the puzzle for me is how did this guy pass the bar and get a law degree? If I was on trial for my life, I'd be nervous with this guy as my lawyer. Life in Prison..here you go Charlie. JUSTICE FOR DAN !!!
the guy is nervous, his voice cracks, he's no doubt sweating... his practising hasn't paid off... he sounds like a clown..... surely they could have hired a more professional lawyer? This guy is quite obviously low grade.
I understand that, in order to hold a fair trial, everyone needs to be represented, everyone needs to know about his/her rights and how to rightfully exercise these rights, everyone needs a skillful representation. *But* what this defence lawyer is doing is an utter disgrace to the judicial system. It's just telling blatant lies, shamelessly in the judge's, the jurors' and the victim's family's faces, despicable
Rashbaum dances around making gestures - but on thin ice ;) Puzzle!?! LOL
So crazy how Charlie Adelson, a 6’3 man who worked out religiously & owned guns, was protected & extorted by a 5’2 /115 lb chick whom he wasn’t even in love with. How did the jury get this so wrong?
… and all she had to do was ask… And he emptied his safe and gave her $138,000 😂
@user-qj7bi1vz7y - EXACTLY!! Plus gave her $3k/month, a Lexus, boob job, trips, paid to get her car fixed, and much more!! She just had to ask. 🤣🤣🤣
and anabolic steroids
Lol he tried to insinuate that Siggy and Louis Rivera read Dan’s blog!
This was one of the quickest prosecution verdicts for a murder trial in history. Great job by the state's attorneys, combined with a silly, laughable, preposterous defense dreamed up by Charlie Adelson - to be forever known as a cold blooded, savage killer.
The worst openings statements I ever heard. Charlie Andelson is guilty from the start.
Puzzle pieces 🤔🤔
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How did the Adelson’s produce two children, one who looks like Wendy and the other who looks like Charlie? lmao. 😂
Charlie Adelson lost this case in the Opening Statement round. What a PATHETIC opening statement! We just need to trust this guy. He doesn't usually make these statements in court. 😂😂😂
Why were Dan’s parents never called as witnesses in any of the trials?
For what ? It wouldn't help the states case.
Pretty sure criminal trials don’t allow character witnesses, only factual ones related to the crime. They likely don’t have anything to offer from an evidence standpoint, however I presume we’ll see them give an impact statement come sentencing.
Katty is done. Charlie is going to be. The state now should focus on Wendi and then Donna.
Oh oh oh o can not wait for the state to put Katie on the stand now 😂😂😂😂
He doesn’t look very confident but we should not be happy yet. Do not let him read our comments what we all think
Of him or he will try to
Improve lol
He is not able. Too many odd bricks in his puzzle
Puzzle pieces; boys n girls; puzzle pieces. 🙄
If the state had done a deposition they would've found out last week that Donna knew about the extortion plot all along, right?
Probably why Rasbaum was so adamant to having em interviewed.
THIS IS SO LAME. Why didn't he go straight to the police?
😂
Word Salad. I can no longer do a puzzle without thinking of the repetitive analogy in defense opening 🤮
Charlie needs a refund from that attorney!!!
Don't waste the court's time and taxpayers money! Plead guilty, 25-life move on.
If you heard the "puzzle pieces" refrain, check out Key and Peele's "Consequences" sketch. You can't unhear it.
This opening statement & defense is so ridiculous that I’m embarrassed just listening to it 🤮
His favorite line is…we’ll get there 😂😂😂😂
puzzle pieces 👉👈
Later on, you will see him looking for a receipt for the infamous tv.... nice filing system... we' ll get there.. there there..... oh well could not find it... Judge .. I 'll return to that later.. "
just freaking pitiful. This is critical stuff . And ABout $ 800 k or more worth of critical I have heard. That does not include the cost of the pretty worthless jury consultants who put the hackles of the jury up and at one point (Dubin) asked a banned question of the jury before Rashi shut him up.
(This regarding the FL Latin kings , which the judge had stated was an off limits area - because it's basically irrelevant to the case)
At 52:28 I mean what kinda lawyer in his opening statement trying to convince a whole jury, has his arms crossed while pointing at his client saying he's innocent, not so sure about that lol
What a stretch ! No way Katie was the mastermind she simply is not smart enough!
He should just plea out. Better than getting life.
Im surprised Rashbaum hasnt asked if sig fredo was found with stapled money.
Puzzle pieces !! Even Charlie knows this BS isn’t going to work. The Prosecutors aren’t going to stop digging. Wendy is going down too. 💯
I laughed at the puzzle piece analogy. I got a flashback of another trial and said, “If the puzzle piece doesn’t fit… you must acquit!” Lol😂
FUBARed! How much did they pay this guy?? I would’ve hired Jose Baez and thrown a Hail Mary.
God help the jury. This dude talks soooo damned sloooow. At least I can watch on 1.5x speed
Is Daniel Rashbsum opening statement believable? How tall is he?
Just tall enough to see over the podium lol
Dan RashBag is a terrible lawyer, makes me glad he’s representing Donna…😂😂
Rashbaum put his reputation and name on the line in this opening statement and trial. I have many friends in the Miami legal community that know Mr Rashbaum and were appalled by his actions in this case. He goes well outside the scope of deliberative false statements to outright lying to the jury and court. He front-ran this preposterous absurd extortion story that went to the “toenail” on details to set up his defendant who was taking the stand. Rashbaum and many staffers game played this concoction over and over again and then held mock trials to make sure they had covered up every one of the dozens of pieces of empirical evidence proving guilt. They literally had to twist and weave the story In many directions. That’s why his opening and closing statements are not linear. How many times does he bring up a salient point and then says “We’ll get there” at one point he says “I love cliffhangers.” No, it’s a pure obfuscation play towards the jury. If it’s true that he told Charlie they are winning and at one point wrote on a post-it “we will win”, he’s gaslighting. Then he went on a podcast after the trial and was asked if he was surprised the jury came back so quick guilty, he said “not really”. Rashbaum’s relationship with the Adelson family is so far removed from sound ethics it’s absurd. I can only imagine what has been said behind closed doors. But, for him to stand up there In opening snd say “I never say this, but Charlie Adelson is innocent and go on to tell a thousand lies is despicable. He had lost a lot of respect in the legal community in South Florida. I guess $2,400 an hour will get you anything you want. Everyone deserves a defense. However, Rashbaum went to pure snake oil.
What movie script is this? Wtf LMAO!
Don’t forget to mention, Charlie cheated his way through school! Key info.
Interesting, but not surprising. Was he officially caught?
Thx in advance -
This defense is pathetic 😂
Whoever came up wiyh the defense theory needs to have his brain checked. He lost me at "Charlie Adelson is innocent" 🤨
Charlie "talks a loooot" & has such a "greeeeeeat relationship" with his mother & talks to her everyday that she is no where to be found in the courtroom along with his sister and father‼️ Charlie is "fighting" for his life and non of the other Adelson clan members are supporting him....This speaks guilty and we, meaning the Adelson's are definitely involved‼️ Not to mention, Donna and Harvey fought not to be called to testify. The prosecution's opening statements clearly paint Charlie as the mastermind of the 3 idiots that took the $100k bait. Hopefully, Wendi, Donna, and Harvey will all be prosecuted next ‼️ Dan's family has waited over 8 years for justice‼️ Charlie will definitely be convicted based on his attorney's opening statements ⚖️👨🏿⚖️
Why. Is. He. Talking. Soooooooooo. Slowly
It's a performance, and he's being paid big bucks to. Talk. Slowly. And. Deliberately. So that the jury will feel his sincerity. Blech!
He's a liar and he said in court that he hates when liars lie in court. He, Rashbaum, you and Katie are birds of a feather. Which one of you lies most?
Defense is surely taking us for a Joke right now. common.😔. May the lord console the family of the Prof who is no more with us as this brings fresh memories of what the family lost and the kids.
I find him very irritating (attorney Dan) He’s cocky at 5”4’. Not his fault but he really annoys me.
Puzzle pieces 😂😂😂
B O R I N G he was so grasping at straws. THE WORST and most ineffective opening statement I have ever heard.
This dude was a “player” 😂
Georgia's face says it all.
Rash likes cliffhangers? Like, WTF cares what he thinks?
Katie beautiful???? Sorry I’m not seeing it and I’m not trying to throw shady here. I don’t see Charlie as good looking and or a looker either
They uglied her up for the trial. She could pull off pretty for 2 seconds in a slutty, trashy kind of way.
I agree… Katie could be thought of as cute (at best) but not beautiful. None of Charlie’s women were beautiful. They were cute gold diggers who didn’t have much going on in the brains area (and that’s the way Charlie liked it). Charlie looked good in some of his older photos but not so much now. And knowing that he traveled to other countries in order to have sex with underage girls makes him a complete monster.
,,,send him home hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Does the state have pictures or the actual stapled money?
Charlie looks great , Must be that county lock up food. 😊
Extortion? 🤥🤥🤥😵💫
We wil not buy this theory of urs . Ur theory is bum bum - rashbum
Great opening.
Not Guilty.
If the dental brace don't fit......you can't convict 😅
I’d love to know what the Judge is thinking…..
43:50 gives you a general idea of what the judge is thinking...
I have been following this case closely for around 3 years or so. I know ALL the details. This JURY has NOT followed it closely, which is why they’re allowed on this JURY. This Defense Strategy might actually work. The DETAIL about Garcia HATING Charlie is Well-Known and is 100% TRUE, and acknowledged by BOTH The Prosecution & The Defense, which makes you think: “WHY WOULD YOU DO A HIT JOB FOR A PERSON YOU HATE?” It actually makes more sense to do it behind his back, then extort him for the money afterwards. TBH, that theory could raise Reasonable Doubt.
I follow you but you have to then assume the three were smart enough to figure that out.
Which they clearly are not !
I agree. I think the defense’s strategy is kind of amazing. All lies, but I didn’t see that coming and I’m scared the jury will buy some of it. Really scared. Can’t wait to hear how Georgia attacks it during the trial.
Everyone here really cares about case. They all want Charlie guilty. The jurors should know very little about this case. If you knew little about this case this brings up reasonable doubt.
Charlie nor Donna didn't go to the police because they were the ones along with Wendi and Harvey who orchestrated this plot for hire, and paid for it. Now, the defense is trying to turn the table and put all the blame on Katie, Garcia, and Rivera. His helper lawyers from near and afar probably gave him this defense strategy idea, but you have to be boo boo the fool if you can't see through this crap. Bottom line: If Charlie and his family wasn't involved and if he was possibly being extorted by Katie and at least Garcia, why didn't Charlie and/or at least Donna go straight to the police. Because the defense is full of crap!!
Come on !!! How stupid do the Adelsions and Rashbaum really think “Poor” people are??? Money doesn’t buy you common sense, compassion, human feelings Love, !!! But it buys a hitman!!! Justice for Dan Markel RIP🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
If it's the police we would be at the airport that's what he said 😮
Dan u sound dum
Luis said the money was stapled.
This sounds like the Casey Anthony trial.
Dan said 3:04 3:05
“Once Upon a Time” come on Charlie !! Mr Rashbaum do u not feel a bit silly?? TV poor wendi😢😢
This Attny is a chitty storyteller. I’m hoping he feel embarrassed!
Not Guilty
The desperate defense team cooked up the blackmail story and presented today so Cherlie might be able to wiggle out of the murder for hire charge. With the weak opening statement of the prosecutor, a miracle might happen and he might be set free. Money talks.
I actually found the prosecution’s opening statement to be pretty solid. I am nervous about the defense theory, however. I definitely don’t buy it but juries are always a wildcard.
What’s with the 3 inch heals on the prosecutor?
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You got this Charlie ❤️
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Innocence In A Nutshell
What a nightmare for Katie - The Undercover drops her name, Charlie unwittingly pulls her into his mess and the FBI mistake concern for her friend's family with complicity in a murder - Nightmare!
In the wiretaps Katie tells us she wasn't involved:
¨I don't know the rest of whatever it is, or if my name is really on anything, or if they're even talking about me ...¨
¨... and I don't know if it's me they're really talking about¨
¨ ... and I really feel bad if they're not even talking about me"
You can throw every other piece of evidence for and against her in the trash. If she doesn't know if The Undercover is talking about her, she isn't involved
And you hammer this point home to the jury in closing:
"Deliberation should only take you five minutes because there is only one question to ask yourselves:
"Why does she not know?"
But surely it's not that simple!?
Yeah! it is!
The FBI planned The Bump meticulously. Its first goal was to make sure that anyone involved knew The Bump was about the murder. And Katie doesn't know
The FBI asked the question, set up The Bump and wiretaps, then totally ignored the answer - truly unbelievable!
Katie not knowing acquits her outright, just as DNA evidence has done in other cases
Katie talks to Sigfredo:
"I don't feel secure because you take care of everybody else. Where's my security Tuto? When are you going to step up for me? ...
... because I feel like everybody else gets the special attention. And then Katie you go figure it out, you go figure out the kids, you figure out life, you figure out your apartment"
In Katie's eyes this is not Sigfredo's problem. Why? Because she wasn't involved! She has no idea her two 'boyfriends' have conspired to kill someone. She is oblivious
Look at it from Katie's perspective: random strangers extorting money from Charlie's family, possibly using her name to do it. That's terrifying for her. She tells us exactly why she wants Sigfredo's support:
"Look, can you do me this favour? Because it's like, I'm not a guy and I don't know if it's me they're talking about"
Do we listen to her? Not a chance! We fall into the trap of assuming she's talking to Sigfredo as a co-conspirator. That's inexcusable
She tells us why she is helping Charlie:
"Look, you gotta understand, like someone doing this to my mum, someone doing this to your mum"
"But the mere fact that I don't like anybody disrespecting your family, scaring your family ..."
"I'm trying to get whoever's threatening your family, and helping you guys out"
Unfortunately, like complete idiots, we ignore her. We refuse to believe the truth staring us in the face
Katie simply can't understand why anyone would be using her name to extort money from Charlie's family:
"Why am I being thrown into something?"
"... imagine, like, look at this, I'm picking up somebody else's, you know"
You would think these two sentences alone would be enough to rubber stamp her innocence. Alas, we choose to remain ignorant
Katie continues with super clues for us:
"For all you know, it's a patient. Maybe they've seen me in the dental office in the beach before"
"Did you take his teeth out or what? ... Is he a patient? You run across so many people every day"
If Katie is involved she knows it's not a patient! Evidence of innocence everywhere, and we continue to deny, deny, deny!
Sigfredo to Katie:
"... the less you know the better ..."
Katie is alleged to be the "go-between" in this murder-for-hire. She would know a lot more than Sigfredo about everything. The above is something you say to someone who has no knowledge of the real situation and you want it to stay that way
Charlie to Katie (Dolce Vita):
"When everybody was there the next day, did any of you take any money? ..."
This question must be taken in context. From murder to Bump Charlie wonders if Sigfredo tells Katie about the murder. But Charlie can never ask Katie because, in asking, he's admitting to murder, using the father of her children as his hitman
After The Bump, all bets are off. The Undercover drops Katie's name, confirming to Charlie that Katie knows. Now he thinks he can talk to Katie semi-freely - she a witness to Sigfredo's involvement
You start to see how insidious the name dropping is. It is everything in this case because it allows Charlie to use an innocent friend in his investigation of just who is behind The Bump
Katie's innocence is established further when we compare the conflicting stories of Charlie and Luis regarding the day after. Charlie talks of people taking money, whereas Luis tells of Katie distributing money. Charlie's candid words to Katie decimate Luis' lies
It's heartbreaking to see Katie in court being double teamed by the equally blind FBI and state attorneys. As Chris DeCoste, her attorney, so aptly described it:
"They can't see it, they can't understand it, that she's innocent, she wasn't involved"
They can't see because they don't wish to see. They had Katie pinned as guilty and tunnel vision crippled logical thought
The only thing standing between Katie and freedom is state attorneys being humble enough to admit they missed crucial indicators to her innocence
What? Lmao
@@m.marrakchi9393 I've presented a paper to both Prosecutors, Dugan and Cappleman, and Judge Wheeler also Unfortunately all three have travelled so far down the wrong road, they can't see Katie wasn't involved
I also presented the same paper to Judge Everett. He probably can't help Katie, but it will give him a better understanding of Charlie's case
Guilty verdict in 2.5 seconds...
PuzzlepiecesPuzzle piecesPuzzlepieces😅
I bet Donna is pissed that she's spent $1 million on this cheesy defense. She's gonna puzzle Rashbaum's pieces.😂
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Charlies gone bye bye