Real Lawyer Reacts: Adelson Trial - Opening Statements + Eye Witness
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The only thing crazier than the murder plot is the defense theory of a murder/extortion plot
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I'm open to the defense's argument. However, why didn't Charlie and his attorney tell the police and prosectors all this when arrested? I wouldn't sit in jail if I had evidence of extortion and my innocence.
The wire taps alone disprove this crazy defense. The biggest issue is Charlie's own words in the wire tap and the recording at the restaurant are overwhelming.
In all fairness, and I'm not saying I believe the defense, there may be a valid reason for not coming forward with this evidence sooner. Everyone wants to prove their innocence and a lot of times that is what sinks someone, including innocent people.
Lawyers tell you to shut up all the time, especially if you're innocent.
I'm just saying that NOT talking to the state and NOT handing over evidence isn't something I hold against people. To me, it's still on the state to prove his guilt. It's the same reason a defendant's right to remain silent CANNOT be used against them and CANNOT even be mentioned in their criminal trial. Not helping the government make a case against you isn't proof of guilt and in my eyes, that act alone doesn't sway me towards guilt.
There is no evidence of extortion and Chucky's innocence. In fact, totally the opposite.
If Chucky was not involved:
WHY did he call the bump agent?
WHY did he say "WE would have already gone to the airport"?
WHY did he talk in "code" on several occasions to Katie?
WHY did he talk in "code" with Donna?
WHY didn't we hear Chucky say to Katie "You (or Garcia) are responsible for this mess. You extorted me. You sort it!"?
WHY didn't Chucky go to the Police?
Exactly! I would have been so suspicious if I were a juror. NOW you tell us? Ridiculous!
@@specialsause949wow, very well said. I couldn’t agree more. I haven’t even watched the video yet and I concur 👍
Note to the Defense: Extortion occurs when someone knows that someone else has committed a crime and threatens to expose them. But here according to the Defense, Garcia and Rodriguez committed the crime and are extorting Charlie who did NOT commit any crime?
THIS 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇
BINGO!
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I couldn’t stop laughing during the defence opening statement 😂😂😂
And I enjoy Charlie desperately clinging to the puzzle pieces this rashy clown keeps trying to jam together...
I can’t even imagine what kind of a family they are, to do this to the father of those boys. I couldn’t live with myself. It’s a crazy story.
Please follow this. My cousin was friends with Dan and I would love to see complete justice!
I follow every second of it 😅
I can only imagine how angry people that knew and loved Dan are. The whole Adelson family belongs in prison!
I really believe full and complete justice is forthcoming xo
Except for Rob whose Mama Donna disowned him for marrying a woman she didn't approve of..because of Donna playing Charlie and Wendi like puppets, I believe Dan would be alive..💔
We all want justice for Dan. One by one they going down. It’s Charlie’s time now Wendi n Donna next. U know how Florida is.
The dots connected perfectly. The entire adelson family should be in jail. Charlie laughing in court was sick. Kids father is gone now mom might be charged
When I first heard about dans case the ex was suspected by people but there was no investigation or charges, I remember getting so angry at the injustice that I would be pissed to see the ex on the thumbnail of other true crime videos. So glad these people are finally being held accountable.
I always want to keep an open mind with these cases. It will take a lot to explain why three people Charlie Adelson was communicating with started receiving money right after the hit.
Think about it, Charlie is scared to death of sigfredo and Louis , sigfredo learns that Charlie had $$$$, he travels up north 3 times , at least 2 twice to surveillance the situation , doing drugs and partying and even robbing another drug dealer. He shoots Dan , and tells Katie with the “threat “ - you think Charlie would go to cops, he would have been killed by these bandits. You think Charlie would trust these two for the rest of his life , knowing eventually they would get busted for a crime and use it to get a lower sentence
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@bleacherz7503 If it wasn't a hired hit, they would have just robbed and killed Charlie.
@@Flatbush4Life why kill the golden goose
@@bleacherz7503One doesn't need to murder someone who lives 9 hours away to extort another person. It's illogical and ludicrous.
It would be epic if for closing arguments, the state had a demonstrative exhibit up on the screen that was a puzzle, and piece by piece the puzzle pieces with their evidence start coming into play and the last piece of the puzzle fits perfectly.
💯💯💯💯 BRILLIANT 😊
I have been trying cases for 30 years+. I thought both opening statements were excellent. I agree that the defense assumed lots of responsibility/burden, BUT i think he had to do so b/c the evidence is so overwhelming. I could not exactly follow his narrative other than to hear him say “hold on, dont judge until you hear from our side,” and maybe that was the purpose. The only thing i did not like about the defense OA was the contestant reference to “puzzle pieces;” it just did not ring for me.
Puzzle pieces went over like a led balloon lol 🧩🧩🧩
Yes the "puzzle pieces" was super annoying to me. I'm curious what's going to show but if Sigfreido hated Charlie so much why shoot Dan Markel, even for money? Then you have a second crime of extortion. His "theory" seems way too convoluted to me.
This was a great recap of the opening statements. I thought the State did a great job and I didn't think the Defense did such a good job. I did watch all day and it was interesting to hear how each side is proving their points. Wendi didn't do so well on her direct though and I think her re-direct tomorrow may be really tough for her. Plus, the State proved she lied twice on the stand today. The neighbor was great. I can only hope I have a neighbor like that if anything would happen to me.
God forbid.🐦
What do you think about Wendy saying her and Dan had no issues co-parenting or moving if one parent wanted to move the other would have no problem moving, that Dan and her mom were actually on good terms yet they had several legal cases saying otherwise, I've been through a bitter custody battle it's usually not both bitter and blissful at the same time , she sounded ridiculous
I will say I i feel so sorry for what Dan went through with this horrible family.
There is no way I would believe Charlie’s dad. He would lie about the phone call content to save his son. It is always easy to make up a defence to suit the facts, but as a jury member for me a story as wild as this is just not believable. The doubt the defence creates is so far beyond believable it is unreasonable and therefore does not meet the test for me.
I’m following every minute.
Justice for Dan!
Justice would be All family members in prison!!!!! The sister,mom,dad,brother on trail now .
Charlie bought his sister Wendi a TV as a divorce present. He had joked about it being cheaper then hiring a hit man. The TV was in need of repair & it was scheduled to be serviced the morning Dan was shot. It was Wendi’s alibi.
How fortunate was Jeff leaving the nite before, and not being blamed for Fans murder as the hit men so cleverly rented the exact copy of Jeff's car...these are despicable punks
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there are too many trials where one spouse or ex-spouse is guilty of killing - or ordering to be killed - the other parent. What a very tragic result for the child or children involved. They are left with no parent. How much more selfish can one person get.
Here here!
Such a selfish thing to even consider doing. Those poor children are the ones who suffer a tragic and irreparable loss that will affect them as they go through their lives.
Selfish is the Adelson's joint middle name...
And yet the killers have custody of the children in this case and THAT is the most horrific crime since their father has been murdered.
@@judistocker1811And the most sickening of all….. is that the killers wake up and put to bed every night those same children while their murdered fathers family gets zero contact with them……
Something does not make sense. A rich family is busy with small money for a TV and to fix it or to buy a new one. And Wendy talks it over with Charlie like its a huge problem. Doesn't smell right
Yup, and in her testimony (later) Wendy said the Best Buy guy said it WAS NOT REPAIRABLE, yet she later said she called Charlie to ask him if she should get it repaired or just buy a new one. This grown woman, who graduated top of her law school class, needed to call her brother to ask if should replace an unfixable TV??? Crazy!
And it's a broken screen,not some internal programming issue the geek squad would fix, absolute BS to set up her alibi
Interested in this content. The only law content I follow is on your channel. I enjoy the way you approach everything with an impartial open mind. You catch a lot of flack because you present possibilities for both sides and people tend to want things to support the way they want to lean. I for one like the way you try not to lead the narrative.
Thanks for covering the Dan Markel murder. #JusticeForDanMarkel
This is a case I am interested in following once the Maya case is done. Thank you so much Peter for these recaps to help me catch up when I can. :)
This case is so entertaining, I put Maya's case aside. ..I watch replay of her case, cuz this one is an edge of your seat trial
I think whatever strategy the defense uses will be quite intriguing, to say the least. Wendi, who usually appears calm, cunning, and cool, pretty much lost it there for a bit! I personally think that Charlie, Wendi, Mom & Pop have been lying through their teeth, pun intended! Robert, the other brother who is a doctor, is estranged from the family, and now I understand why! Donna and Harvey are basically claiming the fifth and we won't be seeing them on the stand any day soon!
I’m so glad FINALLY an Adelson on trial. Glad they didn’t just get the killers and middle (wo)man and stop. Not justice if those lower on socioeconomic totem pole pays for crime, but those that are reason for the murder walk free. Even mad that all having been living free affecting how children of Dan are raised and what type of people they will turn out to be.
That's why they passed RICO legislation...
I think it’s an absurd defense. Close to laughable.
Watching from the UK. Watched the other trials. Watching 0n law and crime, catching up on Crime TV much better accessibility on screenings and much better sound.
The only problem with this recap is that there were 2 previous trials that addressed everything the Defense brought up minus this new theory of being extorted. If you watched the previous trials you know the Defense theory holds no weight.
Damn😂I don't want to know the ending😂!
But the jury won't get to watch the previous two trials.
That's a good point. @@johnhooks9401
Yes, but the jury doesn't know all of those details.
Yeah, that's what @johnhooks9401 said.@@mtngrl5859
"Some people are dumb" Now, that's a piece of merch I'd buy!!
Good evening. I’m always impressed with the technical skills of John and Lawyer You Know. Great work always
Fascinating. How do they intend to prove that unless Charlie testifies?
Bingo 😄 and his mom
Exactly! And mom and dad aren’t on this list anymore so…he has to?
This is absolutely crazy! Peter, I really wish you would use Court TV instead, the sound is so much better.
I agree with you that most of the people would call law enforcements if there is an extortion angle. But I am more shocked that he never even told his sister whose sister's husband was murdered? It is impossible theory to prove unless Charlie takes the stand. Defense has taken too much burden to prove at this time.
Thank you for covering this! We need a live Q&A soon!
💯💯💯💯💯 Exactly what I'm saying
Yes. I've been following this case. Very interested in your take and interpretations of all of the legal aspects. I started following this case from another podcast that I am also a member of. Surviving the Survivor with Joel Waldman has been live streaming the trial and will be in Tallahassee tomorrow to continue covering the trial. He has had Ruth Markel on some of his episodes. Attorney Timothy Jansen based in Tallahassee along with other guests have been doing analysis during the trial and give input during the breaks and afterwards. My heart goes out to the Markel family, especially Ruth who has not relented in getting justice for Dan. So much suffering on now trial #3. She has endured so much and is a remarkable person,also fighting for grandparent rights which has added to her suffering. My heart goes out to Dan's children who are at an age now to start understanding what has gone on. Please continue to cover. Your analysis is so valuable and this case impacts so many others going through custody battles. As a mother whose been divorced for many years,no matter what I cannot conceive of handling things this way. Were they thinking about the children or themselves? How many lives were impacted and are still being impacted. It's heartbreaking.
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Wild indeed! Thanks for the update! Interesting how Charlie didn't report the crime and just paid people off. Interesting twist, I wonder how Georgia will respond to the defences theory.
Followed all the trials from years ago,seen almost everything on the case.
im watching from England.🏴
Thank you Peter as ever for your balanced expertise. I'm not watching the trial, just listening to your catch ups.
I watched the ex wife testimony from other trial,
And her mom was willing to pay a million dollars to Dan to let her move to FL. And within a few days after he was killed they moved
She was always in Florida... just from Tallahassee to South Florida (Miami area)...
It is only a $210 round trip plane fee ,Tallahassee to Miami. The father lost the divorce fight and his sons. He picked the wrong spouse.
@@cocosurgerowHe didn't lose the divorce, he was murdered.
@@cocosurgerowno no the judge would not let Wendy move out of Tallahassee with the boys, Dan won that fight.
He won, but lost…
Been following you for a while. First time writing anything. Been following this case from the time it happened living in Panama City, FL. It was like in my back yard so to speak.
Yes! Please follow it. I’ve been waiting for this trial. I love your channel. I have a JD and I’m learning so much from you. You are very fair and honest!,, Thank you so much for all your videos!! 😊
Good Heavens! Peter, Please stay with us on this one! Your insight is incredibly helpful as we get into this! I'm hooked!
Rewatch crew: the defense theory is out of this world, even Wendi didn’t know?! Btw how that Wendi doesn’t know what „hold in contempt“ means as someone who passed the bar!?!? Wendi didn’t help her brother.
On purpose! Hyenas, all of them. Sorry for the insult to Hyens, but they creep me out and kill in cowardly ways. I think...😁
Please follow this case! I really can’t stand Wendi how she tries to look so innocent. I would be shaking in my boots. She does leak some fear though
As much as I hate Wendi and believe she is guilty, she is absolutely brilliant under cross.
@@sooke54Exactly why she's so dangerous. Imo she's cut from the same cloth as her mom.
Wendi trying to come across as a doe-eyed innocent when she’s really Lady Macbeth.
@@sooke54brilliant?? “Ms. Adelson who is your brother charged with in this case?”
“I don’t think anyone “
Yes conspiracy occurs alone
“What is the penalty for contempt “
“I don’t know “
Absolutely brilliant, and an attorney no less🤦♀️🤦♀️
So the defense’s whole shtick is “he’s innocent because no one is THAT stupid” 😂
Georgia and Sara are a force.
Great recap! Anxious to hear Peter's continued analysis.
Continued from my post earlier,
The Defense made such a big deal of the puzzle pieces Not fitting 😮
If, I were the prosecution; I would bring in a huge puzzle, label each piece to match her opening statement and put it together for the jury😊
Brilliant idea!
Hi Peter! Look forward to your lives and videos daily , thank you for your fair commentary. I watch this trial coverage on Law & Crime channel
This case is like a movie script totally wild! 😅 I'm watching Maya's trail daily so I would love some recaps on this trail
Thank you so much for covering this case! I have watched all 3 previous cases and going to watch them his full case!
Please keep following this case!
Yes please follow this case! Its crazy! Love how you broke it down, I won’t be watching much of the live coverage.
One of the things i find so fascinating about this case is all these weird details. If Wendy never talked about the joke LE would not even know about it.
way too many coincidence’s for the Adelson’s not to be involved IMO, but I’ll wait and hear the evidence.
The problem is Charlie not going to the police. Peter mentions that about 53:00.
That and many other things lol, but I’ll try to keep an open mind.
Isn’t all this in DISCOVERY? How does the state not know
No, the defense just dropped the bomb on the state this morning before opening statements happen with their new theory
Hi Peter and the most amazing LYK family. I have learnt so much from you Peter. It totally makes me want to study law. Am I to old at 48??? Even a job within a court. It’s all so interesting. I’m in Australia. I’ve been looking at courses etc
You are not too old at all! My sister is fifty this year and she just started! I'm so proud of her
At 46, I've been wondering the same thing for a year or two. For me, though, it boils down to a much bigger question than age: can I physically handle it, given I have MS? Sadly, I'm pretty sure the answer is, "Nope!" (It's been known to disqualify me from jury duty, so....)
But if you don't have a similar barrier to entry, I hope you go for it, and let us know how it's going! God bless, and I pray it all works out beautifully for you.
@@exstockyou can take one classes, capital University offers online options, you could do many things I bet, even if you don't go to trial every day. I'm looking into this myself. ❤😊
Never too late to follow your dreams. Good luck 🍀
Tremendous !!!!!!
WHYYYY isn’t the wife charged?? She CLEARLY KNEW!
What's your evidence?
They will probably go after her eventually. With this kind of case, you have to focus on one thing at a time.
Watching the replay. Glad you are covering this. I have been watching this trail live on Surviving the Survivor.
I'm going to try to watch the Adelson trial. I've tuned in for the last two years anxiously awaiting the trial.
Thank you for covering this. I very much would like you to follow this case. I always look forward to your thoughts and impressions as trials take place. Again, thanks!
Peter, please keep following this case and it’s even more interesting because she knew the professor was killed. It is like a movie script. I’m sure somebody’s gonna make it into that it’s really fascinating. There are so many gray areas please keep following I am following you on TH-cam from Hawaii today, but usually from California I usually get your notifications sometimes I just get you on the replay.
I e only been watching your clips/recaps! So excited to watch your live Friday morning while watching the trial live!! You’re awesome!!!
Following gavel-to-gavel wherever I can find it. I’ve been following this case since 2018 when I found the podcast Over My Dead Body and was hooked. Audacious theory of the case by the defense for sure.
I’m glued to this trial! You tube. Good to hear your perspective!
I think he has watched all the other trials and has a very imaginative lawyer. We will see what’s backed in the end.
Very late to this video Peter and had no idea about this case (have been following Maya’s case)…wow…will definitely be watching your updates and coverage of this crazy one! Thank you as always!🙏😊
The defense does tell a wild story in opening statements. The question is whether they will be able to prove their theory.
I don't believe they have to prove their theory, only need to present enough to cause a reasonable doubt in the theory the state is presenting. Ultimately the jury needs to decide if the state proves their case and the defense is definitely sewing the foundation for doubt.
@@trfinley7076The defense theory makes 0 sense. The wire taps alone disprove their theory.
@@trfinley7076Of course they dont have to prove their theory......and they can't, its an insult to the jury to expect them to believe such hogwash
Great job THIS is the way u cover a trial! Well done! 👏👏👏
This is wild! I know I say that about all the cases we watch. But definitely want to know about this one. It’s scary how these things can happen.
Absolutely I wanna follow it. And with you! I love how you explain things!! Thank you for all you do.
Thanks again, very helpful. Since you asked, I was familiar w/ what pros.' general side both from Court TV & podcast by Joel Waldman. Happened to be busy and miss pro. opening, but rode the roller coaster of def. opening via .Court TV and was gobsmacked initially. Slept on it, and now it seems convenient and contrived. Will keep an upen mind, but Charlie's smirks at Donna's choice words for dead Dan incline me to not see him favorably. I think def. is aiming for just any single juror to have read. doubt.
I have really never heard of any hitmen who offer the kill-now-pay-later plan.
Good point!!!
The kill was to show they mean business
@@bleacherz7503Okay buddy 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
They weren't professional hitmen, they were just greedy thugs who knew somebody who knew somebody waving around $100K.
Northern Nevada here!! Watching all.
I need to set alarms for lives ! I have been so busy. Miss the live chats😞
I was totally surprised with defense opening...as good of a shot as anything. Watching on Law and Crime
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@@joeindyjoeindy3078totally biased , skip it
36:27 The ole, "Iknow it looks bad for my client, but... " Defense 😂
I will be watching the whole trial as I did with the Garcia Magbanua trial and then I will look for recaps and clips too.
I missed the Magbanua retrial and haven't tried to watch it but I look forward to seeing what happens with Charlie here.
I was pretty sure Charlie was guilty from the stuff that was used against Garcia and Magbanua trial.
Should be interesting.
Please do follow and recap it for us. I'll be watching for you.
This is going on o be a great trial! Thanks for covering it!❤🎉
Nothing confirms how diabolical Wendi is more than setting up her supposed boyfriend as a patsy. She timed the hit for the exact time he was leaving town on a road trip. Luckily he left early and was in Tennessee at the time of the murder.
Yet she is so sweet and innocent on the stand. What a family! I hope the golem they created takes them all down.
Beyond agree. The Markels (especially Dan) were treated horribly by the Adelsons.
She’s the wicked witch in disguise.
Doe-eyed Lady Macbeth, lining up her ex-lover to take the fall and managing to throw Charlie to the wolves in her police interview and completely distance herself. She’s cold as ice and calculating as they come.
Oh gawd! Defense came up with a wild tale? Why wouldn’t Charlie go to authorities if he was being blackmailed for the crime! 😅
Bingo!
Why ? He would have been snuffed by Garcias gang in no time. Trust me
My thoughts too… I don’t think he was scared for his life. We will see when he testifies!
@@bleacherz7503You know this theory makes no sense. If you followed this case, you know he wasn't blackmailed
@@bleacherz7503 Hah! like these gang thugs were so smart! So dumb they had to travel twice to Tallahassee to scope out a hit and still got caught. Extortion for 1 million would have had LE protect Charlie’s ass! Dude is guilty!
Thank you for the breakdown Peter
Watching on court tv in the UK. Have been catching up on the former trials too. One thing that's baffling me is Katie's defense lawyer seems to have said in interview that there were texts between garcia and adelson agreeing the hit on the basis adelson would break up with Katie. I cant find anything about this and didnt see them in what I watched from the previous trials. Is this true? P.s. the defense strategy seems insane to me... he was being extorted after the murder, gave them all he has and had to put her on the payroll to pay month to month ... yet the dolce vita conversation shows he was adamant he wasn't going to give in to people who might come bk month after month! Now he's saying that's what was already happening. No juror is going to buy this surely
Can be argued he was telling Katie he wouldn't cave to month-month to signal them to back off, or face consequences legal or otherwise.
In sense, that communication could reinforce defense theory (that's what he was facing).
I doubt that those people were smart enough to come up with an elaborate plan.
Yes, please!! Thank you Peter!
Yes interested on this trial!!
Great insight as always Peter 👍 BTW I really like the new bumpers at the start of the video that give you a little highlight of your comments.
Wendy is rather cool calm and collected. Being a lawyer herself, she can see thru the prosecution set-up. It is a tragic,, fascinating case!
Her boys will grow to hate her when they find out the truth.
"Prosecution set-up" 🤡
Would love to follow this case.
I think the Puzzle analogy will bite DR in the butt...
I've been watching part of the trial and then coming here for recaps and a better understanding
Its almost like Katie coming into Charlie's life was a blessing or an opportunity to make that longtime joke become a reality
I think the defence has no choice but put Charlie on the stand now. What a crazy defence IMO! ✌️🙂
Totally agree. It will be a dog's breakfast 😂😂😂
ain't buying the defense. If you are truly being extorted for a heinous crime, and you know the extortionists name, seems to me you would immediately go to the police and offer to LET THEM wiretap your phones to clear yourself. Also, extortion never ends.... once you pay, you are on the hook for ALWAYS paying. And how/why would Magbanua know Dan Markel's daily routine, going to gym etc. Nope. Adelsons were in on it. Charlie doesn't go to the police.... he plays along.
Yes please cover this! No one else is!! I've been following for years. And ut is complicated please help 🙏
I believe "tickle the wire" is the terminology used for that LE technique.
How do you set to get a membership I sure would love one been watching you since u had 678 members lol. Just old but love watching you Peter and all the trials.
I’m late to the to the party on this case…however, after listening to the defense opening statement, the entire time I’m thinking, just call the police!!! They had years to call the police, and any sane person would have started dialing 911 the second Katie mentioned knowing about the murders.
I havent heard about this trial so excited to hear the breakdown 🙌
You would have been a good juror…😅
Interested in this content! I’m following the trial on Law & Crime. Thanks!