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Lawyer was, was that a recorded interview? because if it wasnt it is the detectives word against her word. she can always come back and say now that the defense case is coming on this was about a 19-year-old kid setting up a pot deal. if that is what the jury believes they will have greater sympathy on her than if it was a robbery. gregg: what about that, fred? after all she has been diagnosed as schizophrenic, at least defense attorneys claim that. turrets syndrome which led to national media a...

It is reasonably foreseeable when you set up a crime, back then was probably illegal but nowadays may not be, when you set up drug deal like that it could go wrong. even if her story is believed it will not get her off the hook. all these criteria you mentioned are relevant and relevant for sentencing ultimately she knows right from wrong. gregg: her i.q. and mental state, brian, how do you see that evolving to her benefit, if at all maybe during the punishment phase if she is convicted? >> i ag...

Gregg: shannon griffin was shot and killed in 2010 and in what appears to be a robbery gone wrong. raiford was convicted to murder and sentenced life in prison. lamont newton, mees then boyfriend is going on trial. lets bring in former federal prosecutor, fred tecce and brian silver. defense tried to keep it out, ambiguity, prejudicial, the judge says no, probe byvalue outweighs that. right decision and how damageing? >> i dont blame the defense for trying to keep it out. it was basically a wood...

Prosecutor. they would come to us and say we need to you follow the evidence and we would. our justice department isnt being bashful here. how many cases have they filed against jpmorgan in the last six months? if the evidence is there the justice department will go there. i think combination of regulatory action by sec, criminal action by the justice department and market forces and a change in atmosphere will avoid a crisis in the future. jenna: well see what is the future and talk a little mo...

Bank lehman brothers filed for bankruptcy. that collapse of that one bank triggered a crucial moment in the financial meltdown and very tonous moments about whether or not our banking system would survive. five years later many questions about whether or not were safer and if we truly got to the bottom of the cause and the culprits remain. the attorney general says he plans to announce some new cases connected to the financial crisis in the coming months. the question, is it too little too late ...

In the one of the studios. i apologize you guys. is it your fault, fred? always your fault. youre always the troublemaker in all of this, fred? >> i know. i know. so whats your point? jenna: that we really enjoy having you on the program. it is not a distraction at all. but, fred, based on -- >> saved by the bell. jenna: based on what robert has to say what is really the path forward? as far as looking to make the system more secure for all of us which we would hope would be the point, is this w...

Ago. i want to refresh peoples memories. she was convicted of having her five-year-old son, the story was, dressed him up in the favorite outfit. said he was going to meet santa claus. handed him over to roommate and another man, who took the boy out into the desert and shot him. the allegation it was all to correct $5,000 in insurance money. how does a conviction, like, that fred, get thrown out? >> well, jon a couple of ways. i was thinking about this morning. im hard-pressed to think of a mor...

Place before you have your client plead guilty which essentially what he has done on video at this point. jon: i gather, fred, his defense lawyer argued against him doing it. but he basically says, the defense lawyer says, look, he is taking responsibility for it. hire, this is a good man and he just wants to put all of this out there. i guess that is the best you can do if youre the defense lawyer at this point. >> nice spin, buddy, good job. because that is pretty much all you have left for yo...

We are sliding down the slippery slope at this point. were not even -- theres no brakes, were just going straightforward. its no different than if i borrow my friends sunglasses and then i forget to return them and i know shes driving and the suns out, and she gets caught in a glare and gets into an accident, can those people sue me because it was reasonably foreseeable that she might be distracted because of the glare and the sun? i mean, this is, this can go on forever. i mean, these examples,...

Be able to sue the host which is kind of akin to this. but again, that was by legislation, and hopefully the new jersey legislature will take some action on this. jon: and also part of this, esther, is apparently the person who is sending the text has to know that the person receiving the text is behind the wheel. >> and reading. >> with its not just know, its know or should have known. >> no, no. >> so its an extra burden. >> no, they specialize knowledge, theyre actually reading the text while...