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Lawyer was, was that a recorded interview? because if it wasn't it is the detective's 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. turret's syndrome which led to national media attention for her constant hiccups. she has got i.q. deficiencies. could all of that have diminish...

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 agree at this point in the case it would be absolutely a sentencing issue. as defense lawyer if i was ...

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, mee's then boyfriend is going on trial. let's 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 don't blame the defense for trying to keep it out. it was basically a wooden stake through the heart of defense. this is conspiracy case. you have to know she knew it woul...

Prosecutor. they would come to us and say we need to you follow the evidence and we would. our justice department isn't 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: we'll see what is the future and talk a little more about that next hour with charlie gasparino about the new shadow banking industry that seems to...

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 we're 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 at this point? fred tecce, a former federal prosecutor and robert heim, former assistant regional d...