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The episode discusses the guilty verdict of Karmelo Anthony in a murder trial, the implications of the Michael Jackson documentary, and revisits the Scott Peterson case.

Positively Legal hosts Mark Eiglarsh and Jonna Spilbor join the show to discuss a jury finding Texas teen Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in the stabbing death of Austin Metcalf on Tuesday, the lawyers dissect the defense’s strategy and why self-defense claims fell apart during the trial, why the defense did not put Anthony on the stand, how Mark could have made the argument for manslaughter instead of murder, speculation on what the sentence could be for Anthony (the jury ultimately handed down a sentence of 35 years in prison), why neither lawyer would be in favor of a sentence of life in prison for Anthony, why it’s important to watch the new Netflix documentary “Michael Jackson: The Verdict,” why the documentary presents the prosecution and the defense equally well, the moments that made Mark and Jonna pause and question their previously held beliefs about Michael, why the documentary did not ultimately change either lawyers’ minds, Mark and Jonna introduced a new segment called, “Did the Jury Get It Wrong?,” the lawyers revisit the jury’s guilty verdict in the Scott Peterson case, Jonna explains why she believes why the jury did get it wrong in this case, Mark leans towards…

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Hosts: Mark Eiglarsh, Jonna Spilbor

Topics covered

• murder trial
• self-defense
• documentary analysis
• jury verdicts
• true crime

Keywords

• Karmelo Anthony
• murder
• self-defense
• Michael Jackson
• Scott Peterson
• jury verdict
• true crime

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Organizations: Netflix

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