A Legal Autopsy: Andy Hale & Sally Cohen discuss all the stunning ways the Court got it wrong.

About this episode

Attorneys Andy Hale and Sally Cohen discuss the court's errors in denying Chester Weger's post-conviction petition and the dismissal of DNA evidence.

In this episode, attorneys Andy Hale and Sally Cohen dissect the stunning court ruling denying Chester Weger's post-conviction petition and walk through several of the court's substantial factual and legal errors. They also discuss the ridiculous manner in which the powerful DNA evidence was disregarded.

People in this episode

Host: Andy Hale

Guest: Sally Cohen

Topics covered

• court ruling
• post-conviction petition
• DNA evidence
• legal errors
• true crime

Keywords

• court ruling
• Chester Weger
• post-conviction
• DNA evidence
• legal errors
• true crime

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