About this episode

This episode discusses Charlie Adelson's upcoming appeal regarding his conviction for the murder of Dan Markel and the associated legal arguments.

Charlie Adelson will be back in a Florida courtroom on February 3rd, 2026 — but this time, it's not a trial. It's an appeal. His attorneys have filed a 91-page brief with Florida's First District Court of Appeal arguing that his conviction for the murder of Dan Markel should be reversed. The core claims: Leon County was so saturated with pretrial publicity that an impartial jury was impossible; potential jurors were caught discussing the case after being instructed not to; text messages that could have supported his defense were improperly excluded; and his attorney Dan Rashbaum operated under a conflict of interest that compromised his representation. That conflict is the same one Charlie invoked to blow up his mother Donna Adelson's trial in September 2024 — when he revoked his waiver on the morning jury selection was set to begin, forcing Rashbaum to withdraw and Donna to find new counsel. Now Charlie is arguing the conflict hurt him too. Donna, convicted in September 2025 and sentenced to life, has filed her own notice of appeal. Her full brief hasn't been submitted yet. Both Adelsons are now fighting through the appellate system — separately, silently, and with slim odds of…

Topics covered

• legal appeal
• murder case
• true crime
• courtroom drama
• pretrial publicity
• conflict of interest

Keywords

• Charlie Adelson
• Dan Markel
• Donna Adelson
• Florida appeal
• murder case
• legal arguments
• pretrial publicity
• conflict of interest

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Florida's First District Court of Appeal

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