In April 1999, John Balentine, a Black man on trial for murder in Amarillo, Texas, sat before an all-white jury as they deliberated whether he should live or die. Should he be given a life sentence, in which case he would probably end his days behind prison bars? Or should they send him to death row to await execution? Balentine had been convicted days earlier of murdering three white teenagers who had threatened to kill him because he was romantically engaged with one of the teenagers’ white sisters – an interracial liaison widely frowned upon in heavily segregated Amarillo. Now it was the sentencing phase of the trial, when his fate would be decided.…
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Did Lisa kill Mitchell Bondurant in The Lincoln Lawyer?
“Did Lisa kill Mitchell Bondurant in The Lincoln Lawyer?” might be the question on my fans’ minds who’ve already made their way through season 2 part 1. In season 1 viewers were left wondering whether Trevor Elliott was truly guilty of killing his wife and her lover and in The Lincoln Lawyer season 2 the question of guilt and innocence is every bit as twisty. After forming a connection with chef Lisa Trammell, attorney Mickey Haller ends up representing her as she faces a charge for the murder of property developer Mitchell Bondurant. As season 2 part 1 went on fans might well have started to form their own conclusions about whether Lisa is committed to the crime or not.…
Judge, Fox attorney clash over TV hosts’ testimony in Dominion defamation case
An attorney representing Fox News against Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation suit clashed Tuesday with the judge in the case over how some of the network’s biggest stars can be questioned on the witness stand once the trial gets underway next week. Dominion’s lawsuit accuses Fox News of knowingly pushing false conspiracy theories about the voting machine company in the wake of the 2020 election, in order to combat concerns over ratings and viewer retention. “The hosts are going to make the argument that they didn’t make the statements,” Fox attorney Dan Webb said during a pre-trial hearing in the case, offering a potential window into how some of Fox’s biggest stars may explain some of their broadcasts that Dominion has said were defamatory.…