Name: Lawyer Fact Checks Court Scenes, from 'Better Call Saul' to 'The Good Wife'
Uploaded: 2020-05-06T18:41:14.000Z
Duration: 21 min 25 s
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who's practiced law for the past 25 years.

- I have represented many individuals in high profile cases.

- [Narrator] Today, Scott is going to break down

[suspenseful jazz music] [coffee splashing]

We're trying to keep everybody safe with this quarantine.

- Thank you for coming in today, Mr. Harkness.

I just wanna clarify a few things from your testimony

- [Man] Got in at noon, left at midnight.

- The one thing this scene does very well

is the fact that it shows that the defense attorney

is questioning the basis for the reliability

The identification is essential in any criminal case

but you say you got a good look at him, correct?

- [chuckling] You must drink stronger coffee than I do

the attorney is questioning how tired they were,

He all but says are you sure it's my guy?

There's a little defendant on the tag on the table there.

- At this moment, this clip takes a huge turn.

- Now, would you be surprised to learn, Mr. Harkness,

that the person you just pointed to is not the defendant?

- My client is in the back of the courtroom.

- And then he has his real client stand up.

That would never take place in a real courtroom.

He has a very good alibi for the night in question.

- You didn't recognize him either, Your Honor.

- An attorney cannot deceive the court like that

and having somebody else sit at the defense table.

You'd probably get sanctioned by the judge.

The witness then asserts her Fifth Amendment right

- Did you and Mr. Kimble stay together in Washington D.C.?

than likely have a recess, send the jury out immediately,

and then inquire whether the witness has a basis,

a good faith basis or reason, to assert the

Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination.

And then at that point, the judge would more than likely,

if the person or the witness did not have their

own attorney, would appoint them an attorney

to advise them of their Fifth Amendment rights

- Miss, I wanna make sure I understand what you're saying.

- Now you're pleading the Fifth because you were involved

- Your Honor it is not your place to ask my witness--

- Now, the attorney that was asking the questions

really shouldn't be advocating for this client in any way

other than saying, "Your Honor, she's asserted her right,

- [Judge] Now, you are taking the Fifth--

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Lawyer Fact Checks Court Scenes, from 'Better Call Saul' to 'The Good Wife'

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