Convicting cops of murder is a rare event, but McMillan’s testimony, the testimony of other eyewitnesses and experts, and the horrifying tape of Derek Chauvin resting his deadly knee on George Floyd’s neck proved to be insurmountable evidence for a defense of what many people considered indefensible.

Welcome to Midday.Today on our program, reactions to the guilty verdicts in the trial of the former Minneapolis Police Officer, from three Baltimore attorneys.

We begin with William “Billie” Murphy, Jr. a former judge and the founder and senior partner at Murphy, Falcon and Murphy. Judge Murphy is the attorney who represented the family of Freddie Gray. He joins us on Zoom.

Then Tom is joined by Kim Wehle, a law professor at the University of Baltimore School of Law, a former Assistant US Attorney, and the author of two excellent books, How to Read the Constitution-And Why, andWhat You Need to Know About Voting-And Why.Kim is also the host of an Instagram Show called #Simple Politics. She joins us on our digital line.

Tom's third guest is Ivan Bates, a former prosecutor who is now a defense attorney and the founder of the firm Bates & Garcia. He was also a candidate in the Democratic primary for Baltimore State’s Attorney in 2018. He joins us on Zoom.

Convicting cops of murder is a rare event, but McMillan&rsquo;s testimony, the testimony of other eyewitnesses and experts, and the horrifying tape of Derek Chauvin resting his deadly knee on George Floyd&rsquo;s neck proved to be insurmountable evidence for a defense of what many people considered indefensible.
Welcome to Midday. Today on our program, reactions to the guilty verdicts in the trial of the former Minneapolis Police Officer, from three Baltimore attorneys.
We begin with <a href="https://www.murphyfalcon.com/our-team/william-h-murphy-jr/">William &ldquo;Billie&rdquo; Murphy, Jr.</a> a former judge and the founder and senior partner at <a href="https://www.murphyfalcon.com/">Murphy, Falcon and Murphy</a>. Judge Murphy is the attorney who represented the family of Freddie Gray. He joins us on Zoom.
Then Tom is joined by <a href="https://kimberlywehle.com/">Kim Wehle</a>, a law professor at the <a href="https://www.ubalt.edu/about-ub/ub-strategic-plan.cfm">University of Baltimore School of Law</a>, a former Assistant US Attorney, and the author of two excellent books, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Read-Constitution-Kimberly-Wehle-ebook/dp/B07DTJF9NM/ref=pd_sim_1?pd_rd_w=wTUAr&amp;pf_rd_p=78971f67-4c78-4f07-b5c1-ee9acd72068c&amp;pf_rd_r=87XRR2VRM77GTEH3STV4&amp;pd_rd_r=8d9db4dd-f3b8-4999-9443-0ca883ea6e58&amp;pd_rd_wg=Et4Fx&amp;pd_rd_i=B07DTJF9NM&amp;psc=1">How to Read the Constitution-And Why</a>, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/What-Need-Know-About-Voting-ebook/dp/B07XY5RZP8/ref=pd_sim_1?pd_rd_w=eeMDH&amp;pf_rd_p=78971f67-4c78-4f07-b5c1-ee9acd72068c&amp;pf_rd_r=VBG90X09HXQ7GPYJCC09&amp;pd_rd_r=56818e56-afe3-4a8e-a6ba-92c73837260e&amp;pd_rd_wg=6p57j&amp;pd_rd_i=B07XY5RZP8&amp;psc=1">What You Need to Know About Voting-And Why</a>. Kim is also the host of an Instagram Show called <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17866768382309113/">#Simple Politics</a>. She joins us on our digital line.
Tom's third guest is <a href="https://twitter.com/ivanjbates">Ivan Bates</a>, a former prosecutor who is now a defense attorney and the founder of the firm <a href="http://www.batesgarcia.com/">Bates &amp; Garcia</a>. He was also a candidate in the Democratic primary for Baltimore State&rsquo;s Attorney in 2018. He joins us on Zoom.

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine. We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at <a href="mailto:midday@wypr.org">midday@wypr.org</a>

Midday

Monday-Friday from noon-1:00, Tom Hall and his guests are talking about what's on your mind, and what matters most to Marylander's, the latest news, local and national politics, education and the environment, popular culture and the arts, sports and science, race and religion, movies and medicine.  We welcome your questions and comments. E-mail us at midday@wypr.org.

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