Rebuttal
Rebuttal
Rebmasel
72: The Shark Arm Case (The Unluckiest Murderer in History)
46 minutes Posted Apr 30, 2026 at 7:08 am.
Intro / Setting the Scene
PART I: THE SHARK
PART II: THE BOXER
PART III: SHARK, 1; BULLET, 1; GANGSTERS, 0
PART IV: HEARSAY LESSON
PART V: THE CONFRONTATION CLAUSE
Medieval "Trial By Ordeal" was a nightmare
WHY DON'T YOU JUST KILL A WITNESS?
PART VI: WOULD SHARK ARM TESTIMONY BE ADMISSIBLE TODAY?
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(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from." –Cormac McCarthy, No Country For Old Men.
Two tiger sharks, a tattoo, and a richocheted bullet off a man's skull.
Reb dives into the Shark Arm Case (1935), the Confrontation Clause, and the Dead Witness Dilemma.
Enjoy.
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