Podcast appearances and mentions of tony serra

Actors win awards and gain our admiration when they convince us that they have “become” someone else–it's what we mean when we say that so-and-so “inhabits” a role. But that's not the only benchmark: a good actor is also someone whose statements are interesting to hear and whose voice engages the listener, whether or not we “believe” that he's really Charles Foster Kane or Norman Bates. That's how Mike approaches James Woods in True Believer (1989). He and Dan also talk about the title and how it reflects an element of the film more interesting than the mystery at the heart of its plot. So grab that hair tie, fix that ponytail, and give it a listen! James Woods's character, Eddie Dodd, is based upon the lawyer Tony Serra; you might be interested in this recent biography of him. Follow us on X and Letterboxd–and let us know what you'd like us to watch! Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Also check out Dan's new Substack site, Pages and Frames, for more film-related material. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Actors win awards and gain our admiration when they convince us that they have “become” someone else–it's what we mean when we say that so-and-so “inhabits” a role. But that's not the only benchmark: a good actor is also someone whose statements are interesting to hear and whose voice engages the listener, whether or not we “believe” that he's really Charles Foster Kane or Norman Bates. That's how Mike approaches James Woods in True Believer (1989). He and Dan also talk about the title and how it reflects an element of the film more interesting than the mystery at the heart of its plot. So grab that hair tie, fix that ponytail, and give it a listen! James Woods's character, Eddie Dodd, is based upon the lawyer Tony Serra; you might be interested in this recent biography of him. Follow us on X and Letterboxd–and let us know what you'd like us to watch! Incredible bumper music by John Deley. Also check out Dan's new Substack site, Pages and Frames, for more film-related material. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film

True believer criminal defense lawyer J. Tony Serra has been defending for over sixty years. He sees the criminal justice system as a broken system, without letting him shy away from fighting in court whatsoever. https://pier5law.com/attorneys/j-tony-serra/Early in his career, Fairfax, Virginia criminal defense / DUI lawyer Jon Katz became aware of Tony and his being a true believer. Tony's single-minded and highly capable devotion to pursuing great outcomes for his clients with his self-imposed vow of poverty is enough to take notice of him, and to recognize that one does not need to be a member of the traditional legal establishment to obtain great results in court. Tony is not interested in negotiating settlements in his criminal defense work. He wants to go to trial and thoroughly prepares for trial. He has experience as a criminal defendant through civil disobedience, having been incarcerated for a few brief periods of time from his being a tax protestor. This episode includes how Tony has made the most of his experiences as an inmate -- when he helps other inmates with their legal matters -- and also Tony's suggestions for sentenced people to prepare to be incarcerated. Tony strongly opposes the system of snitching / cooperating by an inmate / criminal defendant / suspect against another person. He believes in criminal defense lawyers banding together. At the core, he believes in being fully alive. It is this very aliveness that helps Tony connect with and persuade jurors. This podcast with Fairfax, Virginia criminal / DUI lawyer Jon Katz is playable on all devices at podcast.BeatTheProsecution.com. For more information, visit BeatTheProsecution.com or contact us at info@BeatTheProsecution.com, 703-383-1100 (calling), or 571-406-7268 (text). Hear our prior podcasts, at https://podcast.BeatTheProsecution.com/If you like what you hear on our Beat the Prosecution podcast, please take a moment to post a review at our Apple podcasts page (with stars only, or else also with a comment) at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beat-the-prosecution/id1721413675

Burl asks famous attorney, J. Tony Serra, the difference between a paid witness and a confidential informant (Snitch(.

Tonight, a rebroadcast from Nov. 30, 2022, in which YLR Host Jeff Hayden s joined by San Francisco attorney J. Tony Serra.To anyone who has followed the law, much less criminal law in the San Francisco Bay Area, Tony Serra needs no introduction. To defense attorneys, J. Tony Serra is nothing short of a master. Mr. Serra stands out in local, regional and national media as a legend. Those familiar such diverse movies as True Believer, Where the Buffalo Roam or Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas have seen characters seemingly based, at least in part, on Tony Serra. Enjoy a chance to have listen to one of the most interesting and colorful local folks in our era.

Tonight, YLR Host Jeff Hayden is joined by San Francisco attorney J. Tony Serra.To anyone who has followed the law, much less criminal law in the San Francisco Bay Area, Tony Serra needs no introduction. To defense attorneys, J. Tony Serra is nothing short of a master. Mr. Serra stands out in local, regional and national media as a legend. Those familiar such diverse movies as True Believer, Where the Buffalo Roam or Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas have seen characters seemingly based, at least in part, on Tony Serra. Enjoy a chance to have a word with one of the most interesting and colorful local folks in our era. Call us, toll-free, at (866) 798-8255.

lovethylawyer.comA transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com.Tony Serrahttps://pier5law.com/attorneys/j-tony-serra/Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_SerraGraduate Stanford University, Philosophy Graduate Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley,  Law ReviewHas practiced criminal defense for over forty years, specializing in jury trials. A little known fact is that Tony Serra started his career as a trial attorney as a Deputy District Attorney in Alameda County.Tony Serra has spent his life defending society's outcasts. He began his practice in the 1960's, an era he calls the golden age of law. Perceiving himself in the role of a warrior, Mr. Serra has continued to battle for more freedom for more people through law. His role in the Chol Soo Lee case was depicted in the film True Believer. Tony Serra has always known how to express the poetry of the law, while fighting in the ditches and dark alleys of legal practice. He has gained national prominence for his closing argument techniques.Over the past 30 years Mr. Serra has spoken to hundreds of professional organizations on various legal issues in multiple forums in 14 different states.  Louis Goodman www.louisgoodman.com louisgoodman2010@gmail.com 510.582.9090 Musical theme by Joel Katz, Seaside Recording, Maui Technical support: Bryan Matheson, Skyline Studios, OaklandAudiograms & Transcripts: Paul Roberts    We'd love to hear from you.  Send me an email at louis@lovethylawyer.com. Please subscribe and listen. Then tell us who you want to hear and what areas of interest you'd like us to cover.  Please rate us and review us on Apple Podcasts.    

lovethylawyer.comA transcript of this podcast is available at lovethylawyer.com.Go to https://www.lovethylawyer.com/blog for transcripts.Marshall Hammonshttps://www.esilverlaw.com/about/marshall-hammons/ Marshall Hammons has a proven track record of success in both misdemeanor and felony cases, including serious and punishable-by-life cases. He prides himself in working on some of the most difficult cases and litigation projects with a tailored approach to each case. In addition to the numerous clients for whom he has achieved favorable results, Marshall has successfully argued a motion to dismiss on a life case which resulted in a dismissal of the charges and life enhancements. Effectively saving the client from life in prison, the case ended up settling for only 6 years.Marshall has argued successful motions to suppress evidence that resulted in dismissals. He regularly argues for bail release from jail over vehement objection by the prosecution. Marshall also has had domestic violence cases, DUIs, and theft cases dismissed by arguing for court diversion over DA objection, and saving the unnecessary criminalization of good people who made a mistake. As the firm's lead “post-conviction” attorney, he also has been able to get countless probations ended early, reduced felonies to misdemeanors, expunged records, sealed arrests, even vacated pleas due to immigration issues, and has removed clients from the sex offender registry.He graduated cum laude from U.C. Hastings College of the Law, and holds a B.A. English and a B.S. in Political Science from Santa Clara University. Before joining Silver Law Firm, Marshall was an integral part of Curtis Briggs' and J. Tony Serra's pro bono representation of California's longest serving Death Row inmate. As an unparalleled example of police, prosecutor, and other misconduct, Marshall learned first- hand how the system is stacked against the accused, and how important it is to have a team that will fight your case.In his final year of law school, Marshall interned at the San Francisco Public Defender's Office where he aided in the representation of numerous felony and misdemeanor cases and trials.  Marshall will stop at nothing to get the best result possible.  Louis Goodman www.louisgoodman.com louisgoodman2010@gmail.com 510.582.9090 Musical theme by Joel Katz, Seaside Recording, Maui Technical support: Bryan Matheson, Skyline Studios, OaklandAudiograms & Transcripts: Paul Roberts    We'd love to hear from you.  Send me an email at louis@lovethylawyer.com. Please subscribe and listen. Then tell us who you want to hear and what areas of interest you'd like us to cover.  Please rate us and review us on Apple Podcasts.    

ABOUT CLASS ACTIONiHeartRadio and Sound Argument LLC Announce the launch of "Class Action," a New Documentary Series About the Next Generation of LawyersiHeartRadio, the no. 1 podcast publisher according to Podtrac, and Sound Argument LLC have launched a new documentary podcast titled "Class Action." Hosted by Katie Phang, a trial lawyer, anchor, and host for MSNBC and Peacock, the 12-part podcast series will track a diverse cast of outstanding law students who are battling it out in mock trial competitions across the country. The first two episodes debuted on June 7 and can be heard on iHeartRadio and all other major platforms.The budding young lawyers on "Class Action" are extraordinary, bright, ambitious and sometimes ruthless. They are poised to enter a justice system that is under intense public scrutiny. And jury trials-a bedrock of a fair justice system-are becoming rare. Prosecutors aggressively push plea deals on defendants, while defense attorneys, often untrained in courtroom procedure, urge them to accept. But in the wake of high-profile verdicts like the George Floyd case, and with the growth in trial "mooting"/mock trialing at major law firms, trial advocacy training is gaining popularity. Mock trial tournaments are quickly becoming a necessary and exciting kind of collegiate sport. One tournament director, who works full time as a homicide investigator, sees it this way:"All of a sudden we take lawyers, they graduate law school, and we expect them to walk into a courtroom and talk about life and death and millions of dollars without any practice. Think about music, playing the violin in your basement. And then, all of a sudden, walking into Carnegie Hall one day and playing for the first time. It would never happen in music. It would never happen in sports. Why should it happen in law?," said Jared Rosenblatt, Hofstra University.Host Katie Phang will guide us through these young lawyers' stories, disentangling the complexities of American law along the way. Listeners will meet Andy Vizcarra, a first-generation American whose parents emigrated from Mexico to Texas and have worked tirelessly at their restaurant to put their daughter through law school; Tyler Volesky, a young Native American politician, now a law student in South Dakota; Ellie Sands and Anjani Shah-part of a team of activists from Brooklyn Law-who battle for justice not only in mock trial but in real-life legal clinics; DeAndre Bell, a self-styled "church boy" from Houston, who plans to run for President in 2040; and Lajeanne Shelton, the powerful lion of the Dillard team who bristles at comments that she's too aggressive in court."Working on this podcast and meeting these trial students and coaches has re-affirmed my faith in the crucial roles that jury trials play in our lives," said Phang. "Over the course of a year, I've met a group of inspired coaches who recognize the value of investing in the next generation of trial attorneys. And I am thrilled to witness students who have overcome significant obstacles to learn and honor the craft of courtroom procedure. 'Class Action' is a breath of fresh air in these troubled times. It's a reminder of why I became a trial lawyer in the first place--- to defend our democratic judicial system."Producers Lisa Gray and Kevin Huffman spent a year recording the grueling bootcamps, scrimmages and competitions with law teams from Brooklyn Law, St. Mary's University in San Antonio, and the University of South Dakota. Listeners will hear the young lawyers reach near-exhaustion arguing cases at high-stakes tournaments. The producers also followed an undergraduate team from Dillard University in New Orleans trying to bounce back from the twin disasters of Covid-19 and Hurricane Ida to make a Cinderella run at the national championship. Lawyers, law students and any listener who loves a good story will be caught up in the drama that unfolds, armchair-quarterbacking the cases. Judging judges. Predicting decisions.We'll hear from St. Mary's trial coach AJ Bellido de Luna, a former US Marine, turned cop, turned advocate. He loves his job and protects his students like the warrior he's always been. "I put them through a boot camp in the summer," he said. "I want them to be good workers, willing and if they have a chip on their shoulder, fine, I can deal with that. I have a chip, too." At South Dakota University's Knudson School of Law, its coach, Professor Laura Rose, herself the daughter of a legendary advocacy coach, who relentlessly prepares her team for the big leagues-to knock the "South Dakota Nice" out of them. And in New Orleans, beloved coach Adria Kimbrough reveals, mid-season, that she is leaving her team at the end of the year. But first she wants that national championship for her HBCU students."Class Action" plunges listeners into a rich verité-driven soundscape, replete with mic'd-up behind-the-scenes drama, in-depth character scenes and immersive courtroom battles. It's a "cinematic" podcast: listeners are immersed in the action, it's direct and emotional. The music swells, stories play out. Coaches urge players on the sidelines, as Katie and a team of noted trial attorneys-including Preet Bharara, Elie Honig, Lara Bazelon and Tony Serra- help break the code of American law. "Class Action" is a co-production of Sound Argument LLC and iHeartMedia and is distributed by the iHeartPodcast Network. Follow us on Twitter at @ClassActionPod.EPISODES AVAILABLE HERE:https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-class-action-97574053/episode/introducing-class-action-97574366/KATIE PHANG BIOKatie S. Phang is a trial lawyer and a legal contributor for NBC News and MSNBC based in Miami. She leverages her significant trial experience to provide analysis and commentary on the latest legal issues across the country and has provided legal analysis for network and cable news since 2005.

December 2, 21021 — Tax revolts have a storied place in American history, going back to the Boston Tea Party, when the Sons of Liberty set off a revolution by destroying an entire shipment of British tea to protest taxation without representation. More recently, Flow Cannabis Company co-founders Michael Steinmetz and Flavia Cassani invited California cannabis businesses to join them in withholding cultivation taxes until they see real, actionable change, presumably in California's cannabis tax structure. In a recent article in Medium, they declared that they would recommend to their board that, instead of paying the tax, they place the estimated amount in an escrow account until the change takes place. Steinmetz did not respond to an email or a phone call asking him to comment for this story, though he did speak with the Sacramento Bee shortly after the editorial appeared. The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration recently announced that taxes on flower, leaves, and fresh cannabis per ounce will go up next month, due to inflation. All three taxes rest squarely on licensed cultivators. And so does the risk in the strategy of withholding the tax, according to Omar Figueroa, a longtime cannabis attorney in Sonoma County. “Cultivators are required to pay the cultivation tax when they transfer the cannabis to distribution companies like Flow Kana,” he explained. “So if the distributor does not pass those taxes along to the state (because the distribution companies are supposed to be surrogate tax collectors for the state), if they fail to do their duty, they are putting the cultivators at risk. So cultivators would be wise to make sure that they get receipts showing that they remitted the taxes to the distribution companies, so that they can clear themselves from liability.” There can be severe consequences for failing to pay the cannabis cultivation tax. Under the revenue and taxation code, any licensee who does not pay their taxes is subject to a penalty of half the amount owed, plus the taxes they owe, and could lose their license. “I don't know who gives them legal advice,” Figueroa added; “but there's no provision that says if you put the taxes not paid into an escrow account, you don't have to pay penalties and you don't get revoked. There's no such provision in the law.” Local cannabis policy and trade associations are sticking to old-fashioned advocacy and organizing to address the cannabis tax structure.The Origins Council is a non-profit education, research and policy advocacy group that partners with cannabis trade associations, including the Mendocino Cannabis Alliance, all over the state. Executive Director Genine Coleman says there is a robust conversation about the tax structure in Sacramento, and she's optimistic about the next few months. And Michael Katz, the Executive Director of the Mendocino Cannabis Alliance, says the tax increase does come at a tough time. “This year, even more than last year, there have been challenges in the marketplace due to prices going down (and) substantial oversupply, that didn't even exist when the previous tax increase was avoided,” he reflected. “The community is really aware of this tax increase and it has really created a lot of frustration.” He gets it, but he's taking a measured approach to change-making. “The full industry understands the frustration,” he went on, before listing the strategies organizations like his are adopting to address the industry's top priorities: “ And that includes addressing cultivation taxes immediately, expanding market access immediately (and) providing an opportunity for license fallowing, which would enable cultivators to not continue to pay and operate their cannabis businesses and pay on their licenses, but be able to continue working toward full compliance in such a way that they would not be removed from the program while they're taking a pause on their cultivation or businesses practices,” he summarized. “And, again, things like normalizing cannabis cultivation as agriculture, which would create parity for cannabis farmers and other farmers, and provide more protections and support just on a fundamental business level. So how do we really approach these issues, with the goal in mind of creating actual change that's going to benefit folks without having unintended negative consequences that may hurt these people who are already burdened by this system?” As for Figueroa, he respects those who resist a system they view as unjust. But he doesn't think Flow Cannabis Company is in the same league as the great conscientious objectors. “My mentor Tony Serra was a tax protestor, and went to federal prison three times for refusing to pay war taxes,” he said. “But I don't think that's the same situation. Here we have a profit-seeking entity, Flow Kana, that's all about making money. They're not objecting to the taxes being used for militaristic purposes. Their objection is that they're not able to profit enough.” He does agree that the cannabis industry is overtaxed, which he thinks is counter to the language and the intent of Prop 64. He plans to flesh out an idea to create a tax credit that would cancel out the cultivation tax, at this month's Emerald Cup at the Sonoma County fairgrounds in Santa Rosa.

On July 13, 2021, one of kind, radical attorney Tony Serra joined the Vanguard for a live webinar and podcast. At the age of 86, he is not only still practicing as an attorney but continues to have the drive and passion that has driven his long and storied career as an attorney. Listen as he discusses his career, some of the notable cases he has defended and the Chief Stankowitz case.

This is the third and final part of our series with famed criminal defense attorney Tony Serra.  In this episode we hear directly from Tony about his tricks of the trade and his passion for the future.Thanks to Tony Serra for speaking with me and special thanks to Mackenzie Bell, Laurel Near and Nancy Shaeffer for their help with this episode.The inheritance Project is written, hosted, edited, and produced by Quinn VanAntwerp

Part 2 of 3 of our series with renowned defense attorney Tony Serra.  He discusses what it takes to give a full throated defense even to those who may have may be guilty.Research from "Lust for Justice"Special thanks to Laurel Near, Mackenzie Bell and Nancy Schaeffer for their help with this episode.The inheritance project is written, hosted, produced and edited by Quinn VanAntwerpFollow us on Instagram :  @theinheritancepodcast  Twitter : @inheritancepod

This is part 1 of my interview with acclaimed Defense Attny Tony Serra.  Tony has been named one of the best trial lawyers of the 20th century and has defending clients pro-bono ranging from Huey Newton of the Black Panthers, to "Brownie Mary" a little old lady arrested for bringing marijuana brownies to hospice patients.  Having taken a vow of poverty himself, he is the defense attorney of the underdog and many of his cases have had national significance.Research for this episode came from "Lust for Justice: The Radical Life and Law of J Tony Serra" by Paulette Frankl.Written, hosted, edited, and produced by Quinn VanAntwerpSpecial Thanks to Laurel Near, Nancy Schaeffer, and Mackenzie Bell for their help with this episode.

This edition of the De La Salle Collegiate Spotlight Podcast focuses on Career Day 2020, which took place on Thursday, Jan. 16. Episode features interviews with alums Jonathan Stano ’04, Dr. Frank Wilson ’48 and Dr. Charles Lucas ’55, as well as present DLS students Tony Serra and Will Smythe.

Tony Serra gives an exclusive look at his defense strategy in the ongoing Ghost Ship trial. He explains why he thinks his client, Derick Almena, is not guilty of 36 counts of manslaughter, and gives a preview of what we can expect to hear when Almena takes the stand. Regardless of the outcome, the trial is also about the future of the city of Oakland.

Download Kyle and Joe interview Robert Forte who has been around the psychedelic world for decades as a writer, facilitator and researcher. He has known or has worked with most of the biggest names in psychedelic history including Dr. Stanislav Grof and Timothy Leary among others. The interview covers a lot of ground and will likely ruffle some feathers. Robert has extensively studied the history of psychedelics and has drawn some conclusions about the origins of the field. Psychedelics as Weapons From the early days, scientists have been working with psychedelics to weaponize them. From project artichoke to MK Ultra, the US government and many foreign governments have spent a tremendous amount of effort researching these powerful compounds and likely still are. Robert states that various governments particularly the United States government have groups that are using drugs to derange the public to make it easier for these groups to meet their desired outcomes - less democracy, increased plutocratic power, etc. Think Brave New World and Brave New World Revisitied. Deranged from Miriam Webster: 1: mentally unsound : crazy2: disturbed or disordered in function, structure, or condition My leg was propped up on a library chair at the time, as it was too deranged to bend.3: wildly odd or eccentric He makes a compelling argument, but we want you the listener and reader to "Think for Yourself and Question Authority". That was a Leary line that we think is valuablein situations like this. Read books on the subject, question the purpose behind them, think critically and see where you want to go with it. After recording this interview Joe Moore read the amazing and comprehensive 2016 history The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government. The book filled in some gaps for me (Joe) but didn't really change my mind much on the topic of psychedelics specifically. Please enjoy the episode and if you want to discuss it, please join us at our facebook group here. Links & Show Notes    Colin Ross - Researcher Psychiatrist John Potash | Drugs as Weapons Against Us MK Ultra - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltra Acid Hype -American News Media and the Psychedelic Experience (History of Communication)   Henry Luce Theodore Shackley - CIA Officer Reinhard Galen Samuel Russell - Russell Trust opium skull and bones Brave new world revisited - https://www.huxley.net/bnw-revisited/ Entheogens and the Future of Religion The Devil's Chessboard Allen Dulles 10 Global Businesses That Worked with the Nazis http://www.businesspundit.com/10-global-businesses-that-worked-with-the-nazis/2/ JP Morgan Bank complicit in financial crimes in WWII The Politics of Heroin: CIA Complicity in the Global Drug Trade Mossad Israeli Mafia One Nation Under God: The Triumph of the Native American Church  J. Tony Serra (born December 30, 1934) is an American civil rights lawyer, activist and tax resister from San Francisco - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Serra  About Robert Forte James Fadiman calls Robert Forte, “a major but not well known hero of the psychedelic movement.”  A scholar, editor, publisher, professor, researcher of the subject for over 3 decades, Forte has come to some disturbing realizations about the psychedelic renaissance that he helped to start.  Huston Smith called his first book, Entheogens and the Future of Religion, “the best single inquiry into the religious significance of chemically occasioned mystical experience that has yet appeared.” Forte was introduced to psychedelics in 1980 by Frank Barron, who initiated Timothy Leary and started the Harvard Psilocybin Project with him. From the University of California Forte was invited to Esalen to study with Stanislav Grof, before going to the University of Chicago to study the history and psychology of religion under Mircea Eliade. Over the years Forte has worked closely with many of the most prominent leaders of the psychedelic movement, including R. G. Wasson, Albert Hofmann, Timothy Leary, Ralph Metzner, Alexander Shulgin, Claudio Naranjo, and many others. His early MDMA research in 1981-85 turned on 100s of people to this new medicine. Though this project led to the creation of MAPS, Forte is a vocal critic of MAPS government collusion and deceptive policies. His second book is a rounded view of Timothy Leary, Outside Looking In:  Appreciations, Castigations, Reminiscences.  He first experienced ayahuasca in 1988, and conducted ayahuasca research with cancer patients in Peru, yet he is now suspicious of the globalizing of ayahuasca as an form of “spiritual colonialism.”   He is a enthusiastic supporter of conscious, independent psychedelic healing and recreation, and an equally fierce opponent of  psychedelics for mind control, profiteering, and social engineering by political and economic elites.

  J. Tony Serra is the epitome of counter-cultural hero. He has spent his life defending society's marginalized citizens in the courtroom. His role in the Chol Soo Lee case was depicted in the film True Believer and he has gained national prominence for his closing argument techniques. He is a life-long tax resister who has spent time in federal prison in protest of what he percieves to be an unjust political and legal system. Tony Serra has been a criminal defense attorney for over 45 years. He has been involved with numerous high profile cases including the Black Panthers and the Hell's Angels. He is the reciepient of numerous awards including an ACLU Civil Liberties Award and Lawyer of the Year from the Criminal Trial Lawyers Association.Recently he was incarcerated for federal taxes he decided not to offer a federal government he considers hostile to the poor, immigrants, Native Americans, and folks who enjoy a bit of inner transportation by means of forbidden substances. WALKING THE CIRCLE-PRISON CHRONICLES-J. Tony Serra

On the first hour, CRIME AND COMEDY with Ex-con Felon O'Reilly. Al Joyce (aka Felon O'Reilly) will make us laugh as he talks about his life of crime and years behind bars. Al now tours the country performing his "convict" stand up comedy routine in clubs and prisons, and has written a book about his experiences,Laughing on the Inside, The Life and Crimes of Felon O'Reilly. He also spreads the message that rehabilitation and recovery programs are more beneficial than incarceration. On the second hour, courtroom drama at its finest with legendary criminal defense lawyer, J. TONY SERRA, and PAULETTE FRANKL, acclaimed courtroom artist and author of LUST FOR JUSTICE The Radical Life & Law of J. Tony Serra.

The greatest counter-culture lawyer of his time. His trials have garnered him acclaim as one of the greatest criminal defense lawyers of the century. He's the white tornado in court, a semantic samurai, a shaman, a bard, a hero to some, a trickster to others, and always a force to be reckoned with, respected by all. This is a no-holds barred examination of the man, his renegade lifestyle, his resolute beliefs, and the legal system he serves and transforms. Filled with murder, drugs, and death-penalty cases, snitches, the psychological elements of crime, the nullification of and nexus with juries, closing arguments, and more, Lust for Justice pulls the black robe off the justice system to reveal what it is: a railroad to prison for minorities. In Lust for Justice, you view the law through the eyes of one of its greatest practitioners - and you'll never look at it the same way again. LUST FOR JUSTICE-The Radical Life & Law of J. Tony Serra-Paulette Frankl and J. Tony Serra