If Saul Goodman Was Charged For His Crimes

If Saul Goodman Was Charged For His Crimes In Better Call Saul (2015) & Breaking Bad (2008)
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James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill, better known as Saul Goodman, is an American criminal defense lawyer, scam artist, and convicted criminal. Although Saul was sentenced to 86 years in prison, the majority of his crimes were not discovered.
These are all the criminal charges he should have faced.
Our exploration extends beyond fiction as we draw parallels to real-world scenarios. We examine cases of real-life criminals and their prosecutions, drawing on legal expertise to examine the likelihood of the criminal activities from Saul Goodman leading to actual charges. This Includes the laws and sentencing guidelines of the locations it is set in for a realistic sentencing and conviction.
Music: Criminal tension by Soundridemusic
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Please note that the video you are about to watch is entirely fictional and is produced solely for the purpose of raising awareness on the consequences of committing a crime. The scenes depicted in this video are not real and do not reflect any actual events or persons. We do not condone or promote any illegal or unethical behavior, and this video is intended to serve as a cautionary tale to deter individuals from engaging in criminal activity.

[@Rahim103.5]

Saul was the only one that did actually get charged

[@JKBDTS]

Not for all crimes

[@nickie3969]

And the only one who alive

[@Bernieboii36]

@@nickie3969 No Jesse lived

[@007Sulista]

Jesse was supossed to be charged for his crimes, but Vince changed the Idea, since his friends wanted a good final for Jesse

[@johnaustin209]

@@Bernieboii36 Unfortunately. And we "got" to see that boring El Camino.

[@zeyadhassanein3124]

Saul got them down to 7 years.

[@iPartyRocki]

He wasn't charged for all of his crimes, just what they could prove. But this video is incredibly stupid anyways because whoever created it doesn't take into account consistent sentences. They don't even take into account the fact that he's a minor in the first 10 seconds of the video and give him 2 years for embezzlement for stealing a few dollars. As an eight year old child. This just isn't even remotely close to accurate.

[@inlaidaniki2999]

@@iPartyRockiI mean everything else is right I mean con artistry is fraud however in total aside the embezzlement thing his sentence would have been 165 plus life in prison

[@cinnamon4183]

@@iPartyRocki not to mention that many of the sentences would be served consecutively

[@Jobson85]

@@iPartyRocki it is not stupid. you are talking about facts and the whole series is fiction. this here just shows the real sentences each crime would be in real life. youtuber isnt saying goodman or mcgill shoud have received all these years instead of the 80+ he got at the end.

[@emerealm3779]

​@Jobson85 I'm confused here. Are you arguing that, because this series is realistic fiction, that you can't apply any real world logic or rules to it?

[@mishtaromaniello8295]

“I can’t take a bribe… y’know, I can take a retainer.” *ACCEPTING A BRIBE*

[@stuffies0224]

he takes the bribe later

[@cataclysm7256]

She declined his offer and insisted on bribing him instead of hiring him. Which he took.

[@69420joemama]

He technically got charged

[@El_chopychop]

For every crime he did

[@senseweaver01]

Technically? He was very literally charged

[@fairnbalanced3378]

Not for every crime he committed, just the ones from when Saul became an accessory to Walter White's meth empire, this video goes over every crime he ever committed on screen.

[@FanGirl420]

not technically but actually

[@UnmaskedMedia803]

​@@senseweaver01HE Lore?

[@n8thegr89]

He was charged. He worked his way down from life plus 170, to 7 and a half years, then confessed and got like 84 years

[@JulianaTabares]

But only for the ones "they" knew. Not 100% of them!

[@DarkLink606]

Ironically, from all the big-time criminals in BB and BCS universe, he's the only one who wouldn't get death penalty, even if it were reinstated in New Mexico. Saul commits nearly every crime on the book but murder.

[@JKBDTS]

He committed murder Edit: If you see this, before you reply nonsense, please look at 7:20.

[@jaimelannister1797]

@@JKBDTS who did he kill

[@JKBDTS]

@@jaimelannister1797 He killed the guy in the desert in Bagman.

[@jaimelannister1797]

@@JKBDTS no he didn't... Mike killed all those guys

[@JKBDTS]

​​​@@jaimelannister1797 But Saul ordered a kill of the one in the car.

[@The1_Hellhound]

Bro gets 2 years in prison as an eight-year-old for stealing a few dollars lmao

[@sams6s]

💀 This had me

[@rimaq_]

Welcome to the US

[@cinemacop]

In Illinois, Embezzlement of $500 to $10,000 is a Class 3 felony which has a minimum of 2 years in prison

[@tomas_iss7469]

@@cinemacopyeah but you didn’t account for him being underage

[@andremagi9112]

he took like 20 dollars max from the cash register@@cinemacop

[@devkodar303]

I’d love to see the entire Salamanca family’s charges, maybe even including Abuelita! But ofc, do your own thing, this content is gold! ❤

[@ndhickson3599]

Abuelita would get one count of hit and run for sure, but who knows what she was up to in her younger years…

[@JKBDTS]

​​@@ndhickson3599She wasn't a criminal before.

[@SamboGGX]

Considering Tuco got "Salsa" on the carpet, she didn't do too much criminal activity

[@ndhickson3599]

@@JKBDTS I was joking but honestly with the Salamancas anything is possible

[@nont18411]

@@ndhickson3599 She’s a biznatch

[@edwardromo7914]

0:22 Jimmy was probably to young to be criminally charged at this point and if he was he would definitely go to juvenile court.

[@ankkaproductions5822]

the judge gonna laugh when they hear the amount of money he took, maybe the judge gonna just scare him

[@cooperhurst2639]

The age of criminal responsibility in Illinois is 0. Anyone can be criminally charged, no matter what age they are.

[@edwardromo7914]

No way he's getting two years for embezzlement at whatever age he was.@@cooperhurst2639

[@iken1308]

​@@cooperhurst2639Truly an American way

[@maxdresser2526]

@@cooperhurst2639 There's no minimum age of criminal responsibility in IL, that is true. However, that just means they'd abide by federal standards [11], as per the 14th Amendment to the Constitution (when in doubt, go by federal laws).

[@bobbobert9379]

7:19 this isnt accessory to murder because it isnt murder. Mike killed the driver as the driver was attempting to kill Saul, meaning he was acting in defense of another person, which means it falls under self defense.

[@qwijbo]

I'm pretty sure that blowing someone's head off from 500 yards away with a definitely illegally owned high powered sniper rifle whilst protecting someone carrying laundered money doesn't fall under self defence rules.

[@bobbobert9379]

@@qwijbo not sure on that. There is the concept of felony murder, which is if you murder someone while committing a felony, ie. the situation you've created by committing the felony causes you to have to kill someone to successfully do so. The classic scenario for this sort of thing would be if you are robbing a gun store and they shoot at you to defend themselves (important note here, their use of deadly force would be justified), killing them could be considered felony murder, since you killed someone in order to commit a felony, even though they were using deadly force against you. I'm not sure how this would apply if BOTH parties are committing felonies. The driver is attempting to kill Saul in order to take the illegal money, which itself could be felony murder. Is killing someone who trying to kill you or another in order to commit (not to prevent) another felony, murder? It is a good question and I certainly don't know the answer. Maybe legaleagle could take a stab at it. I don't think the legality of the weapon makes a difference for self defense. If you defended yourself from an attacker with an illegal weapon, in most cases you would probably be guilty for an illegal weapons charge and not guilty by self defense for murder, since they can and should be considered separately.

[@qwijbo]

@@bobbobert9379 I suppose it really depends on which lawyer could argue the case better, frankly I just made an assumption, but looking at New Mexico defence laws (assuming they were in New Mexico at the time and not Mexico) it doesn't specifically state that defending someone who is committing a crime from being killed is not self defence so maybe you're right. Then again, it could easily be argued that it is, as you say, felony murder because it probably would be seen as Mike being involved directly in handling laundered/drug money. I suppose you could argue Mike just happened to be there and was a concerned citizen with a high powered rifle, but that is very unlikely to work given the circumstances. I also would assume that it would still be felony murder despite the cartel members attempting to rob and kill Saul because Mike and Saul were still committing a crime at the time and I doubt the law would distinguish them as separate events. This is of course all assuming that Saul having the money would be a criminal offense given that it most certainly was laundered money from selling illegal substances. If for some reason it couldn't be proven that the money was illegally obtained or laundered then it would be much easier to argue self defence, but Mike would still probably go down for illegal firearms charges anyway(again making an assumption that the weapon is illegal, which it most certainly would be). Either way, it just goes to show, much like the series shows itself, that laws are complex and can be manipulated either way depending on how well you understand them and how a lawyer can argue the case.

[@saulgoodmanKAZAKH]

I like to imagine that this thread was made by two actual American judges arguing about this

[@JKBDTS]

Saul was standing in the middle of the road, he didn't have to.

[@andrewgmz3552]

I mean, he got +80 years in prison, so this wasn't that far away from the series

[@aliyasirnac-qy6zb]

Pretty darn far away actually. They didn't know anything about what saul have done with walter. They didn't had proofs, and his sentence jumped in a instant. That's what happened i assume

[@euclidismybro1451]

@@aliyasirnac-qy6zb "didn't had proofs" jesus dude

[@nicholasstafford1756]

​@@euclidismybro1451 he/she probably speaks a different language proficiently, no need to be rude

[@stormy1514]

@@euclidismybro1451 i bet your dont speak 2 languages

[@euclidismybro1451]

@@stormy1514 "your" lol

[@papawuise6820]

Damn he was lucky to even get 84 years

[@eksinix2401]

86

[@fredroberts8275]

At some point, additional prison sentences become kinda pointless in his case.

[@Glooogii]

I like that you gave and separated the crimes into different states. Great job

[@Charuze]

There ought to be some federal charges on top of all of this. He helped administer an illicit drug enterprise spanning across state lines. He'd be hit with RICO charges for sure.

[@My.name.is.Hiccup]

Saul is like the uncle everyone knows who’s got a reputation for degenerate behaviours that may arise from time to time😂

[@maglina9028]

4:23 that's the goofiest crime i ever seen

[@coolkid4457]

Mind you, this man brought his sentence down to 7 years, THEN BROUGHT IT BACK UP BY HIS OWN CHOICE. Madman I tell ya

[@bobbobert9379]

Techincally he would also get an assault charge when teaching the street thugs a lesson, since he made them believe they were going to be physically harmed.

[@garrysminecraftyoutubechannel]

but should it come to some degree of self defencee as the thugs were gonna jump him? or does alburqurque court not do that

[@bobbobert9379]

@@garrysminecraftyoutubechannel self defense ends when the threat ends. His backup showing up with guns when the thugs have him "cornered" could be considered self defense, but that ended when they proceeded to tie them up and kidnap them.

[@garrysminecraftyoutubechannel]

@@bobbobert9379 ahh ok thanks

[@JKBDTS]

Coercion also I believe

[@inakivillalon8743]

Your honor the defendant was just being silly

[@jacobstopper3804]

Can the next video be if Tony Soprano was arrested?

[@lorenzoverderame3849]

Yeah please do tony

[@TwoGraves284]

This would be great

[@fahrradmittelfranken8207]

What a great suggestion!

[@ichbinverloren31]

yea this would be awesome

[@GorillaWithACellphone]

Trying to charge saul is like trying to attach the center of 2 magnets to each other

[@therealrailfangamingboi]

4:26 Saul: **slips and falls** The Cinema Cop: *THAT'S FRAUD!!!* (pls take the joke)

[@hadmiar8]

I like how at 7:56, if the sentence is actually taken, Jimmy's life is already over before he even gets involved in the cartel business. Goes to show you how much criminal activity flies under the radar in these shows because it's part of the day-to-day lives of the characters. We tend to notice the murders and the arson and the drug trafficking.

[@cynthia9246]

What Saul was doing with the residents of sandpaper settlements was actually good for the residents

[@zbanul10]

To be fair he wanted the sandpiper case to go swiftly and the firm was waiting longer so they would be more money

[@cosmologicalturtle9528]

Actually, this video doesn’t include what Saul did in the third series in the Breaking Bad universe; the critically acclaimed “Slipping Jimmy”.

[@waltarwit]

FINALLY. ive been waiting for so long and you do the one video ive been waiting for

[@mlgamings6110]

This was actually pretty accurate. The original sentencing that Saul got for his crimes was life + 190 years.

[@JKBDTS]

They didn't know most of his crimes and that was maximum and here it's minimum.

[@mlgamings6110]

@@JKBDTS yeah. So they charged him on less crimes but on the maximum sentence. While in this video, Saul was charged on more crimes but on the minimal sentence. Still seems pretty accurate then.

[@URSLICCH]

God, 5 minutes in and he already has 23+ years in prison

[@trin333unbreakable]

You should rank the criminals from all your videos with the most charges and longest sentence. Just a thought… great videos btw!

[@jokerwick69420]

I think so far the joker has the longest sentence

[@HussamDwidar]

i like how half of his crimes are fraud

[@lewissiliva2498]

Next request: The Gallagher family from Shameless!

[@30thCenturyFish]

you forgot about slippin jimmy! he HAD to have commited so many war crimes in that show i never watched.

[@jacobmills1064]

That show isn't canon

[@ROARKINGyT]

Saul be like : 8 years take it or leave it

[@mtndewisawesome3951]

6:27 that wasn’t criminal damage; that was destruction of property which would only lead to a fine.

[@NugsSlugsBugs]

would jimmy using a scanner really be a crime? thought police scanners were legal

[@romoreyes2557]

Wait, what about that substance he gave to Howard to make his pupils go big and him feeling all fired up?

[@controllerplayer2091]

“But with good behavior, who knows?”

[@glarynth]

2:06 props for counting the distinct scams in that fugue

[@mandyhp]

Would of been perfect as a politician in office, even as president..

[@vasilnaumov]

Good thing he's the world's 2nd best lawyer 😉

[@raptorbadger3131]

(Again)

[@megasean3000]

He changed a 167.5 year life sentence and $34,500 fine to 7.5 years. He’s the best damn lawyer in the world.

[@paulw.woodring7304]

As Jesse told Walter in an early episode of BB, "Sometimes you need a criminal attorney, and sometimes you need a CRIMINAL attorney".

[@zeyadhassanein3124]

52 years with good behaviour.

[@BiteSizedScenes]

I'd argue that him scanning a dude who thinks he got a Rolex instead of a real one when he never even tried to give away the Rolex instead just got it taken away is abit of a stretch

[@Turalcar]

Have you done one for his team: Francesca, Huell and Kuby?

[@eugenekim3012]

I think we might be missing the Chicago Sunroof here…

[@punchyourface6605]

Chucked saved him from getting charged with that

[@herobrinegreek9493]

He defacated to a SUNROOF

[@jessicaregina1956]

Double jeopardy. You cant charge twice.

[@realMoistNugget]

It's neat how you broke it down by each state, I wish more people did that

[@PoeticNixon]

Hardest mofo with a combover you will ever see in fiction

[@aragog0559]

He's 5'11". It was stated in his police description in episode 13 season 6 of Better Call Saul

[@JKBDTS]

World Trade Center height, huh? Edit: Not anymore

[@Foxtrot-Nation]

I don’t think embezzlement fits the bill with the first crime, swiping cash out of the register, fits more into petty theft

[@Jobson85]

through better call saul i wished we'd see few episodes of him committing "actually serious crimes" as saul goodman (like in breaking bad) but actually that is basically what he did all series long haha

[@jack002tuber]

How is he this corrupt and not in congress????

[@osklalala4740]

Finally Saul Goodman! I'd like to see Carl Johnson's or Niko Bellic's sentences

[@emmanuelbongar7370]

If we’re talking GTA protagonists, then Toni Cipriani has committed the worst crimes in GTA history. He killed a deli owner and served his insides afterwards and he committed an act of terrorism and blew up an entire district of the city

[@purrp96]

@@emmanuelbongar7370ahhhh yes, GTA Liberty City Stories. Childhood. Nostalgia 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@lawrencelee1950]

Got me at embezzlement

[@scaramouche808]

The drink spiking is wild

[@sebb1241]

It should’ve been 3 kidnapping charges

[@8bit_cat72]

I cant believe you didnt include his violation of a non-disclosure agreement.

[@dkroll92]

that would be a tort, not a crime

[@Kriptiko]

Talking like a pastor for 1 and a half years is more than I would have guessed

[@braxmorgan468]

Request: If Jason Bourne was charged for his crimes

[@ThomasLynch-ti7wr]

Saul should have never been arrested, he would have called the guy who makes people dissappear and lived off the grid.

[@user-kn8ri1wk2z]

"CRIMINAL lawyer..."

[@samuelgunter]

what about, during the court scene in the final episodes, where he admitted to lying under oath

[@user-hu6ys9wm8j]

Alright, first off, we use the word "allegedly" And by the way, this man's a hero to the public! One of the few good lawyers smh 😔

[@davidwentzel1560]

Some of the earlier crimes the statute of limitations would have removed them

[@terranceaddison4599]

Just seeing this makes me wanna watch the whole thing again

[@BensonCaisip]

But not our Jimmy. Couldn't be precious Jimmy. Stealing them blind. And he gets to be a lawyer? What a sick joke!

[@Idonthavausernam]

Do Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz, and Luiz Lopez next please!

[@Someidiotthatplayspiano]

To be fair he had a sentence around that but got it down to 7 years, then back up to 86.

[@Orlandojones327]

So you telling me, IF he was born again, he would be transported to prison after he is born?

[@NunButBandzAndRuntz]

Saul was a real gangster

[@michaelchristie8329]

If Saul Goodman Was Charged For (All Of) His Crimes

[@asAbsolute]

Of

[@williamj.dovejr.8613]

30.5 years...how long would Saul have to serve for possibility of parole?

[@johnaustin209]

Saul falls to the floor: *FRAUD*. That's comical. 😆

[@CreeperG0d]

He can defend himself in court.

[@fillerchannel7136]

Have you considered charging Agent 47 from the Hitman Series?

[@joellundkvist1308]

11:36 it isn't illegal to have a police radio

[@zoomerjack5435]

Didn’t Saul also commit perjury in the series finale?

[@nimonafan4life]

A full video for ol' slippin Jimmy

[@OneMillionBees]

Oh, so now it's a crime to engage in some lighthearted shenanigans? Saul did nothing wrong, and I would sooner go to my grave than admit otherwise.

[@lan9138]

He can talk himself down to 6 months probation

[@xxdomoxxkunxx]

As of June 17, 2024, if James McGill was arrested his release date would be June 17 2191(Assuming no good behavior or commuted) This same gap in time, is the time between current time and 1857, to give a perspective, this is the same time the United States of America Supreme Court upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional I'll probably do a history perspective on all these videos, because it seems fun

[@beeza]

Statute of limitations would’ve prevented lots of these

[@purgatoryhorse1023]

@3:54 would technically be "stolen valor".

[@Vampire102]

Saul would cut it down to 1 year in prison

[@SheanWalsh46]

You forgot Sexual Harassment when he commented on Francesca sensitive part in his first appearance in Breaking Bad.

[@ivaylozhelev8621]

Bro better call himself

[@akuzikemauluka1086]

This is why the game is about how not to get caught

[@supermetallicman]

Knowing Saul, he can knock those charges down to 7.5 years lol

[@Gimmerent69]

Eh, he could get that down to 1 year probation

[@SaulGoodman-w2x]

But with good behavior ... who knows...

[@boomsticker17]

You forgot identity theft. He pretended to be Kevin Costner.

[@thesoftparade1990]

The dumbest thing Saul did was run. Though he indeed was a criminal the word of anyone who could tie him to it were either dead or imprisoned (Jesse Hank Steve). I highly doubt Huell or Kuby rolled on him. Huell did to Hank and Gomez but he is never shown to have told anyone else anything. Marie was not present for Jesse’s confession tape and it was stolen before she could have seen it. Even if he was found to be connected to Walt in some kind of way he could very easily spin a believable story like Gus did regarding Gale. Him disappearing suddenly and his office being found emptied right after Walt fled likely set off many red flags. He let paranoia get the best of him. It suits his character.

[@BABILONCIKI]

he would still walk out a free man

[@tangarika7]

The moment where he plants white powder in Howard's locker in order to set him up, I think it's also a fraud. If there was flour of course x) Oh and the hooker moment! Poor Howard 😢

[@cinemacop]

It was baby powder and he could claim both of them were just pranks

[@tangarika7]

@@cinemacop Fair then. Thanks for answering! Good video)

[@No_name8374]

1:17 I like this unintentional call back!

[@Aroreiel08]

Good video. What about accessory after the fact, with the prison inmates who got shanked. The same for his involvement in the poisoning of Brock. Would he get anything for his defamation of Howard Hamlin? And then there's the lying under oath at the end.

[@hbennett5640]

Breaking and entering Chuck's house. Sending Mike to fix the door and take pictures.

[@JKBDTS]

Mike was let in.

[@lkgrave4959]

And he had all that talked down to a Seven-Year Sentence.

[@JKBDTS]

If they only knew all the stuff...

[@serendibits]

well, it's good that he only got 86 years