Robert Durst Trial - Prosecution Opening Statement Part 1

[@vanessafowler3704]

LOVE this prosecutor! I have witnessed so many & so many opening statements & usually try not to get bored. I’ve watched this one more than once ! It’s so good, very thorough! He put so much into this & his passion for justice comes through. Best opening statement ever!

[@Hereforthisfoolery]

I’ve never seen so many objections during an opening statement.. this trial is going to be intense.

[@ailleananaithnid2566]

Ashley Soto This is only to interrupt the momentum. Honestly I think it annoys the jurors more than anything else. It’s very risky and it can blow up in your face.

[@darlabegert9910]

I dont think they should be allowed to object during openening statements or during closing

[@Fee212]

Ashley Soto Jodi Arias' defence team, Nurmi and Wilmott objected every 5 minutes during her trial for murder. The jury rightly, found her guilty. They told reporters that all the objections only made Aries' seem guilty and the defence look worried, because of her guilt. So let him object away.

[@davidgould7366]

Considering the judge agree with Degeurin I would say it’s fine but Lewin just kept going

[@coopyduck6901]

Watch the McStay case. Objections galore throughout the trial. Great trial. Only issues is it goes audio only halfway though but ends with video. Long trial but worth the watch

[@everygrainofsand]

Whoever is operating the camera here is utterly appalling. The effect of the operator's negligence is to insert the camera as a player in the drama - instead of passively capturing the proceedings - as it wobbles, swishes about the room, and clicks and clanks throughout. The noise coming off the thing is unbelievable, and it's making me sea sick! Things *better* improve

[@MCV-xg7kc]

Not to mention her clearing her throat every 25 seconds.

[@bettywhite6672]

Yeah there's alot of improvement needed for Law & Crime network station. I doubt they care about the feedback though. I never see them respond and don't see improvements 😂

[@ellafacebooktruecrimecases3644]

I can’t tell this prosecutor has not come to play! He is ready, he is passionate. The constant objections though!

[@seriouslyitslegit3753]

The prosecutor had a lot of very good and damaging evidence it’s quite clear that this guy is an egotistical maniac I’m not a prosecutor but with all this evidence I could probably get him convicted but your right he is not messing around very interesting. Ps like your name.

[@ellafacebooktruecrimecases3644]

@@seriouslyitslegit3753 thank you.

[@XanderShiller]

@@ellafacebooktruecrimecases3644 the 3 of us have cool names. 😎

[@cabingirl1961]

The worst camera operator ever!

[@holylandfan3275]

Don't let them intimidate you Mr. Prosecutor. Most of us are already on to their tactics.

[@chrismccreadie4702]

Wish the camera operator would stop swinging the camera about. The spend more time moving and refocusing the camera than showing the events. Had to give up watching because of this.

[@darkwillow57]

Yes! Why can't they have multiple cameras and just switch smoothly between them. I'm getting Dizzy 😵

[@everygrainofsand]

Whoever is operating the camera here is utterly appalling. The effect of the operator's negligence is to insert the camera as a player in the drama - instead of passively capturing the proceedings - as it wobbles, swishes about the room, and clicks and clanks throughout. The noise coming off the thing is unbelievable, and it's making me sea sick! Things better improve

[@bridgetives359]

This guy 🤯 Watched The Jinx a few years ago, he’s a total sociopath.

[@MissReneeMichelle]

No he isn't. He's a classic narcissist. Like, textbook definition. So much so they should teach about him in psychology courses.

[@lexkaye1989]

John is a standup guy and an amazing attorney!

[@jimjenkins673]

The camera work.....just,..wow.

[@alfrednobel3009]

lol

[@ErikS-]

By the constant objections, Defense counsel is signalling to the jury that the prosecution is doing inappropriate things... I hope the jury is smarter than this because it is what defense counsel is doing that is actually inappropriate. The constant objections for no reasons at all are just pathetic.

[@ailleananaithnid2566]

Erik S : It’s to interrupt the momentum of the prosecutor. (I mostly avoided when I could since it tends to alienate & annoy the jury.) Note how it’s working, though. The prosecutor keeps missing opportunities to repeat Durst’s own words to make the point: “I can do what I want and there’s nothing anyone can do about it.” That’s a BETTER way to establish his point than interpreting Durst’s attitude (“He thinks the rules don’t apply to him.”) It might sound like the same thing, but using the defendant’s words isn’t argument but interpreting them is. Look, the defense has a rude, immature, pathological sociopathic client. They have to do what they can to take the jury’s focus off of Durst to shift attention to the “technical” mistakes that the prosecutor is making. The OTHER thing to think about is that the defense is laying the groundwork for an appeal. When you are trying any case you also must be mindful of making a record for an appeal. In trials, your objections follow a “use it or lose it” rationale. If you don’t object, you cannot raise that issue on appeal.

[@jojo-ov7or]

When did you get your law degree to state that what defense counsel is doing is actually inappropriate? What the prosecution is trying to do is state inference as fact. The judge ruled as much. The defense counsel has every right to object to the way the prosecution is trying to portray what is, in fact, not evidence as fact!

[@shoptalk7415]

you can't know anything about the law to say the defense using objections are inappropriate! i will never understand why ppl write such strong opinions and don't no what they are talking about...

[@dkcorderoyximenez3382]

If anyone can put Durst away it's Lewin....

[@dougsteel7414]

Are they playing musical chairs in the background?

[@discoparty7989]

I pray that this camera person doesn’t film the entire trial otherwise I’m going to need a Gravol .

[@nanaprt61]

he's finally going down for good this time.

[@tootsd]

All of the objections by defense show desperation.

[@jojo-ov7or]

Actually, all the objections are what a good lawyer should do when the prosecutor oversteps. Take a closer look, I see the prosecution showing desperation in the way he is presenting this case.

[@shoptalk7415]

You are wrong! they didn't even get overruled! The defense is very smart and has already beat one murder case... I can assure you they are not desperate

[@donnarega1249]

What's with all the scrambling of the video....really ridiculous....either show us or take it off the video roll...

[@MCV-xg7kc]

Gotta listen to this only, the camera operation has made me nauseous.

[@sv7544]

What’s with the camera from 82?

[@holylandfan3275]

Mr. Smartypants Durst, is not as intelligent as he thinks he is. 28:02 "Not as extreme as me." is incorrect. It should be "Not as extreme as I.". The best way to remember is to finish the sentence. Example: That kid has more confidence than I do. You wouldn't say "than me do". :) Or, to paraphrase in this case, "My little brother Tommy is not as extreme as I am." You wouldn't say "as me am". This English lesson is free of charge. Haha.

[@judedeprey6831]

HolyLand Fan I am so happy that you made this comment, I thought I was the only one trying to save the English language. I cringe when people use ‘sloppy speech’. This was refreshing! I am 70, and still remember all the rules of grammar. 💕

[@holylandfan3275]

@Jude Christenson. Haha. I hear you. It's funny because several weeks ago I (basically) had an English class to a group of children in the apt complex parking lot where my mother lives. Two in third grade and one in kindergarten. They catch me going to the car or taking her trash out because we made the mistake of giving them small ice creams one day to coax them to be quiet outside her door while we were on an important call. :) One said "Me and (so and so)" and the lesson began. Haha. They were actually excited and had fun and now tell me how MANY people they hear say it. I told them to look at these as two sentences. You wouldn't say "Me went to the store". To always think of the other person first in the sentence. Example: My brother and I went to the store. :) I've been obsessed with this stuff since a kid decades and decades ago. I had a mother that would correct me each time and it was drilled in my head. Then, I drilled it in my son's head. Haha. It was nice to see you still care, as well. Have a blessed day. :)

[@MomentsInTrading]

I’m smarter than both of you’re!

[@TaharkahX]

HolyLand Fan 🏆

[@LaurensMuse77]

MomentsInTrading oh boy.

[@donwanderley7156]

Why is the judge butting in?

[@MasonintheUSA]

the camera person should never film anything ever again. EVER!

[@smeedafox7996]

The defense attorney's had no idea who they were up against. John LEWIN and his team were the best

[@joeyh9116]

When did this happening? What's up with that old as computer?

[@sacha7272]

Some awful camera work here

[@azinegg]

This is nothing more than an unnecessary spectacle .... he’s a murderer and he knows it, he also has no fight left in him to relentlessly play the game he has played all his life.

[@darkwillow57]

Most trials I've seen the judge didn't want speaking objections. They should just say the objection and go to sidebar if an explanation is necessary. I know I went to KZbin law school 🏫

[@bettywhite6672]

His eyes look really dark 👀😂

[@lexkaye1989]

Camera person....get it together man

[@entropy4823]

Just watched the movie 🍿 so this should be interesting. Peace ✌️ and love ❤️ to the victims.

[@carachantler2325]

Whats the movie? Any good?

[@TM-wk4qu]

@@carachantler2325 the movie is All Good Things... and it will be shown to jury in this case!!! I heard it's good.... Ryan Gosling played Durst...I will watch it when it's shown in this trial with the jury (fingers crossed they show it for the public).

[@carachantler2325]

@@TM-wk4qu 😎 thanks 👍

[@XanderShiller]

This trial is based on a True Documentary.

[@markjonesatlarge5240]

This DA is Dursts biggest fanboy in the world

[@christinecamley]

This prosecutor LOVES to hear himself talk!! Always has!!

[@toriesepahmd6468]

I'm not an attorney--so I don't know what the appropriate procedural steps are but I do wonder if and to what degree the approach, tone, and presumed hubris vs humility of the attorneys impact the jurors as an independent variable.

[@MissReneeMichelle]

I also love to hear him talk. 💕

[@jennifer60515]

@@toriesepahmd6468 Unfortunately, I have heard on several occasions that many jurors make up their minds after hearing the attorneys give their opening statements. They base their decisions partly at least on which attorney they prefer. I hope that’s not true, but I think it very well could be true.

[@Maynardtkrebs]

Judge should have shut down the prosecutor at the beginning. The prosecutor is arguing the evidence without any witness having taken the stand and no chance for cross examination. This is a clown show of a trial. Defense should object at each piece of “evidence “ The prosecutor is introducing during his opening without any witness laying a foundation for that evidence.

[@joeyh9116]

Yeah, I bet. How many people have ended up dead that you know and you are the considered a suspect?

[@MissReneeMichelle]

How many jury trials have you actually watched?? They ALL do that. That's what opening statements are for: you lay out the bones of your case and then question the evidence and witnesses more in depth during the trial to add the meat, skin, and teeth to it. The judge *literally* explained it at the very beginning.

[@shoptalk7415]

I hate how fake and stiff and just disingenuous state lawyers are!! as a juror defense atty's r just much more relatable.

[@michaelnone5854]

You would think this is his first time in court. Way to highstrung ! When it comes to Robert Durst testifying, his team needs to replace him. He's going to lose the trial because of his unprofessional conduct in court. It's day 41 an I don't know how he hasn't found himself in contempt. The judge has been very lenient with him. Let someone else cross examination Robert Durst. Case will be lost if he gets up there an questions Durst with his overly high strung personality. Replace him before he loses everything !

[@jungian2476]

I'm a big fan of Robert Durst, hope he gets a fair trial and is acquitted. The prosecutor has already stepped over the mark several times in the first half hour of his opening statement. The judge needs to reign him in, there is a danger of a mistrial developing already.

[@girlfromsouth214]

Why are you a big fan? The dude's claim to fame is that he is a gazillionaire that previously got off on murder charges, was basically exiled from his family's business interests because he's a nut, and he is suspected in a few more murders. Aside from that, what has he accomplished that made you a fan? I watched the Jinx and read articles about him. While I agree Durst is a fascinatingly weird dude, there is nothing about him that makes me want to be a fan.

[@markjonesatlarge5240]

This DA is Dursts biggest fanboy.

[@MCV-xg7kc]

Jungian. Surely you jest.

[@MissReneeMichelle]

YIKES!!! You need to get better idols!!!