Devin Stone, adjunct law professor and host of LegalEagle on Youtube, joins WIRED to lay down the law and answer your burning questions from Twitter. When is a grand jury used over a regular jury? Is there a line between free speech and what’s considered hate speech? Why invoke the fifth amendment if you’re innocent? Watch as Devin answers these questions (and plenty more), on Law Support.
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darkalman
July 11, 2023 at 8:50 pm
9:42 We call that the Saul Goodman law
Nick Taylor
July 11, 2023 at 8:53 pm
It depends
loveforeignaccents
July 11, 2023 at 8:53 pm
This guy talks a mile a minute. I would hate to have him speaking in any legal proceeding as a court reporter.
Late Night Creation
July 11, 2023 at 8:54 pm
@8:28 I remember having this conversation with my dad, who is a lawyer. He talked about the defence attorney for Paul Bernardo (Canadian Case). My father said, the lawyer did his civil duty as a member of the bar and gave Bernardo a the best defence he could. But when the trial was over he came out and said to reporters something along the lines of “that’s a sick boy”.
Part of a fair trial is a good defence. It’s a balancing act. Doesn’t matter what they believe about their client. But I imagine most believe in the process, that’s why they do it.
Shelby Kutil
July 11, 2023 at 8:57 pm
Yes!!!!!! I haven’t even watched it yet but am soo excited you got Legal Eagle on here!
November Shoup
July 11, 2023 at 8:58 pm
12:30 ain’t that the truth
Sharm Renex
July 11, 2023 at 9:00 pm
This was a good one! Very interesting questions and answers.
Luis Lozano
July 11, 2023 at 9:01 pm
Why is hate speech protected under the first amendment and not defamation?
Brad Todd
July 11, 2023 at 9:05 pm
He lied on that one question lawyers do it for the money. 🤣
AmeliaS Major
July 11, 2023 at 9:07 pm
Give whomever finds the experts a raise 🎉 They find the best people
Larry Gross
July 11, 2023 at 9:07 pm
One of my favorites of the Support vids. Love Devin’s explanations and love his channel. I hope he does more of these.
anthony chipps
July 11, 2023 at 9:09 pm
Why do judges get to spend weekdays playing golf when they should be sitting in session instead of letting people who are pressumed innocent sit in jail for over 2 years? Lawyers are not to blame but our judges are. Really most of the state/federal legal system is to blame. Needs to be ripped apart and restructured.
Comrade Chernov
July 11, 2023 at 9:22 pm
Judges don’t like it either, I assure you. Our court system is chronically backed up and has been for decades. It’s underfunded and flooded with cases. We need to invest probably billions of dollars into fixing the problem. Judges I’m sure would love to get things moving quicker if they could, they hate having their time wasted.
Aaron Dunlap
July 11, 2023 at 9:11 pm
Because nothing says “innocence” like pleading the fifth 500 times (using it occasionally, no problem, but *500 Times* come on.
Duane Degn
July 11, 2023 at 9:12 pm
Legal Eagle heavily sensors his comments. If your comment includes the words *Viva Frei,* then your comment won’t show up (it’s been a while since I’ve tried so I’m not sure this is still true).
Viva Frei has done several rebuttals to Legal Eagle’s really bad legal takes. IMO, Legal Eagle is grossly overrated.
Peaches
July 11, 2023 at 9:16 pm
“you dont want someone who is accused of petty burglary to face the death penalty”
Actually, theres a depressing number of people that would LOVE that and they’re typically the type to enthusiastically wave thin blue line flags at rallies.
Splotch the Cat-Thing
July 11, 2023 at 9:20 pm
11:10 like I often say — an expert is not someone who knows every answer, an expert is someone who’s been taught how to find the right questions.
NightwishLover
July 11, 2023 at 9:21 pm
“Petit” is FRENCH, not LATIN.
GhostlyJet
July 11, 2023 at 9:22 pm
FINALLY
Nicky Knifestab
July 11, 2023 at 9:23 pm
I had no idea his last name was Stone. I got serious name envy. Devon Stone is such a cool name.
Brendan Hoffmann
July 11, 2023 at 9:23 pm
Had to get a Johnny Depp question… gross… That case was disgusting… Johnny Depp and Amber Heard both left with mud on their faces.
Ol’ Caruso
July 11, 2023 at 9:23 pm
Government 101: If you stay out of the system, good.
nia1598
July 11, 2023 at 9:25 pm
Wow I can’t believe that they added a such a one sided tweet about the deep/heard trial. Just because JD was found to have been “defamed” after a sham trial doesn’t mean that it’s true. Amber Heard a not a liar… wired do better! absolutely pathetic.
CplGoon
July 11, 2023 at 9:26 pm
Not everyone deserves a good defense, or any defense. But we understand why you have to say that.
buddabudda
July 11, 2023 at 9:33 pm
He looks like he has a comically large cowboy mustache, but it’s made of skin.
MoonLight
July 11, 2023 at 9:34 pm
I’ve been watching LegalEagle for a while now so I’m glad he showed up for one of these episodes! Hope he gets a part 2.
VictorAndScience
July 12, 2023 at 7:32 pm
I couldn’t focus on what he was saying cause he’s so cute
jloiterer
July 12, 2023 at 7:48 pm
Devin, huge fan but when you say you’re a “Practicing Attorney” I prefer Attorneys that have mastered the craft 😉 Also would be cool to see another animated cases soon.
Majin Sole
July 12, 2023 at 7:54 pm
I plead the 5th 🤐
~_~
Mageleader Incorporated
July 12, 2023 at 8:08 pm
If you win in small claims but never get paid, what steps can you take?
Carlos Ventura
July 12, 2023 at 8:14 pm
@LegalEagle I love your videos on your YouTube channel this video is amazing
History Life
July 12, 2023 at 8:16 pm
Hopefully this will be Threads soon not Twitter. I don’t like Zuck, but man I really don’t like Twitter hate.
Barb
July 12, 2023 at 8:21 pm
4:30 – Thank God Devin said “pled”. I’m so tired of people using “pleaded”, despite it being correct it sounds bad to me.
Peter K
July 12, 2023 at 8:24 pm
My favorite legal minutiae is checking what the legal definition of a sandwich is in various states because it matters a LOT to fast food vendors.
Charles Bronson
July 12, 2023 at 8:25 pm
I wish devin addressed that even the most well known “frivolous” lawsuits are actually just propaganda. If you look into many of them, such as the McDonald’s hot coffee incident, it isn’t frivolous in the slightest.
Wisconsin York
July 12, 2023 at 8:25 pm
The law isn’t complicated. If anything, it’s dangerously simple and literal. See the recent case where a senator (?) partially redacted select letters and numbers of a sentence in a proposed bill so that it spelt out a funding increase for education for 427 years instead of just 4-6 or whatever it was.
peeboy
July 12, 2023 at 8:32 pm
*weak minds may differ.
Ivan Herndon
July 12, 2023 at 8:33 pm
How did he get through the entire video without saying, “the answer is… it depends”?
Shawn Gates
July 12, 2023 at 8:36 pm
Another thing about appealing, as far as I know in most or all jurisdictions in the US at least, appeals can only happen based on matters of law and procedure, NOT on matters of Fact. So something in the trial process has to have been done wrong, or that a law or sentence is unjust for you to get an appeal, not just that you don’t like the verdict.
Alex Sampson
July 12, 2023 at 8:48 pm
I asked a friend who wanted to be a defense attorney about how they would feel defending someone they know is guilty. And they said, “Id rather let a guilty person go free, than put an innocent person behind bars.” which I think is a great defense of the ethical dilemma.
Max John
July 12, 2023 at 8:49 pm
That was surprisingly fascinating!
Krawtch
July 12, 2023 at 8:54 pm
maybe next time you can get a real lawyer
David Cantor
July 12, 2023 at 9:02 pm
What is the definition of a chicken… what if there are two boats named the same… missing comma in a law… classic cases that every 1st year law student learns about, and never forgets. Nice.
Corwin Keylon
July 12, 2023 at 9:07 pm
“Why plead the 5th if you’re innocent?”
Why say anything if you’re innocent? It’s innocent until proven guilty. The innocent don’t need to say *anything.*
Daniel Klimovich
July 12, 2023 at 9:09 pm
I LOVE LegalEagle and Dr Mike! ❤
Last Name First Name
July 12, 2023 at 9:12 pm
nice! legaleagle on wired!
FatLittleButterfly
July 12, 2023 at 9:13 pm
Why plead the fifth when you are innocent? hahahahahhahahahahah you should ask Trump.
Cannibal Holiday
July 12, 2023 at 9:22 pm
Is part of the expense of a lawyer also the cost of square footage involved, versus the income potential per square foot? You’ve got a lawyer, paralegals, etc. occupying a space at commercial real estate rental prices but the number of clients they can handle at a given time is much less than a call center, etc. to divide the needed income among clientele.
Grey Hunter
July 12, 2023 at 9:22 pm
I see it as being under no obligation to helping the prosecution prove their case.
Flights Not Feelings
July 12, 2023 at 9:30 pm
If I’ve learned in undergrad (not becoming a lawyer, maybe): it’s no longer about knowing every single thing, it’s about knowing how to research and interpret the things you need.
James Enzi
July 13, 2023 at 4:57 pm
Tips to make studying law less boring: don’t be a lawyer! 🎶
All kidding aside, I love the content as this was actually one of the careers I was interested in growing up, having different trials with my plushies LOL
graceless
July 13, 2023 at 5:08 pm
Jury Duty was actually legal because the whole thing was fake.
Tim Bauer
July 13, 2023 at 5:17 pm
Twitter is dead
Ep
July 13, 2023 at 5:22 pm
“I welcome our AI Overlords.” -Legal Eagle 2023
The Irish candy man
July 13, 2023 at 5:36 pm
The legal lapdog at it again
Jared Wat
July 13, 2023 at 5:36 pm
Rule #1 never talk to the police without a lawyer. Even if you know you’re innocent. Police and prosecutors are not on your side.
Xavier Pierre
July 13, 2023 at 5:40 pm
AI could possibly be the best lawyer ever don’t lie mr Eagle
Helios575
July 13, 2023 at 5:44 pm
8:01 a good example of language being important is in the ACA all birth control and pregnancy parts are covered under the Women’s Health section. The unintentional consequences of this is that insurance cut all coverage of male focused birth control which caused pharmaceutical companies to stop researching them because it was more cost effective and secure to focus only on female focused birth control.
Jessica Armstrong
July 13, 2023 at 5:55 pm
Just for your reference, “petit” is actually French. The Latin variation is “pitittus”.
Jsmith
July 13, 2023 at 5:57 pm
Law is complicated because it makes lawyers money.
Blake Janssen
July 13, 2023 at 6:02 pm
Why plead the 5th if you’re innocent? Because if you don’t, you won’t be innocent anymore.
Shay
July 13, 2023 at 6:10 pm
Love Devin Stone 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Matt Tran
July 13, 2023 at 6:24 pm
How can we kick a supreme court justice off the supreme court should be a question
Marquis de Saniette
July 13, 2023 at 6:25 pm
You talk with your hands way, way too much. Tone it down bouncy hands. 😒
Carl Ragsdale
July 13, 2023 at 6:38 pm
I’m glad I saw this because I didn’t know the Legal Eagle guy’s name
Barret Kruse
July 13, 2023 at 6:47 pm
Virtuous cycle…🤣
Eric McCumsey
July 13, 2023 at 6:49 pm
I enjoyed your commentary and I agree with you
Ropeburn
July 13, 2023 at 7:12 pm
US people: *ranting about “pleading the 5th” and making a big deal out of it*
Me, a non-US citizen: “Right, invoking NATO article 5 is a big deal indeed… or what did you mean again?”
nolo
July 13, 2023 at 7:19 pm
WE LOVE YOU LEGAL EAGLE !!!!! 😭
Andy me
July 13, 2023 at 7:27 pm
I mean lets face it, when AI art draws six fingers on a hand do you want a AI lawyer?
Mark Clews
July 13, 2023 at 7:39 pm
One of those questions interested me in a side question. If a tourist visits the U.S.A. and is somehow involved in a crime (If at least as a witness who might somehow be an accomplice) are they covered by the fifth amendment?
Booredyeah
July 13, 2023 at 7:49 pm
You heard it here first folks. AI taking peoples jobs. RIP to all of the paralegals out there trying to geind it out.
Legendnum23
July 13, 2023 at 9:25 pm
Need a part 2 of this series. Knowing the law is as powerful as being rich. It’ll get you out of things most people wouldn’t think about.
saagi sharon
July 13, 2023 at 9:31 pm
The real reason for the 5th amendment is because cops can make you look guilty
Laugh
July 13, 2023 at 9:37 pm
No, I didn’t wanna know your real name. I was happy with your name being Legal 🦅CAAW
Weston Weston
July 14, 2023 at 5:15 pm
Oh my goodness, I am so glad to see you here, Devon! ❤ it!
DRL 5002
July 14, 2023 at 5:34 pm
“Only the guilty plead the 5th” Even the innocent should. Nothing you say can be used for you and will be thrown out as heresy if it’s in your favor. Therefore all talking does is potentially help the prosecution prove your guilt and you don’t need their job for them.
Artornis
July 14, 2023 at 5:35 pm
LEGAL EAGLE!
james
July 14, 2023 at 5:36 pm
6:33 Those billboards are all over the place in Houston. Radio stations and commercial breaks, too.
Henrique Santos
July 14, 2023 at 5:37 pm
“language is complicated, especially english language” …
Titan Uranus
July 14, 2023 at 5:52 pm
Why should I plead innocent to a crime if I have nothing to hide? Wouldn’t it be smarter to plead guilty and trust in the system to prove me innocent?
Dunjee
July 14, 2023 at 5:54 pm
Look at this guy over here thinking the legal system is fairly balanced
Tetra Sky
July 14, 2023 at 6:03 pm
hate speech might be legal in the US under the first amendment.
But it’s not legal in other countries, like Canada. Keep that in mind, conservatives. US laws don’t apply outside of the US.
Orcaman
July 14, 2023 at 6:08 pm
Are lawyers that are assigned to a person as good or are required to be as good as a lawyer a person might higher? Would a person just be better off hiring their own lawyer rather than being assigned one?
ThatEditingBaka
July 14, 2023 at 6:13 pm
“Petit” -> “Latin, don’t ask”
Or just French for “Small”
Hence Small vs Grand jury
(or “Grand”, which is French for “Big”)
also, it’s not pronounced “petty”, but [pe-tea] with the pe as the pu in “purchase”
Isaac
July 14, 2023 at 6:32 pm
My entire opinion of him has changed now that I know his legal name is “Devin Stone”
mrmimeisfunny
July 14, 2023 at 6:33 pm
10:56 Randall Munroe actually calculated in his recent book what would it take to read every single law. I don’t remember what the result was, but it was a lot.
Orcaman
July 14, 2023 at 6:35 pm
How come alcohol and pharmaceutical companies can advertise their products on tv but tobacco companies can’t?
Cracker Jack
July 14, 2023 at 6:40 pm
Can’t be that good if hes just practicing
Ron West
July 14, 2023 at 6:40 pm
Granted there is selection bias when it comes to ANY news story, I’d say the uninteresting ones usually have one or a few adjoining elements of stupidity, hence why those cases even get any attention.
Ron West
July 14, 2023 at 6:42 pm
followed by the inefficiency of the modern justice system, resulting in even more attention towards an already stupid case.
A. Thomas
July 14, 2023 at 7:15 pm
Petit meaning small, as in ‘petite’, is the obvious of grand, meaning large. Kinda almost makes sense, without needing to know Latin.
josh TAP
July 14, 2023 at 7:19 pm
Why did you invite him to wired…. he’s an idiot. There is a big and clear difference between hate speech and freedom of speech, it’s literally in the legislation and is a crime. 😅😅
Waltysalamander
July 14, 2023 at 7:49 pm
I avoided being served for several weeks. It was my biggest accomplishment.
Allen Banks
July 14, 2023 at 7:57 pm
Okay, so: Love your channel, you, and this format — you have the verbal acuity of a god — but…for the first time ever, you came across as a bit patronizing in some of your answers. I have to believe that’s not your intent and I may be completely off base, but I’m not a particularly sensitive person and wanted to point it out. Otherwise, you’re awesome.
LittleOwl
July 14, 2023 at 8:35 pm
Oj Simpson definitely murdered them
Adam Cravets
July 14, 2023 at 8:39 pm
Defendant 1: rich guy. Defendant 2: poor guy. Both commit the same crime in the same way. Def 1 gets the best lawyer and Def 2 gets a crappy one. Def 1 gets 2 years at a minimum security prison and is out on parol in 15 months. Def 2 gets 20-life. I think this is where AI can make some inroads. Both deserve 20-life and the “quality” of the lawyer should have no bearing on the case.
Great Scott
July 14, 2023 at 8:48 pm
@LegalEagle, Is it ever advisable to have a bench trial rather than a jury trial? Is there a great likelihood of a more favorable outcome or even an acquittal?
Philip Knight
July 14, 2023 at 9:25 pm
@LegalEagle – Small correction on regular = “petit” jury. Not Latin, French: meaning “small” or “little.”
cat man
July 14, 2023 at 9:26 pm
For another reason for a statue of limitation is because a person may change their life in a span of 2 years after stealing 1000 dollars
DSPenguin
July 14, 2023 at 9:32 pm
I really love LegalEagle. although ”petit” is French, not Latin.
towtruckAJ
July 14, 2023 at 9:32 pm
To add to the 5th there are a couple more points, Maybe you THINK you were lawful and you really were not, And or maybe you were morally and ethically right but legally wrong… Don’t go giving away evidence to a crime that you may have committed without even knowing it.
Ryan Woods
July 15, 2023 at 4:41 pm
‘Petit’ is ‘small’ in French. ‘Grand’ is ‘large’
It’s not uncommon in French to use these words to describe items of greater or lesser importance, or scale.
Jacob Godfrey
July 15, 2023 at 4:49 pm
My
Opinion is AI will assist lawyers and lower their cost. Lots of firms and lawyers already have someone read things for them. Now an AI can offset that labor cost. And help those people. So a lawyer can hire someone that navigates an AI instead of hiring people that read for them.
Mary M
July 15, 2023 at 4:50 pm
Within 5 days!
Mary M
July 15, 2023 at 4:50 pm
1,171,622th viewer of this video!
Colin Timp
July 15, 2023 at 4:51 pm
A very interesting part of using the 5th Amendment is how people will automatically perceive a person who uses it to be guilty. The question becomes, “Why would an innocent person plead the fifth?” This is why, by law, juries are not allowed to use the fact that a person pleads the fifth as an indicator of guilt in deliberations. However, it IS allowed in civil trials. So if a person pleads the fifth in criminal court, it can open them up to liability in civil court. Trump is most likely going to find that out after pleading the fifth in his deposition about 400 times.
songmarysmith
July 15, 2023 at 4:54 pm
Why does this stupid channel always use the “@” handle instead of the bold name at the top which makes more sense? You’ll make people read “@sh*t4brains”, but NOT Robert Smith. STUPID!!!
On The Right Side
July 15, 2023 at 5:24 pm
It’s french for small “petit”
Taco Miester
July 15, 2023 at 5:27 pm
first question was one way more people need to hear the answer to
Weeb And gaming inc.
July 15, 2023 at 5:32 pm
Ahh. Law. It’s so unbelievably complex and difficult, that even minor social offenses are argued for hours. (Commonly something like a customer pointing out what was wrong with their order, and the establishment saying “there’s no problem here” and the customer is still paying full price)
The Iojo
July 15, 2023 at 5:35 pm
Regarding that question about eliminating instruction: but what if the the evidence you just showed might be decisive (example: a video of the defendant literally doing the crime) but acquired in some illegal way. What happend then! The evidence will be rejected right? Will the judge pretend that person is not guilty even tho they know they are?
Adam B
July 15, 2023 at 5:40 pm
Not guilty: I didn’t do it.
Guilty: It’s a fair cop, I did it.
No contest: Whatever, man.
Alford Plea: I’m not saying I did it, but I am saying that if it went to trial, I would be found guilty.
Alexis
July 15, 2023 at 6:34 pm
Deadass forgot LegalEagle had a name other than LegalEagle
Mark Ellzey
July 15, 2023 at 6:43 pm
Close your eyes while watching this and pretend it’s Ryan Reynolds answering these.
--Paws--
July 15, 2023 at 6:51 pm
A lawyer is much like researcher or even a specific kind of scientist. They only know so much of a particular law but know enough of other things to allow them to do their job. It seems like each case makes them even more aware of even more laws, eventually.
Christa Kelly
July 15, 2023 at 7:29 pm
Wait, but I need to know:
What constitutes a chicken?
darkdonzaloog
July 15, 2023 at 7:29 pm
I thought you name was Legal Eagle
Darius Perry
July 15, 2023 at 7:32 pm
Did not understand the big words but watched the whole video
Thatleftyjames
July 15, 2023 at 7:55 pm
This is the guy that promulgated the “Trump tear-gassed protestors” hoax. Pass
Miss Bilby Badinage
July 15, 2023 at 8:16 pm
I wish there was an Australian version of this.
HarmonyEdge
July 15, 2023 at 8:17 pm
I kinda wonder why people want AI to be the lawyer when it’s better used as an unpaid intern. Also would Devin consider using an AI instead of a live intern?
Sherryl C
July 15, 2023 at 8:19 pm
There are huge amounts of inappropriate medical lawsuits costing billions and affects how health care is delivered. There’s way too much CYA medical testing being done.
dsmith530
July 15, 2023 at 8:32 pm
Not an adjunct 😢
Old Time Farm Boy
July 15, 2023 at 8:43 pm
Why plead the 5th if you are innocent?
Nothing in the law requires the police to tell you your rights before you can exercise your rights, their permission is not necessary.
Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?”
ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU
BaZERGer
July 16, 2023 at 2:49 pm
I think it’s still absurd that you can be found guilty in a civil court for a crime, that you haven’t been convicted for.
Shoresy 69
July 16, 2023 at 2:59 pm
Hope someday you stop practicing and actually get good
UNDERHILL
July 16, 2023 at 3:25 pm
A lawyer is only necessary if the other guy has a lawyer. If we simply remove them no more problem. The amount of money or number of lawyers that you have should never determine the outcome, but in our system today it is essentially the only thing that does.
HECKproductions
July 16, 2023 at 3:33 pm
“what constitues a chicken”
honestly i would have thought that is obvious but now that i think about it…
Hogscraper
July 16, 2023 at 3:37 pm
While he glossed over frivolous lawsuits like they don’t matter, there are 40 Million lawsuits filed each year in the USA. There are more lawyers in the USA than there are active physicians.
Vader
July 16, 2023 at 3:57 pm
People write TV as TeeVee?
simon glancy
July 16, 2023 at 3:58 pm
Hate to break it to you, But Lawyers are a prime target for AI to replace. The more technical knowledge your job requires you to know or worse yet research. The easier it is for AI to do it fast bbetter and more accurately than you ever could. Truely adaptive AI will be able to out stratergise you and box yu in at every turn.
Masters1250
July 16, 2023 at 4:03 pm
Him: We don’t want someone guilty of petty burglary sentenced to death.
Says you
first last
July 16, 2023 at 4:06 pm
I understand US police are essentially immune to perjury charges. On books they aren’t suppose to, but they are almost never prosecuted for it. Thus US police do something one officer calls “testalying”. It has become standard practice for police to lie through their teeth on the stand and make up whatever they want.
GoodISnipr S
July 16, 2023 at 4:24 pm
Because “anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law”.
SoulEater Evans
July 16, 2023 at 4:31 pm
Not going to lie, I could NOT stop staring at those two sections of Devin’s beard connected to the edges of his mouth that are really black. Still a very good video. I didn’t know most of these answers!
Luca Paschini
July 16, 2023 at 4:40 pm
petit and grand are fernch words that mean small, little and large, big
fatty1040
July 16, 2023 at 5:21 pm
Lol the person who asked about why plead the 5th must lead the pig and mob twitter charge.
kommo1
July 16, 2023 at 5:31 pm
And here I was hoping for 15 minutes off Devin just saying “It depends”
Archenemy
July 16, 2023 at 5:36 pm
Unless you’re Trump and apparently none of these apply to you.
isaac
July 16, 2023 at 5:55 pm
I could frankly watch another 2 hours of this at least.
MIFNP
July 16, 2023 at 6:06 pm
The police are NOT your friend. Never open your mouth without a lawyer present!
Generic Scottish Channel
July 16, 2023 at 7:00 pm
5:27 gee what a dodge
R_A M
July 16, 2023 at 7:30 pm
what do you do if you think you may have committed a crime, but you don’t know? like… do you ask someone or just, wait until someone tells you you did?
capatheist
July 16, 2023 at 7:37 pm
8:50
Lmao cause suge knight knows the right people
The Scooter Guy
July 16, 2023 at 7:49 pm
The very last question about appeals may need further comment: After a trial (in state court), there is one appeal. But there are other ways of challenging a conviction. They are not technically “appeals” but are often referred to by that term. Some of those proceedings can result in appeals of their own. And then the original defendant enters the federal arena with federal constitutional challenges to their conviction. Again, not technically an “appeal” but to those not versed in federal procedure, it may seem like one.
James Rogers
July 16, 2023 at 7:49 pm
Lawyers pay a lot of money to make them professional liars and twisters of the language.
Zachary Palmer
July 16, 2023 at 7:51 pm
on the point of lots of things can go wrong and lawyers get paid to be careful, don’t forget about the case about presidential appointments during congressional recesses that all hinged on what “the” meant in the language of “the recess.”
Brad
July 16, 2023 at 8:28 pm
Regarding “knowing every law”, you can think of it like another insanely complicated field like medicine. Just like doctors, lawyers like to specialize in one area. There are lawyers that can handle common legal issues, like there are General Practitioners, but if your specific problem is beyond them they will refer you to someone who specializes in that field instead.
Lawyers can specialize in even seemingly overly-specific areas too, like DUI (or DWI or whatever it’s called in your area) defense. Plenty of lawyers out there who handle nothing but divorce cases. Just like a doctor that specializes in disorders of the foot, or the jaw, or eyes.
bodin1912
July 16, 2023 at 9:25 pm
One thing that I learned is that his name is “Devin Stone”. I didn’t know that
i dont feel like giving my name to you
July 17, 2023 at 10:24 am
I swear to God his beard grew over the course of this video
Arctic Banana
July 17, 2023 at 10:24 am
8:06 – “What constitutes a chicken?” All I know is, don’t ask Diogenes.
L
July 17, 2023 at 10:44 am
Why plead the fifth if you’re innocent? He really hasn’t been paying attention in life, has he?
Jathby Dredas
July 17, 2023 at 11:31 am
9:25 A.I. is more likely to augment a paralegal staff.
Fri Matt
July 17, 2023 at 11:51 am
Oj two things. 1 D.N.A was in it’s Infancy and the prosecutor’s expert explained it horribly and 2 the jury had been sequestered for too long and where extremely burnt out and hated the prosecutor so they voted not guilty. Well maybe 3 reasons Jonny had oj punch his cell walls all night before trying on the glove ” if it doesn’t fit you must acquit.
Robert Todd
July 17, 2023 at 12:07 pm
I’ve heard another reason for statue of limitations laws, which is that with enough time, a person who committed it may have changed and isn’t like that anymore, and that the state would rather prosecute people who are currently problematic than someone who did something 20-30 years ago and changed for the better.
Joanna Espino
July 17, 2023 at 1:20 pm
So basically, any televised case is undue. Hmm, interesting!
Delphine Dofain
July 17, 2023 at 1:36 pm
They tweeted so many answers, this video got rate limited
Bobby Winters
July 17, 2023 at 2:32 pm
Petit is French.
Edam L
July 17, 2023 at 2:38 pm
They literally tell you why you should plead the 5th when they arrest you: “Anything you say can be used against you in court.” This doesn’t change if you’re innocent.
waheed khan
July 17, 2023 at 3:12 pm
No body asking on how big companies strong arming creaters and forcing them loose there livelihood and how smaller businesses can protect themselves
EnderA
July 17, 2023 at 3:56 pm
If lawyers decided who was innocent and deserved defense, they would be the judge & jury, not a lawyer.
Heather Huber
July 17, 2023 at 4:07 pm
Love the Legal Eagle!!
TRD Chris
July 17, 2023 at 4:41 pm
This white background burns my eyes, WHY MUST YOU DO THIS
Olivier Gagnon
July 17, 2023 at 5:03 pm
I think you’ll find that “petit” is actually french for “small” (hon hon hooooon)
Jason the Unexceptional Gamer
July 17, 2023 at 5:05 pm
Devin should do a video on pleading the 5th. I have heard that you should plead the 5th if you get arrested or accused of a crime, even if you are innocent. The reason is that law enforcement or the prosecutor could twist your words to make it look as if you were implying guilt to that crime when you are not. At least don’t talk until you have legal representation ready to help you navigate those waters (#notlegaladvice because I’m not a lawyer) but that’s what I have heard. Having said that, some people think that pleading the 5th implies or creates an impression of guilt. But, since it’s a law against self-incrimination, wouldn’t the presumption of innocence still apply until found guilty by a jury of peers?
Milktube
July 17, 2023 at 5:48 pm
I love how that one reddit scumbag doesn’t even ask a question, he just monologues the entire message “explaining” the motives for so many frivolous lawsuits (even though that’s not reality).
Vasili Paul
July 17, 2023 at 6:23 pm
I came for the one question in the thumbnail and didn’t see it in the video
Good thing he didn’t put it in the beginning or I wouldn’t have skipped all the way to the end
Sully
July 17, 2023 at 6:42 pm
His answers made me hate layers and the American constitution even more tbh.
Karla Boerger
July 17, 2023 at 7:05 pm
@LegalEagle what laws should be updated like anti trust law. And whole or parts of a law. Like only legal slavory is person. Did a crime. I think taking that part of the law would actually end racial prison time.
OneTrueBelmont
July 17, 2023 at 7:36 pm
I was on a grand jury once and yes, we heard that ham sammich saying many times. As we were instructed by the prosecutors, our job wasn’t to determine if someone had enough proof or how it would be proven if someone was guilty. It was two things. 1. Was there a crime committed? 2. With the information you have been given, is it reasonable to assume that this individual did this crime?
mynameisben123
July 17, 2023 at 7:43 pm
If even lawyers can’t know every law, how can a regular person know them all in order to avoid breaking them?
Vendrix
July 17, 2023 at 8:24 pm
#1 question that wasn’t asked – why do rich/powerful people get away with crimes while poor people don’t? Our legal system is a joke.
Ninjhetto NLK3
July 17, 2023 at 8:29 pm
I get annoyed at anybody being considered “allegedly” is seen immediately as absolutely fact. It’s like people forget that they hate cops, but suddenly agree with them when somebody is called something. Too many people get in trouble for things not truly convicted of, only to then be found correctly innocent when it’s too late.
A S
July 17, 2023 at 9:12 pm
Great to see Legal Eagle on Tech Support 👍 Huge fan of both!
addicted2caffeine
July 18, 2023 at 8:20 am
Petit is French for little. Its a little jury
Cam Mando
July 18, 2023 at 11:19 am
I generally don’t like wired, they are usually behind the times, but I like Legal Eagle.
Kram Areva
July 18, 2023 at 11:20 am
“How do lawyers defend those who are clearly guilty?”
– It is the responsibility of the Prosecution to prove “beyond reasonable doubt” that the accused is guilty of the crime and all elements constituting the crime are present in the case.
Also, it is the jury who will decide whether that person is guilty or not and just everyone else…
Ar Cher11
July 18, 2023 at 11:38 am
Legaleagle low key teaching people all sorts of crimes and how to instigate a subtle process of being acquitted also. Love this guy, he actually masquerades as a lawyer for youtube but his expertise sits inside of inconsistencies in films and popular culture- what a comedian
Taylor Guest
July 18, 2023 at 11:44 am
On the Appeals question, isn’t it also dangerous to appeal some cases? Like, if you’ve already been slapped with fines and fees for an atrocious case, appealing can just make you get slapped with even more penalties?
Beluga
July 18, 2023 at 12:02 pm
stop giving this fraud a platform pls
fnord3125
July 18, 2023 at 1:09 pm
Why would the show Jury Duty be illegal? It wasn’t a real court case.
Zombie Frogg
July 18, 2023 at 1:21 pm
I really hope all the snowflakes in the comments, paid attention to the first question. But probably not. They just skipped right on passed
DeadMeat_015
July 18, 2023 at 1:22 pm
“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?, The mob takes the Fifth,” Trump said in 2016
Motoboo_Marine
July 18, 2023 at 2:06 pm
On the note about defending obviously guilty people: the whole reason the court system exists in the first place is to try and establish the truth without violence. Before courts, people could be punished over so much as a simple rumor. The job of a defense lawyer isn’t to try and get their client a “not guilty” verdict; it’s to ensure the prosecution did their job correctly by verifying things like that they first obtained legitimate evidence, obtained it in an ethical manner, aren’t accusing the accused of additional crimes they did not commit, etc. The American legal system, while it has its flaws, was established the way it was to try and protect the rights of the innocent above all else, hence the saying of “innocent until proven guilty (in a court of law)”. Everyone has a right to a fair trial for that very reason, regardless of what evidence comes up. The accused is not officially guilty until the court deems it so, because it’s their job to verify everything first.
Alex Brown
July 18, 2023 at 2:40 pm
I really wish he would also give his opinion on certain laws. Like the statue of limitations and what they are per type of crime.
Frederik Weishaupt
July 18, 2023 at 2:43 pm
The answer to why lawyers are expensive = you’re not only buying the service but the insurnace
Gren Moyo
July 18, 2023 at 3:04 pm
I actually agree with the sentiment of AI in law. The way it is likely to be handled is AI will be used as a tool, not a replacement. Same with Doctors too. The speed at which it operates can help diagnosis in medicine and help with as he said “the drudgery” of law practice.
James R
July 18, 2023 at 4:07 pm
6:33 my theory on this is that personal injury cases are a sweet spot for attorneys.
SSDI applications, probate and writing wills (for most people) are fairly easy, but they don’t pay all that well. Business law pays really well but it’s a very specific very time consuming. Personal injury isn’t too hard, but firms can also make bank.
If for instance, you agree to settle for your policy, and you have purchased 100k in personal injury protection. The law firm gets 1/3 of that. That’s enough or almost enough to pay one staff member for the entire year.
zEropoint68
July 18, 2023 at 4:08 pm
if your actions prejudice the judge against you, that’s a you problem, not a procedural one.
David Harris
July 18, 2023 at 4:19 pm
“Reality is really complicated.” Hopefully that doesn’t get trademarked soon by anyone else because that is gold!
Mason Crandell
July 18, 2023 at 4:24 pm
Hey this is the biased lawyer guy who somehow couldn’t easily see that Kyle Rittenhouse was innocent. Screw him, and screw all of you morons who follow him. You are indoctrinated beyond help.
Keen
July 18, 2023 at 4:24 pm
Very interesting. Thanks!
Jaredclay Long
July 18, 2023 at 4:36 pm
Why are billionaires allowed to openly break the law and never face any consequences? If a legal system only focuses it’s attention on enforcing the law against lower classes, is it really a justice system? Or is is just an oppression system?
David Ely
July 18, 2023 at 4:42 pm
En français vous dites “puh-teat”, pas “pet-ee”. Petit … puh-teat. 😉
Lui V
July 18, 2023 at 5:13 pm
As someone who has a Perjury conviction under their belt, I can say it is absolutely enforced. I was charged with felony perjury, got it reduced to a misdemeanor and I can say it has and still does cause many many problems in my young life lmao.
lg me
July 18, 2023 at 5:22 pm
Petit and Grand, it’s French for small and big.
Hugo Tate
July 18, 2023 at 6:23 pm
You don’t want lawyers knowing every law lmao that was hilariously true
Mustbefamous Jr
July 18, 2023 at 9:12 pm
I’d love a homemade creamer. Possibly freezing to make safe stable
Joshua Martens
July 18, 2023 at 9:13 pm
He looks like a Pixar dad and I’ll never get over it
BORG
July 19, 2023 at 1:46 am
Of course a lawyer will say AI won’t replace them, but the truth is: they are on the top of the list for replacement. It’s happening.
LadyShay
July 19, 2023 at 2:32 am
To people who ask about the 5th Amendment, there’s really only one counter argument:
” *You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in the court of law.* ” These are not just words. They mean something. Law enforcement are NOT your friends. They have actual conviction quotas they need to fill.
Millennial pink
July 19, 2023 at 3:01 am
If he was a doctor his name would be DR.STONE Insane
draco argentum
July 19, 2023 at 3:09 am
9:14 Think of all the times you get bad autocorrect. This was the first example of AI that _still_ isn’t perfected. We have a long ways to go before we have working AI.
Don’t let Musk scare you.
LectorIntellegat
July 19, 2023 at 3:39 am
No, petit is not Latin, it’s French – this has been observed here already. But more specifically, just like ‘jury’ it’s OLD French in origin.
Why? Because it’s Norman. Following the invasion of England in 1066ad. The American system is based on the English system in large part, even if modern English law seems to want to run to a European style with great alacrity.
Reuben Manzo
July 19, 2023 at 4:16 am
On the topic of the 5th amendment and choosing not to testify, if you’re called to testify and you don’t show up, isn’t that contempt of court?
Daniel Eze
July 19, 2023 at 5:01 am
Someone hand me my Law Degree after watching this video!!! 😤
LD E-M
July 19, 2023 at 6:56 am
So, AI won’t replace lawyers…..just paralegals?
Corsair Carl
July 19, 2023 at 8:19 am
He has such an 80s movie lawyer name, I love it.
Geoff F.
July 19, 2023 at 8:27 am
I find the history of law very interesting. Because you can go find your state’s laws and find that stupid one about no ice cream in your back pocket on Sunday, or why it’s illegal to keep a donkey in a bathtub and there is some stupid bananas reason why those laws came to be and they’re often a laugh riot.
Geoff F.
July 19, 2023 at 8:29 am
As legal defense requires an understanding of contexts of various things. The last thing I want is AI defending me. Go in for a traffic ticket, leave with the death penalty.
Sean Donohue
July 19, 2023 at 8:59 am
It’s quite shocking that the US classes hate speech as free speech
Rene Lariviere
July 19, 2023 at 9:04 am
“petit” is french. it means ‘small’
Ashleigh
July 19, 2023 at 9:17 am
RE defending a guilty person: you can also think of it as protecting innocent people by enforcing and upholding due process in the system
Ron
July 19, 2023 at 9:49 am
You must be familiar with “Civil Asset Forfeiture”. How has this outrageous violation of constitutional rights become normal government practice? Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth Amendments and fundamental elements of due process.
Alistair Caradec
July 19, 2023 at 10:07 am
“Petit” is French for “small”. It’s the direct opposite of “grand” which is simply French for “large”. In case any language nerds were interested 🙂 Super interesting video, as always!
BrentLorend
July 19, 2023 at 12:09 pm
I imagine most AI things you’ll see are going to be assisting normal technology and/or people, not taking them over. At lest, for a while, as nothing has the body to accomplish normal human processes and things change. You can know an entire library on a topic and still run into a thing that no one’s thought of. Then there was that case where an AI lawyer literally took a case and just kinda… bombed, for lack of a better word. There’s also case after case you can locate out there of AI having issues (there was one time where an AI cop ran into a woman who claimed a crime and it told her to go away and sang a song). The fact is that computers can only do what they know, even if it seems random (it’s technically called “pseudo random) and that means that as long as human beings exist, we will continue to make weirder and more random questions that will require human beings to answer them.
MomoUra
July 19, 2023 at 2:18 pm
Real-life Saul Goodman
pi17835
July 19, 2023 at 3:01 pm
Also about pleading the fifth: as a layman, I’d say it’s not just about being innocent; it’s about not appearing guilty. Maybe you didn’t do it, but you still were… close to the crime scene… or had an argument with a (murder) victim… or had a motive… or don’t want to reveal you cheated on your spouse…
So you might look guilty while being innocent.
Ashley Waner
July 19, 2023 at 3:54 pm
I am so happy Devon got on WIRED Support. I really want to see him in action one day. Is there a way we can see this Legal Eagle having his own reality show or making content where we can see him in the court room?
Justice Hero
July 19, 2023 at 4:20 pm
2:49 thumbnail question
Bob Emmerson
July 19, 2023 at 4:28 pm
“f you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.” Attributed to Cardinal Richelieu
Mush Mello
July 19, 2023 at 5:34 pm
Free speech technically is the right to say what you want, without demeaning anyone
nxxy nx
July 19, 2023 at 6:59 pm
No. Classroom rules don’t apply to a free democratic society
Chill Bro
July 19, 2023 at 6:06 pm
On the A.I. song question:
Seeing as it is the distribution of intellectual property which is the issue the distributer or ‘persons who caused the distribution’ would be liable. Using an AI to create a song in the style of the artists will probably eventually be acceptable to do but monetizing or distributing will probably strictly controlled. Unlike a human made remix which injects a lot of fair use considerations I believe most A.I. art is not considered to be copyrightable as no human made choices resulted in the art.
Basically as far as I can tell, current AI can take the same exact prompt and make 1,000,000 images which are quite similar but not the same, the act of a human choosing the one they think is the highest quality and posting the image/remix seems to not be enough creative input to be copyrightable. The most you can copywrite as an A.I. programmer is the A.I. model which creates those specific images.
JB Jacobs
July 19, 2023 at 9:03 pm
Most singers today are so auto-tuned or talk during their songs, they may as well be chat bots/AI. I would rather see AI do it.