Constitutional Defenders

By: Chartier & Nyamfukudza P.L.C.
  • Summary

  • A criminal defense podcast where we discuss high profile cases, changes in laws, and other hot topics in the legal world.
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Episodes
  • The Exoneration of Marvin Cotton
    Jan 25 2022

    Episode 4 of Season 2 of Constitutional Defenders is now live! In this episode, Mary Chartier, Takura Nyamfukudza, and Lizzy Sailor speak with Marvin Cotton about the lengths he went through to become exonerated and released from prison.  At the age of 21, Marvin was falsely accused and subsequently convicted of first-degree murder and illegal use of a firearm in commission of a felony. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Marvin spent 19 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, until he was finally exonerated and released in 2020.

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    49 mins
  • Relentless - The Exoneration of Kenneth Nixon
    Dec 1 2021

    In this episode, Mary Chartier, Takura Nyamfukudza, and Lizzy Sailor speak with Kenneth Nixon about his case and exoneration, as well as all of the great work he is doing today. At the age of 19, Kenneth was wrongfully accused and convicted of setting fire to a house that ended the lives of two children.

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    47 mins
  • Hide and Seek: DNA Edition
    Nov 18 2020

    In this episode, Mary, Takura, and Lizzy speak with attorneys Marla Mitchell-Cichon and Lori Montgomery about their previous work on exoneration cases when it comes to finding and testing DNA evidence. Find out some of the interesting places where evidence has been found! 

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    54 mins

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