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Why was the driver in the deadly Wichita soccer field crash released? Attorney Vikas Bajaj says something must have led law enforcement and prosecutors to want more investigation into the vehicle or the driver before making a decision. Attorney Vikas Bajaj joined anchor Trace Gallagher and co-guest Emmett Miller on Fox News @ Night at the Nixon Library to discuss the crash in Wichita, Kansas, where a woman drove a truck onto a soccer field during a game and two people were killed. She was later released from custody. Witness Erica Case described the truck crossing the field as debris flew and people ran. Attorney Bajaj explains that crimes range from intentional acts down to criminal negligence, where a reasonable person should have known better and put someone else's life at risk. He says that, short of a mechanical issue or an issue with the driver's ability to operate the vehicle, criminal negligence would normally mean the person is held until bail is posted. Her release suggests investigators saw a reason to look further at the vehicle or the driver first. Emmett Miller points to a witness account that someone had to open the driver's door and press the brake to stop the truck. Attorney Bajaj adds that the driver's license is a civil matter, separate from the criminal case, and that the state is likely to act on it given the deaths. Thoughts are with the families and everyone affected. Legal commentary only. This is not legal advice. Chapters: 0:00 What happened at the Wichita soccer field 0:16 Witness Erica Case describes the crash 0:37 Why was the driver released? Levels of criminal intent 1:14 Why investigators want more on the vehicle or the driver 1:28 Emmett Miller on the brake witness 1:57 Hold or release while investigators find out? 2:16 The driver's license is a civil issue https://www.bajajlaw.com/ #Wichita #SoccerFieldCrash #Attorney #CriminalDefense #Justice
Wichita Soccer Field Crash: Why Was the Driver Released? Attorney Vikas Bajaj Explains
Is the O.J. Simpson case still open? Attorney Vikas Bajaj says it is open only if someone was involved before the murders. Help after the killings is accessory after the fact, and that clock ran out in 1997. Attorney Vikas Bajaj joined anchor Trace Gallagher and co-guest Emmett Miller on Fox News @ Night at the Nixon Library to discuss a new report alleging that a mobster helped cover up the murders of O.J. Simpson's ex-wife and her friend more than 30 years ago. The report centers on unsealed files about Joey Ippolito, a Simpson friend the report links to organized crime. Alan Dershowitz says he regards it as an open case. Attorney Bajaj explains the legal line that decides that question: it is an open case only if the information Joey Ippolito and his brother Sam gave the federal government in 1995 shows involvement before the murders. He notes that a federal prosecutor signed a document saying Joey cooperated and asking a judge to go easy on him, and that the account described a bloody knife, a bag and bloody clothing. Attorney Bajaj explains that this describes conduct after the killing, not before it, which would make someone an accessory after the fact, and that the time to charge that offense ran out in 1997. He also explains why the case still captivates people in California and Los Angeles, and why it is convenient for Dershowitz to raise the theory now that his former client has passed away. Legal commentary only. This is not legal advice. Chapters: 0:00 The new O.J. Simpson accomplice report 0:42 Is the O.J. Simpson case still open? 1:21 The bloody knife, the bag and accessory after the fact 1:38 Why the case still captivates, and Dershowitz's theory https://www.bajajlaw.com/ #OJSimpson #Attorney #CriminalDefense #Lawyer #Justice
Is the O.J. Simpson Case Still Open? Attorney Vikas Bajaj on the Accomplice Claims
Ilhan Omar could be facing a prisoner's dilemma, says attorney Vikas Bajaj. Speaking with Trace Gallagher on Fox News at Night, Vikas explains what happens when a summons arrives: "I can't talk to you, get a lawyer," and then the finger pointing starts. He notes there may be a whistleblower, calls it a "great technique by the Department of Justice," and says she has to get a well-heeled and experienced defense team immediately. https://www.bajajlaw.com/ #IlhanOmar #Lawyer #FederalDefense #TrialLawyer #CriminalDefense #FederalCrimes #FoxNews #Shorts
ILHAN OMAR: PRISONER'S DILEMMA? Attorney Vikas Bajaj on Fox News
DOJ vs. California over the voter rolls: who's right? Attorney Vikas Bajaj breaks it down. Speaking with Trace Gallagher on Fox News at Night, Vikas says California is correct that you need independently verifiable information, "not just an Excel sheet." But refusing to look at the data because a USB drive or link may be encrypted? "That's just foolish." Any judge or magistrate always has a way for a third party to cleanse the information and allow it to be viewed. https://www.bajajlaw.com/ #DOJ #VoterRolls #California #Lawyer #FederalDefense #TrialLawyer #CriminalDefense #FederalCrimes #FoxNews #Shorts
DOJ vs. CALIFORNIA: WHO'S RIGHT? Attorney Vikas Bajaj on Voter Rolls | Fox News
#TickleTheWire #IlhanOmar #FederalDefense Attorney Vikas Bajaj joined Fox News at Night with Trace Gallagher to break down two federal enforcement stories. Federal investigators are examining Representative Ilhan Omar's immigration paperwork, and her home was searched. Attorney Bajaj explains the strategy known as "tickling the wire": agents execute a search warrant and seize evidence after grand jury subpoenas have already gone out. That pressure can push witnesses and potential defendants into a prisoner's dilemma, and the finger-pointing begins. Anyone facing that situation needs an experienced defense team right away. The Department of Justice is pressing California for access to its voter rolls, and the Los Angeles County Registrar has declined to open the data drive DOJ provided. Attorney Bajaj notes that the statute the administration cites bars this kind of action within 90 days. He agrees that removing a voter requires independently verifiable information, not a spreadsheet. He also explains why refusing to review the data at all is not a sound legal position: courts routinely let a neutral third party vet sensitive data. Chapters: 0:00 Ilhan Omar immigration investigation 2:04 DOJ and California voter rolls https://www.bajajlaw.com/ #Attorney #Lawyer #Justice #California #Texas #DOJ #VoterRolls #GrandJury #FoxNews @FoxNews
Tickle the Wire: How DOJ Pressures Targets. Ilhan Omar Probe. CA Voter Rolls. Vikas Bajaj on Fox
Attorney Vikas Bajaj joined Fox News @ Night with Trace Gallagher to analyze three developing criminal cases. The deaths of two University of Mississippi students remain under investigation, and newly obtained court documents describe kratom-type pills found near both students. Attorney Bajaj explained that the affidavit shows a thin, attenuated connection between those capsules and the deaths. He noted that the investigating officer describes a poly-substance situation, including alcohol, THC and possibly a benzodiazepine, and that on this record, causation cannot support a criminal charge tied to the deaths. Toxicology results are still pending. The lone holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, Michael Desronvil, addressed the public for the first time in a video aired on Hannity. The trial ended in a mistrial. Attorney Bajaj explained that a holdout juror in a criminal case is the system working, not the system failing. A juror who weighs the evidence from the prosecution and the defense, follows the judge's rulings and instructions and applies common sense has done exactly what the law asks. In his view, that juror should not be treated as an outcast. The murder trial of former "American Idol" contestant Caleb Flynn, accused of killing his wife, Ashley Flynn, in Tipp City, Ohio, heads to closing arguments. Attorney Bajaj explained that the defense must press reasonable doubt and hold the prosecution to its burden of proof. Viewed in totality, however, the state has presented motive, opportunity, two gunshots to the back of the head consistent with an execution-style attack, a 9mm handgun missing from the vehicle console where Flynn kept it, and text messages about killing his wife. He expects a quick verdict. Flynn has pleaded not guilty. Chapters: 0:00 Ole Miss student deaths and the kratom affidavit 1:07 Lindsay Clancy holdout juror speaks out 2:27 Caleb Flynn murder trial heads to closing arguments Law Office of Vikas Bajaj, APC https://www.bajajlaw.com/ #Attorney #Lawyer #Justice #California #Texas #LindsayClancy
Ole Miss Student Deaths. Clancy Holdout Juror. Caleb Flynn Trial. Attorney Vikas Bajaj on Fox News
Attorney Vikas Bajaj analyzed the murder trial of former "American Idol" contestant Caleb Flynn on Fox News @ Night with Trace Gallagher. Defense counsel must press reasonable doubt, but viewed in totality, the state has presented motive, opportunity, forensic evidence and text messages. He expects a quick verdict. Flynn has pleaded not guilty. https://www.bajajlaw.com/ #Attorney #Lawyer #Justice #California #Texas #CalebFlynn
Caleb Flynn Trial: Attorney Vikas Bajaj Expects a Quick Verdict | Fox News
Attorney Vikas Bajaj explained on Fox News @ Night that a holdout juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial reflects the criminal justice system working, not failing. A juror who weighs the evidence, follows the court's rulings and applies common sense should not be treated as an outcast. https://www.bajajlaw.com/ #Attorney #Lawyer #Justice #California #Texas #LindsayClancy
A Holdout Juror Is the System Working. Attorney Vikas Bajaj on Fox News
Lindsay Clancy's Holdout Juror Is Under Fire — Mississippi Jury Rules Nolan Wells a Drowning, Files No Charges Attorney Vikas Bajaj joined Fox News at Night with Trace Gallagher. On the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, the defense asked the court to investigate a holdout juror, including phone records and courthouse footage. One holdout vote is the system working, not failing. Attorney Vikas Bajaj explains why opening jurors' private lives because counsel disagrees with a vote would turn the process upside down. His read: the judge will give the request enough attention to protect the appellate record and then deny it. Separately, a Mississippi grand jury found that teen Nolan Wells's death was caused by drowning and declined a racial-motive crime theory. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump has argued foul play and blunt-force trauma were not fully ruled out. Attorney Vikas Bajaj walks through why non-fatal blunt-force findings do not by themselves overturn the pathology, timing, and witness record the district attorney is relying on. 0:00 Lindsay Clancy holdout juror 1:53 Nolan Wells Mississippi drowning grand jury https://www.bajajlaw.com/ #Attorney #Lawyer #Justice #SanDiego #California #Texas #FoxNews #LindsayClancy #NolanWells #Mississippi #CriminalDefense #FederalLitigator #GrandJury
Lindsay Clancy Holdout Juror Under Fire | Nolan Wells Mississippi Drowning
Attorney Vikas Bajaj walks from the car into the office with a coffee and a Supreme Court lesson: elections move forward — and timing can matter as much as being right. “What happened today is the Supreme Court said we’re not going to stop these elections.” “You can be right. But you better be on time.” https://www.bajajlaw.com/ #SCOTUS #ElectionLaw #SupremeCourt #Shorts #LegalTips #DeadlinesMatter #BajajLaw #Attorney #Lawyer #California #Texas
SCOTUS: You Can Be Right — But Be On Time
Attorney Vikas Bajaj appeared last night on Fox News with Trace Gallagher (@tracegallagher) as the Lindsay Clancy murder trial heads toward the jury, and as Meta agrees to a $17 billion kids settlement. Watch more from Fox News and Fox News at Night. The Clancy murder trial raises a serious question of which charges go to the jury. The judge allowed a manslaughter option. Bajaj said that move is meant to protect the record. If a jury convicted her of murder with no lesser-included offense on the verdict form, he said, it would be almost a guaranteed ground for reversal on appeal. Giving the jury manslaughter also opens the door to a compromise verdict. The Meta settlement is a different problem. Bajaj said a payout that large is a calculated move to cut losses short. On the agreed screen-time limits for children, his line was that this is not the job of a court. That is the job of the parent. Law Office of Vikas Bajaj, APC https://www.bajajlaw.com/ #LindsayClancy #Meta #Attorney #Lawyer #Justice #CriminalDefense #FoxNews #FoxNewsAtNight #TraceGallagher #California #Texas #TrueCrime #VikasBajaj
Lindsay Clancy's Final Moments Before the Jury. Meta Cuts Its Losses. Attorney Vikas Bajaj Explains
Attorney Vikas Bajaj on KUSI News San Diego as the Lindsay Clancy murder trial hits its final days in Massachusetts. In California, Texas, and New York, the defense usually has to prove insanity. Bajaj explained that under the Massachusetts Model Penal Code, the Commonwealth must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a mental disorder did not erase knowing right from wrong. His line: that standard is "so friendly to the defendant… that it forces the prosecutor to prove a negative." Three verdicts: guilty, not guilty, or not criminally responsible. A full acquittal is unlikely, he said, because "she admitted to the crime, she did the crime." Not criminally responsible still means "decades, at least a decade and a half" in a mental-health facility. He declined to predict the jury. Law Office of Vikas Bajaj, APC https://www.bajajlaw.com/ #LindsayClancy #Attorney #KUSI #Lawyer #Justice #CriminalDefense #Massachusetts #California #Texas #TrueCrime #VikasBajaj
Lindsay Clancy Trial: Attorney Vikas Bajaj Explains Massachusetts Insanity Burden