Lots of folks down here have been talking about the case and Dan Rashbaum’s representation of Charlie. I haven’t been posting about the case because I was involved pre-charge. Here’s the Tallahassee Democrat article about the conviction:
Charlie Adelson, the wealthy and wily Fort Lauderdale dentist who managed to elude justice for years in the 2014 killing of Florida State law professor Dan Markel, was convicted Monday on all counts in his murder.
The 12-person jury deliberated only about three hours before announcing it had reached a unanimous decision. The quick verdict was a bad sign for the defense, which was hoping to walk away with a mistrial at least.
Adelson, 47, mouthed the word "no" and slowly put his head down on the defense table after the first verdict was read: guilty on first-degree murder. He stared ahead and showed little reaction as guilty verdicts were read on the remaining counts, conspiracy and solicitation to commit murder.
What involvement would you have with an insignificant state court case?
ReplyDeleteThe Dan Rashbaum that does white collar and tax defense? Defending a state murder charge... smh... jury is back with conviction in 3 hours...
ReplyDeleteMight be a good time to remind us all that our sill sets are not limitless... In my experience the best white collar defense attorneys and best homicide defense attorneys are not the same people...
I hope Markle's family feels some type of justice was finally achieved.
Or maybe, just maybe, the evidence of Charlie's guilt was overwhelming and no lawyer could do better.
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