paul callan and mel robbins. paul, i begin with you.n we first went into this case, i looked at it and i thought, no dna, no rape kit, no physical evidence, but video and photographs, more than 30 photographs that showed in graphic depiction what happened to this unconscious woman. but still people didn't think it would be open and shut. >> no, they didn't. and i think in fairness, the jury has rendered a verdict. and they found it was not only shocking but that criminality had been proven. this is such a shocking case. vanderbilt is considered the harvard of the south. and for these young men who have engaged in conduct of this brutality is just absolutely astounding. >> did i mention that vandenburg is the boyfriend of the victim? the one who was convicted yesterday, this was his girlfriend. it is so astounding to hear of the details in this case. mel, what's interesting and we're showing him opt monitor right now. what's interesting is that he's not even alleged to have taken part in some of the brutal acts. most of those are reserve

legal analyst paul callan is outfront.e celebrity, targeted he didn't have a chance. that's their side. the other side four guys drive into the woods, three guys come out in the middle of the night at 3:30 in the morning and on surveillance camera you have this new england patriot pulling what appears to be a gun out of his hip. >> the big beef about this case is based on quote, circumstantial evidence but people say it's weak case because it's circumstantial evidence but circumstantial evidence can be very very strong. an example, you come home to your house, there's a glass next to your door and rock next to your window. that's strong evidence that someone threw a rock through the window. if you see footprints in fresh snow that's evidence that someone walked through the snow. it can be very strong and here as you just indicated, this guy gets into a nissan altima with hernandez and his two friends. they have witnesses that they drive to an industrial park and three minutes later, when the car pulls in to hernandez's hou

i'll ask my lawyer on that one, cnn legal analyst paul callan.igh-profile trial and a movie, is that an injustice for this guy? >> this is sort of the perfect storm for trial publicity or pretrial publicity with the academy award nominations and the popularity of this film. i think most judges will look at this carefully and as the trial date gets closer and closer, there's a possibility it could get pushed over to a later date when it subsides. >> does that matter? do we really forget about these things or is a change of venue d it's rsh part of a two-part question. it's going to take you to somewhere else in texas. it's not going to take you to poland. do you think change of venue will make a difference? >> no, i don't think it will make a difference. i do think taking it away from the hype of the movie might help a little bit but everybody in texas is going to know who "american sniper" was about, that it's about kyle. frankly i'm not so sure that the publicity hurts the ralph defense. remember, this is not a defense of i didn't do it. the def

mel robbins and paul callan., first to you, you never, ever have a juror voir dire without having a question asked, have you ever been the victim of a crime. i have never heard of it. perhaps i'm mistaken. but i think i'm on the money with this one. >> yeah. i'd be shocked if she wasn't asked it. but, again, you said that in the opening of this segment. we're not sure if he or she was asked directly and lied or whether there was an omission. and if you notice, one of the defendant's attorneys said it would have been helpful, it would have been interesting information. he didn't say that it would have been critical information that would have changed the outcome and when a court looks at this on appeal, they weigh the interest of justice and frankly when you have a case with such damning evidence and you've got jurors that are already out now talking in the media about how they were all convinced and the video sealed the deal, then i don't think in the interest of justice one juror that had something happen two de

we also have brian stelter with us and we have cnn legal analyst paul callan. christiane this was a fascinating interview. what did the mayor tell you? >> well we had the interview in the context of the arrests and what needs to be done and all sorts of comments from the prime minister about the deep divisions in society and also in the context of them being very worried about not just anti-semitism that we saw in the market and also rising backlash against islam. so all of this and then reacting to these comments by fox news and its experts which basically targeted and accused france of having no-go zones, islamic sharia law -- right after -- about the same time as they'd done the same thing about birmingham in england. so the mayor said paris had been particularly damaged and she called prejudiced about it and she was going to take legal action. listen to what she told me. >> translator: i'm insulted. and when we've had an image, then i think we'll have to sue. i think we'll have to go to court in order to have these words removed. the image of paris has been

. >> cnn legal analyst paul callan is out front. he told him seven times. out of car and his hands are up in the air. when you look at this was it justified in. >> i think when prosecutors put this kats case together, we should know this lesson from the michael brown shooting. we're seeing this from one angle. that's the angle you see him with his hands up. we're not seeing what the officer saw as he was looking into the car. we know the officer pulled a gun out, presumely of the glove compartment. we know that the suspect, reed had served 13 years for attempted murder of a police officer by firing a weapon and we know that the officer had arrested him so would have known of his history of prior violence against police officers. he tells him seven times don't get out of the car. the most important thing is the cop is holding the door closed and the suspect pushes the door open and comes out. i think most people will say the officer was justified. >> you're saying there's no case. what you're assumption this wouldn't go to a grand jury. that's the investigat

we want to discuss this with cnn commentator and legal analyst mel robbins and legal analyst paul callanike this before someone on a grand jury suing to go public with what went on inside. is there a chance that he or she could win this suit? >> well, of course there's always a chance they could win and there have been similar cases but in situations where many years later somebody's writing a book about an old case and maybe it was on a grand jury that sorts of things maybe you could make an argument that the secrecy rule has no application. but in a case like this, in a fresh case where a grand juror wants to talk about what went on. we've always had this concept of grand jury secrecy in the united states. to ensure grand jurors can testify in a -- hear testimony, that their testimony will be preserve skbld well, the testimony isn't secret phenomenon. the testimony of the transcripts were released. >> but there's a law in missouri that says if you err a grand juror and you talk about evidence that you've heard and the vote of the grand jury it's a crime. so what do we do? put the law i

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brian stelter is here with me, as well as cnn's legal analysts, paul callan and danny cevallos.irst to you, brian, the apologies that came from fox news channel was not just one, it was not just two. there were many. >> that's right. there were four of them on saturday for various comments that were said on air that can't be backed up by facts. in one particular segment on a morning show, there was a map of paris with these supposed no-go zones highlighted. seems like, that's from 1996. it's a map of sensitive urban areas that need more support from the government -- >> but were they poor areas -- as i understood it, this was a map brought to light and used on television in 1996 to show -- or 2006 -- >> 1996. >> to show poor areas, not religious areas. >> it was about crime and poverty, not object muslims or areas where police are afraid to travel. here's a mash-up of all the apologies on saturday. >> we apologize for the error. >> we apologize for that error. >> we deeply regret the errors and apologize to any and all who may have taken offense, including the people of france a

i want to bring in joey jackson and paul callan and jeffrey cuban.ter turnout is at historic lows. midterm elections the s traditi low, but last november's was one of the lowest since world war ii. only 36.4% of all eligible voters, only one in three made to the polls. among young under 30, only 13%. a little difficult to equate exactly why, but there have been pretty momentous shifts. jeffrey, i'll start with you. supreme court effectively cut the oversight of a number of southern states and any weren't allowed to make changes with their votes laws unless they checked in with the feds. they don't have to anymore, but has something happened? >> a lot has happened. many of the states who were freed from oversight, most notably texas and north carolina, took advantage of the absence of oversight to limit voting. to limit early voting, to impose voter i.d. requirements. and the obama justice department has sueded those two states to sigh this is a xp example of whe need the votes rights act pmt but those cases are before the courts and they illustrate t

. >> antonio french, paul callan thanks to you both. i appreciate it. >>> checking some other top stories at 20 minutes past the hour. city council members voting to tear down the connecticut home where adam lanza once lived. he shot and killed his mother inside this house before storming sandy hook elementary school back in 2012. that's where he massacred more than two dozen people including 20 children. the city has not set a date for the demolition. >>> officials are trying to figure out what sparked a massive fire at a new jersey apartment complex. the blaze broke out yesterday afternoon and displaced hundreds of residents. authorities say because of the time of day the majority of residents were not home. so far there have been no reports of injuries. >>> the navy firing of the commanding officer at guantanamo bay amid allegations of an extra marital affair. they said he was relieved of his duties because of a loss of confidence. according to the associated press they became aware of the alleged affair after the woman's husband was

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