vinoo varghese is a wall street criminal defence attorney, former prosecutor and visiting faculty at d law school. he's in new york. vinoo, thank you forjoining us. this is a huge story, of course in america but around the world as well. how rare is this for parents to be charged with such a crime? we this for parents to be charged with such a crime?— with such a crime? i've been practising — with such a crime? i've been practising for _ with such a crime? i've been practising for 22 _ with such a crime? i've been practising for 22 years, - with such a crime? i've been practising for 22 years, a - practising for 22 years, a prosecutor for six years and from a prosecutor for the last 16 and i have not seen a case i6 and i have not seen a case like this are prosecutors have charged parents for the actions of their children. as you know from that side of the pond, there are school shootings here, they have become commonplace, it seems, to us. but you haven't seen any parents charged. so what this is, though, for the prosecutors, is a perfect set of facts. you have the kid trying to buy a

earlier, i spoke to vinoo varghese. wall street criminal defence attorney and former prosecutor. i asked him how unusual these kind of charges against the parents are. well, i've been practising for 22 years, i was a prosecutor for six years, a criminal defence attorney for the last 16. i have not seen a case like this where prosecutors have charged parents for the actions of their children. as you know from that side of the pond, there are school shootings here, they've become commonplace, it seems, to us, but you haven't seen any parents charged. so what this is, though, for the prosecutors is a perfect set of facts. you have the kid trying to buy ammunition, getting caught, the mother telling him not to get caught. you have the situation where they see the drawing the day of — hours — just hours before he shoots, him not being taken out of school. and earlier in the week, the parents bragging about buying this gun for this minor, so you have a lot of facts here for the prosecutor to work with, and i'm actually impres

vinoo varghese is a wall street criminal defence attorney, former prosecutor and visiting faculty ate's usually based in new york, but is currently in miami. thank you forjoining us. what is your reaction to the verdict? is is your reaction to the verdict?— is your reaction to the verdict? , . , verdict? is an interesting case. verdict? is an interesting case- it _ verdict? is an interesting case. it will— verdict? is an interesting case. it will have - verdict? is an interesting case. it will have a - verdict? is an interesting case. it will have a long i verdict? is an interesting i case. it will have a long life on appeal. thejudge in case. it will have a long life on appeal. the judge in this case took some steps which i find questionable. she made a push for thejurors to find questionable. she made a push for the jurors to reach a verdict. she pointed under the guise of being worried about the spike in coronavirus cases in new york and told them that they would have to work on thursday and friday, what she originally told them that they were going to be off those days, which pre