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The Case of Dieter Tejada
📻 Episode #255
🎙️ Hosted by Jason Flom
📅 Apr 27, 2022
About This Episode
On March 8th, 2008, the leader of a bat wielding group of high schoolers from a wealthy Connecticut town instigated a fight with Dieter Tejada. After Dieter wrestled the bat away, defended himself with it, and fled, the aggressor continued to instigate violence with some of Dieter’s friends. The following day, allegations of serious injuries…
The Case
On March 8th, 2008, the leader of a bat wielding group of high schoolers from a wealthy Connecticut town instigated a fight with Dieter Tejada. After Dieter wrestled the bat away, defended himself with it, and fled, the aggressor continued to instigate violence with some of Dieter’s friends. The following day, allegations of serious injuries led to assault charges. Despite acting in self defense, Dieter and the others avoided lengthy sentences by pleading guilty. In the United States, 95% of felony charges are resolved by plea bargain. This is one of those stories.
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In Their Own Words — transcript excerpts
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00:05:35“Speaker 2: judged a book by the cover, or I didn't even Speaker 2: know him. Also, for the kids out there, don't be stupid. Speaker 2: If you do something stupid, things can spiral very quickly Speaker 2: and you could end up going to prison. It's not fun.”
00:21:22“Speaker 2: upset and they wanted him out, so he actually resigned Speaker 2: in disgrace. He had made it all the way up Speaker 2: to the Chief State's Attorney's office, along the backs of Speaker 2: who knows how many other people. He did this too. Speaker 2: But I'll just tell you this that we were on”
00:37:40“Speaker 2: and fitness process for licensing. That barrier is inspired initially Speaker 2: for me to set up this bar association because I've Speaker 2: talked to other people Marty Tancliffe, Tara Simmons, Sean Hopwood, Speaker 2: Dwayne Betts, all these lawyers. When I was going to Speaker 2: law school, I didn't know that it was possible. I”
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