Why Jonathan Majors Lost - NY v. Jonathan Majors | Days 8, 9, & Verdict Recap
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- On December 4, 2023, NY v. Jonathan Majors kicked off with opening statements and its first witness testimony. This is the recap of Days 8, 9 and the verdict of this trial, which includes the defense's entire case-in-chief and the closing arguments.
FOR CONTEXT:
New York prosecutors allege that on March 24, 2023, actor Jonathan Majors physically assaulted his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari in the back seat of a hired driver's car before throwing her back into the car after she tried to get out. Jabbari says that as a result of this altercation, she suffered a fractured right middle finger, a cut to her right ear, and bruising to her head. Majors, on the other hand, disputes the characterization of the altercation: he says she attacked him, and that he suffered scratches on his face and body as a result, and that he threw her into the car so he could get away from her before she tried chasing him down on the streets of New York.
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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
1:05 Day 8
1:20 Jonathan Majors Did Not Testify
6:23 Det. Ronnie Mejia
7:27 Dr. Tammy Weiner (Medical Expert for Defense)
11:11 Elan Ruspoli (Majors' Talent Agent)
12:30 Other Possible Defense Witnesses
14:12 Closing Arguments
15:52 Majors' Four Charges
17:33 Closing Arguments in This Case
18:11 Defense's Closing Arguments
25:43 The State's Closing Arguments
27:58 The Verdict
30:42 What Do YOU Think?
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I think the one common theme here is that no matter what side you fall on in this case... I think most of us agree that his lawyer was not up to task on this case.
No lawyer could have won this case in NY
@@claytonjones9853 you are right, but his lawyer dropped the ball on several occasions.
He didn't have the best defence ngl
I totally agree I don't think his lawyers will up to par for this case
@@claytonjones9853 oh yes they could've, the right argument wasn't made.
This was clearly a "we gotta get him on something" verdict
..|| facts!!! in fact, if the LAW was really the LAW, the case should not have even made it to court …..
The cops found Grace unconscious. Nuff said.
@@KayDejaVu nothing said ….
Exactly...they didn't like seeing her look like a fool chasing him.
@@KayDejaVuShe was awake and texting 13 minutes before the cops “woke” her up.
Jury tampering? I just don't get how they would come up with such an asinine verdict. They've put a guilty verdict on this man's name and derailed his career because basically, he grab his phone. Let that sink in.
Something is just not right here.🧐
You and me Both... (but we really know how)
And he didn't even get it back that's larceny
Complexion 4 the protection
If these roles were reversed. If Jabbari had her phone snatched, pushed Majors into the car and then was chased by Majors for 5 blocks would ANYONE be saying this isn’t a ‘clear case’? This is so obviously biased it’s unfathomable. Racial bias is so clear
..|| it’s an insult to our intelligence to say the case is ‘grey’ ….. using legal three card monte to justify a lynching …..
Totally agree... aside from your last sentence. Seems to me that it's misandry, rather than racial bias.
@@JevonMusicGroup he was screwed as soon as he was accused
Ya know I never thought about that. Would be really interested in the verdict had the roles were switched.
@@jcaashby3 Actually, it happened already. Majors pressed charges on her and the DA refused to prosecute her. So there’s your answer in what would happen if the roles were reversed.
I’m from NY. My older brother who lives in Albany went through a very similar trial with his ex, it was confirmed her story changed on multiple occasions and she still won. If you’re a man that lives in NYS and you get into any domestic dispute with your female partner, know that the law is on her side 100% even if you have proof and evidence.
I’m sorry to hear that *hugs*
He is black man I new they were going say was guilty because she was white my opinion
It's not a just a New York problem it's a United States problem it got even worse for men when The Me Too Movement started
@@PHILLIPS8822 because the justice system is just crooked as the people on the street if are Rich you by your way out things if are poor you go to jail my opinion
@@user-vj9kp8sn4y so why was the white woman that followed the black man and killed him get found guilty on all 8 counts and got life? Why was Amber Gyger found guilty for killing a black man in his apartment? Why was Kim Potter found guilty of shooting and killing a black man? Why was OJ not found guilty? why was Kobe(RIP) not found guilty? We got to stop saying everything is race! It harms the black community more than helps. It's turning into a boogey man for many law makers/politicians. There are many black men/white men abusing and walking free and many white men/black me in jail for abuse. Abuse cases are happening all day long, this rich celebrity got a slap on the wrist, he will be ok. It seems like it's race when the verdict doesn't match feelings. Was the system racist when Derek Chauvin was found guilty and sentenced?
Logic: a bash on the head isn’t going to cause a deep cut behind the ear; a person having excruciating pain in their finger isn’t going to go out drinking and dancing all night and use their hand like nothing is wrong.
Jabbari is on social media hyping herself as a DV survivor despite Majors not being convicted of DV. MSM also needs to get this point straight.
The defense should have either put up NO CASE or an actual FULL CASE. Not the mediocre one they did. If he appeals, he should get a new lawyer.
I’m flabbergasted at this trial, verdict, and aftermath.
Keep in mind the prosecution/District Attorney threw out all the charges against Jabbari and offered her a sweetheart deal if Jabbari testified against Majors instead of keeping her out of the country _for her safety_ if she was actually a DV victim. The judge sustained so many objections from the prosecution's side during the detective's testimony that even when he was cleared to give info on Jabbari's "criminal mischief" he was effectively prevented from talking about her criminal mischief. PLUS the officer who admitted they added charges that were "not true", that they filled out part of her victim statement and she filled the back half like some class project, and the bodycam footage being muted but depicting the officer making "strangulation" motions at Jabbari that none of that side actually explained the point of and tried to dodge. There's a lot of shit behind the scenes, and the prosecution has forged similar charges and the exact same excuses on behalf of other non-victims (strangulation and multiple blows to the head, etc), even charging a man with domestic violence over a congenital defect the woman had that she already disclosed was a congenital defect.
@@ultimamage3 yes, ty. I know all of this and there’s so much more. This case is a complete farce.
@@ultimamage3 Hey you! I think we had a brief chat about this case and I'm sure I recall you saying he should appeal this case (well, I think it was you on dr heinz or chillmonger's site!) and I said he shouldn't, but to just get on with is life. I've changed my mind, after a couple of days, as it stills annoys me. I hope he goes after her with a better legal team behind him.
@@ultimamage3they definitely had it in for him
Reality: I’ve known people who literally broke their foot didn’t seek treatment for weeks because they had a Taekwondo tournament they refused to miss; so either you’re completely full of shit or you’ve been so fucking coddled your entire life you don’t know a thing about injuries.
But don’t let that stop you from being a victim blaming piece of shit desperate to justify domestic violence.
It's interesting that from every news outlet I've seen, it is reported that JM is Guilty despite the 50/50 split and as you said the 2 minor of the charges being the guilty verdict whilst the 2 major charges being acquitted. It certainly painted JM is a terrible light that we now associate him with a completely 100% guilty verdict
That's been my concern all along. It's really annoying that they make him out to be some hardened criminal when one of the convictions is equivalent to a non moving violation.
@@Destyn2b yeah ,one guilty charge isnt even a crime( harassment) and the other guilty charge is for recklessness.
He's still been found guilty of stuff. That's the point...
@Heyu7her3 totally understand this is why and not to make light of the crimes he had committed it'd be like someone being acquitted for murder, but guilty for littering and then being framed as guilty in the media
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My big takeaway in this case is that you need a good lawyer who cares about your case. Regardless if you think the evidence is stacked in your favor. Otherwise, everything will fall flat on its face.
That's a horrible closing statement from the defense attorney.
Yeah JM should have looked a little harder for a better lawyer.
We all saw the evidence. If he was abusive, then she had multiple opportunities to quit the relationship. Yet she chose not to. The jury wanted to punish that big black brute for upsetting Becky. Plain and simple.
@@Joel_Aleman she won a case vs the Manhattan DA in a similar case (Adam Foss). while i do think his defense dropped the ball a couple times, the Manhattan DA (Alvin Bragg) is just a corrupt piece of shit playing politics with innocent men's lives to win re-election.
Could it be that they didn't go for reasonable doubt coz they really wanted to make it seem like "Majors didn't do it", as opposed to "we don't know for sure whether he did it". He's a Marvel actor with a lot on the line. Maybe reasonable doubt wasn't good enough for his image.
@@maxcarter50Clearly woulda have been considering everyone's dropped him now
This was disappointing. I didn't think he could be found guilty. There was way too much reasonable doubt. Ah well onto the civil lawsuit and the cash grab. He should have hired Ms Vasquez 👍🏾
How did u know😂 She suing him
I think people are being too harsh on the defence team. How do you not believe Jabbari, which clearly they didn't, but still find him guilty of these other weak charges? Doesn't the jury bear some of the blame?
The prosecution needs to be handled with more skepticism too. Stacking charges should be forbidden. If they think he hurt her by accident then they should only charge for that. If they think he intentionally abused her and there was a verifiable pattern then they should have only charged for intent. They literally threw shit at the wall to see what stuck, and took him to court over effectively a misdemeanor/ticket offense.
Yes the jury is part of the problem. The problem in this country Americans are beginning to lose their common sense. Any charge that sounds stupid can't be a charge at all. I harassed her on accident. That can't exist.
@@ultimamage3 Exactly, it makes no sense. It's like charging someone of murder and involuntarily manslaughter.
@@ultimamage3 I think the Judge added the 2 lesser charges, not the prosecution. And the judge also omitted the “following” addendum to the unintentional harassment charge. So it was just left as “annoying” someone instead of “following for a distance and annoying” someone
This is a good first thought. I wouldn't extend too much blame ot the jury because juries really aren't supposed to use their opinion to find a party guilty or not in terms of what they thingk is wrong or right in a broad sense. They are supposed to look at the definition of the charges, in the legal language, and if that is what the evidence and experts "prove" has happened, they should find guilty, even if they don't think there was a moral problem with it. This is why I was very worried when the jury asked questions about the charges when deliberating. When juries are doing that, it's clear they are not trying to let their own judgement on a crime take hold, and letting "the system" define what happened for them. That doesn't work in favor of Jonathan Majors because the video alone shows him shoving Grace Jabarri; even though in context most of us would say "that's not really criminal," because of the weakness of the assault in the 3rd degree charge he should be found guilty. Essentially it's "reckless non-intentional harm done" and I've found words like that have a wide range of meaning. There's reckless meaning "you're almost certain to harm someone doing what you were doing" and reckless as in "your first priority wasn't safety, but you were generally aware of, and not trying to harm someone" -- I'm sure the law allows for both to be considered reckless, but most people would only consider the first one as criminally liability -- at least if the harm done only amounts to minor cuts and scratches or less. Essentially, if I open my car door without checking, hit someone and they got a cut or contusion, that's assault in the 3rd degree. I was reckless, unintentional, and I caused harm to someone. Does anyone think that should catch a charge? No. Why does it exist as a law? To give prosecutors power to charge or bargain with to plea; I don't think it's really meant to go to trial with as the main sticking point on a defendant but here they did it against Majors and that I think is racism.
The harassment charge is even more clear and absurdly like that too. No one is supposed to go to trial from a major prosecution office on some small shit like that. That was New York, they have bigger cases to try and more important safety matters, so someone was getting political points for this. It doesn't change the general understanding most black men should have about white women -- don't care how pretty she is, if she's not mentally stable and wants to fight you all the time, you're the one at risk of getting in trouble for it, not her.
I fractured my baby toe hitting it on my table leg and the pain had me in tears and I couldn’t even put shoes on to go to the doctor. I could not even bear weight on that foot for weeks resulting in a limp. A broken bone or fractured produces inflammatory pain that greatly alters use of that area until healing.
Great synopsis! Seems you should've been his lawyer.
Facts
@@_CPerk WHAT FACTS , PPL, GROW UP - THE LAW IS THE LAW - BUT WHEN IT COME'S TO BLACK PPL, THE RULES GO OUT THE WINDOW ....PLEASE STOP
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For a synopsis?
The court of public opinion is what mattered most in this trial, and keeping the trial “private” was a nail in the coffin against him for all time. Just look at the headlines, all they care about is a single count of guilty to label him guilty of everything.
Yep, after seeing Depp v Heard and all the bullshit the news put out and how far off it was from what was actually happening in the courtroom that I personally saw myself I will never trust the media to honestly report anything about a case like this again.
I agree. He also should have testified to explain the voice-mails. I don't think public opinion about him will ever recover with those out there without context.
Agreed I believe that worked in Johnny Depp’s favor.
Its obvious to me it's a societal issue. I ask myself if JM saw that GJ had a text message from another man and JM tries to forcefully take her phone and hits her because he thought she was cheating and GJ gets out of the car and pushes JM to keep him in to get away and then GJ runs away and is chased by JM would GJ be the one prosecuted and ultimately convicted...we all know the answer.
I think JM would be the one prosecuted no matter which part he played in the situation. I think that was your point though.
switch the roles, they still go after him!
@@theoverunderthinker He's a Black man plain n simple.....
Essentially the roles were reversed. Jonathan Majors tried to press charges but the DA refused to prosecute her.
That vertic was wrong. The recording of him saying he was a "great man" and telling her not to go to the hospital hurt him most. He sounded like a narcissist, but who isn't in Hollyweird? But that does not make him an abuser. I feel her minor injuries were in line with a tussle of two people fighting over a phone. He was trying to get his phone back and was not intentionally harming her. He also had scratches. It was a lover's spat. The man tried to place her in a cab to go home and he ran away. He ran away for blocks and she chased him! Then she goes to a club partying all night, gets boozed up , comes home and passes out drunk and half naked in his closet. Ridiculous. This was truly a waste of tax dollars and should have never gone to court.
I was once arguing with my girlfriend after she cheated on me. She hid behind a blanket and I was so tired of her acting like a child. I pulled the blanket off and her finger got caught in it and got a little twisted. I felt really bad, but it wasn't intentional. With this jury she could have sent me to prison.
I agree with the hospital part but I don't know the context part. Were they into rough sex and she was injured and he was afraid of how it would look with him being a big black man and her being a white woman? The great man part in my eyes was him being aware of his image and were he felt he was going with his career. Neither had anything to do with what happened that night. I honestly don't believe they proved how grace received the injures but the jury believed he was responsible but it wasn't intentional. This shouldn't have even gone to trial.
He sounded like Kang, but that’s not a crime
we dont know what that was abou. Since Jabarri lady said in court that he never hit her before the cab thing. So how did he hit her during that text message? think about it.... It was something else that they didnt want to come to the public....
He got screwed. Just goes to show there isn’t much a man can do in these situations. A woman can physically attack a man and he can’t do anything to protect himself.
He could have done many things, but she was unintentionally harmed, the jury saw pictures of her bruises, text messages, etc. He's clearly mentally disturbed. they dropped the more severe charges. She wasn't the one that pressed charges, she was only a witness brought in to testify. She was willing to cover for him, typical victim behavior. The jury had no choice, those text sank him. Many got to stop trying to make it seem like he was some victim. This is Ludacris. He called himself a monster and threatened to un alive himself, trying to manipulate her. This happens a lot in abuse cases.
@@kicknowledgesmith8608 The text messages were from a year prior and heavily redacted though. She said on stand he’d never hit her before, she ALSO threatened suicide (something you all seem to miss), staged the penthouse with sentimental items, and faked being unconscious which is why the police was called in the first place. She admits to hitting him first and the driver confirms it. Despite this, you probably don’t see Jonathan as a victim of abuse. Just adding context to your dribble for the next person who reads the comment thread, I know you’re a lost cause.
@@kicknowledgesmith8608he’s not mentally disturbed, just over sensitive, a sucker for yt women and chose the wrong one. Grace set him up months in advance. He also only pushed her into the taxi. She’s a drunk. She walked into a wall and most likely hurt the finger herself by accident.
@@kicknowledgesmith8608 The woman ran into a wall. There is no accountability on her end whatsoever. Alec Baldwin KILLED someone on set by accident and he didn’t get dropped from the film he was working on. By when Johnathan LEGALLY tries to retrieve his property he gets charged with accidental assault? If someone takes your phone, you have every right to try and get it back. Even in the state of New York. And it was Johnathan’s attorney’s fault for not stressing that to the jury. They underestimated people’s prejudice and bias and thought it would be open and shut based off the facts. That was the defenses biggest mistake. Still, there was too much reasonable doubt.
@@dailyinspiration5540 Exactly. It’s insane they frame him as an abuser but with all of the stuff she did they just look past it. It’s like only a man can be guilty of emotional, physical and mental abuse. It’s like that label is specifically reserved for me. She found a text in his phone that she didn’t like. She was drunk. And she started attacking him. Chasing him. Staged as scene at the apartment after he sent her a break up text. That makes far more sense than the other argument. Being she finds the text, she’s drunk and then he just started abusing her. That makes no sense at all. In that situation he would be on the defensive. And she would be on the offensive just like the driver said.
What a doozy of a trial. The lack of public coverage as well leaves a lot to be desired and still a lot of questions to be answered and even asked. Very interested to see if this plays out further in any way, but thanks again Alyte!
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I'm the public, and idk, he should have learned from history.
He should have hired you seems like his legal team did a pretty bad job.
In my opinion the jurors overstretched to get to those two guilty verdicts. They're not dumb children. They essentially found him guilty for shrugging off her incessant advance and aggression in a bid to escape
Exactly. It's like they wanted to get him on something, anything.
“They had to give him something”
This trial has been handled awfully from start to finish.
21:00 lol. “Try to prevent variant timelines…” That line made me smile.
I think this is another example of how minority men are treated in the USA if it would’ve been Taylor Swift talking about what she expects from a partner and saying that she is great woman who needs a great man no one would bat an eye and if the roles were reversed and majors saw a text on Graces phone and hit him he’d be under the jail.
You missed the worst part, imagine a man chasing down his partner in the middle of New York in the dead of night?
@@alexpearce4040 exactly it’s ridiculous
stop the race talk. There are many white males in prison for DV. There are white women and minority women that get slammed all day online for their opinions, politics, relationship choices, behavior, etc. There's a passport bros/red pill movement online criticizing women all day long. and there are black men like Russell Simmons, Puffy and Chris Brown still working, making music, living their best lives. If he had fears about law enforcement, and being black in America, why chose a white woman that likes to party and get drunk? Instead of giving that speech about being a great man, he could have just left her right then and there. Seems to me he saw her as easy prey. She was clearly emotionally broken. I'm not saying race isn't an issue in this country, but you can't use this every time a black man is held accountable. There are people out there really experiencing this and calling everything racism hurts the real victims. This is why many see racism as a boogey man in 2023 He's clearly toxic and manipulative based on those text. This isn't a case of racism. He got misdemeanors. 2 of the bigger charges were dropped.
This is why he was running from her. He KNEW that he had to get away from her because the odds are far in her favor.
@@Tizjiz He should have just got out and ran without touching her. No need to try to put her back in the car. That's what was caught on camera. He should have left her after he gave her that speech saying he was a great man, as a matter of fact, he should have never got with her in the first place. He could have done many things better, but he didn't. If he was so fearful about being black in America being with a white woman, maybe he should have chosen a woman that looked and acts like Michelle Obama or a Corretta Scott King! Life isn't fair but he got a misdemeanor. Accountability.
I truly love your unbiased take on this trial. It hurts my heart that the jury and DA did him in like this.
Are you surprised - they're Racist! No one is allowed to upset Becky - you should know that 😃🤷🏿♂️
He should have accused her of theft and harrasment and claimed that he acted in self-defense
He did, but the prosecution threw out ALL the charges, they gave her a deal to come and testify in exchange for a visa, and the detective that was specifically at the trial to testify towards her "criminal mischief" was basically not allowed to testify when the prosecution objected and the judge sustained them.
She said: "Why does my ear hurt?" OMG, what an actress. Are we sure she wasn't actually working on Ant Man as an actress? An extra or something. Her timing was brilliant.
He needs someone that's not a sloppy drunk. He was actually trying to make her a better person
Completely agree. The fact that she went out drinking after ‘the altercation’ speaks to this. And she charged his credit card to pay for these drinks for strangers! If I was scared of my husband, I surely wouldn’t have done that! I have no doubt that she could have hurt finger falling down drunk on her way back to Majors’ apartment. She looked completely fine in the bar hopping footage at 2am. She was a sloppy drunk. He should have dropped her before this happened
@@merrytunes8697Even when they were going out to the BAM there's CCTV footage of them getting ready to leave, then her going back to the table they were seated at to sneak a drink she didn't finish earlier. She literally didn't want to let go of the alcohol and the recorded conversation was specifically about her bringing home strangers while drunk into the shared home. Imagine if she brought someone with ill intentions? One or both of them (her and/or Majors) could be dead.
@@merrytunes8697but it was proven she hurt her finger BEFORE the nightclub. Did you even watch the video
Thank you for covering this, i appreciate your videos 💐
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Damn. I feel bad for Majors. To me, the case was pretty clear and idk how the defense fumbled so badly.
You should have been his lawyer. Jonathan should get a refund for his lawyer's poor performance.
This is the best recap I've seen so far. Thanks so much for doing this.
Great breakdown and explanation. Subscribed.
Thanks for the professional perspective
No problem, thanks for watching!
This was an awesome breakdown. Question: Doesn't the prosecution have to prove that the injuries she sustained were committed by Majors? I didn't see that proof. All evidence pointed to her not being injured after leaving him. I agree that the lawyers dropped the ball. I would have taken every charge and produced reasonable doubt for each one. I learned a lot from this breakdown. Thank you
Thank you for all the work you put into these videos. You did an amazing job giving the facts of the case.
Thank you for the kind words! And, it was my pleasure. I love this work, and I'm grateful I get to do this. 🙂
Great summary, I appreciate your informed view on this case. You are about the 10th legal expert that has criticized the defense’s strategy. It seems like The defense team went after Jabbari and wanted to paint her as a liar instead of going after the prosecution’s lack of evidence or their actions taking this case to trial.
Really appreciate the breakdowns.
Thanks for covering this case. Great insight.
This was extremely insightful and eased much of my curiosity/concerns. Thank you & well done 👍🏼
Thank you so much for this content
As I see it, he couldn't have argued about him trying to get his phone by using reasonable force without it appearaning as he caused the injuries in the car, its almost admitting to it.
The lawyers should have read the charges carefully and argued their closing around the charges and potential jury instructions thereby preemptively controlling their thought process.
But if he's arguing that and they believe it that justifies the use of force.
@@faustochavez4193 they would've associated her injuries to him And think it may have been excessive use of force especially when you consider his size compared to her
@@alexpearce4040 that's not correct since you are authorized to you the necessary force to retrieve your property. Once retrieve he retreated. Whole different ball game if he was beating on her after recovering the phone.
The lawyer needed not to.prove that he was innocent but that there was doubt at every turn.
Thank you for the coverage on this trial because most people have ignored it. Honestly, I would have caused a mistrial because I don't feel like the state proved their case beyond a reasonable doubt. I don't think he's an angel and they were in a very toxic relationship that should've ended long ago. However, there are too many variables on how/when she sustained those injuries to say that he did it in the car. She could have broken her finger while hitting him. I feel like his attorney was too close to the case and only argued that "he didn't do it" instead of, like you said, brought up the self defense law and clearly explained each count and why he could not be found guilty. I'm not an attorney, but as a common juror, I'd still have questions.
They argued he didn't do it because _he didn't do it._ arguing self-defense inherently agrees with the position that he hurt her BUT it was justified, when it's well established by her own friends that she was drunk enough to walk into walls and hit her head on the DJ booth and they still didn't take her to the hospital and instead let her go home alone by herself.
Did you really say "he's no angel"? LOL wow
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Thank you for the recap! I am much more informed.
Thank you for this video! If its okay when i stream to use it to explain the case? Thanks again for this fleshed out explanation 💓! Im tuned in and subscribed!
Great commentary on this situation.
Best analysis I've seen yet
Best commentary on the subject that ive heard so far
One of the best summaries I’ve seen on this case.
great coverage
Hi alyte really enjoyed the video.
Did you mean to make it members only
Great job!
My opinion is that in a post me too world he wasn't just fighting to not be convicted, he was fighting to save his career in Hollywood. It wasn't enough to have a muddy middle victory, he needed the public reception to be that he's a good guy, that he didn't do anything wrong, for sure.
I think if they won by arguing that no one really knows what happened and that reasonable doubt is what you have to believe in he still gets fired from marvel, and it's just as damaging to his career as a guilty verdict.
Agreed. I think even if he was found not guilty on all counts Marvel would have cut ties and he would have had a “dark period” of no work for some time.
@@_CPerki don't think so cause they wouldn't have had a real reason to fire him and it would have looked bad for them to fire a man who was legally innocent
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I thought from the beginning that his defense lawyer was too worry about the PR and public opinion for Majors than defending him against the charges from an overly aggressive DA office in front of the jury. I later found out that Priya Chaudhry is an excellent defense lawyer for these type of cases but for some reason sI think he allowed the problem of Hollywood folks bailing on Majors to get in the way of her building an appropriate defense Majors in a NYC Manhattan court room.
Following the verdict, Majors’ lawyer Priya Chaudhry told Page Six, “It is clear that the jury did not believe Grace Jabbari’s story of what happened in the SUV because they found that Mr. Majors did not intentionally cause any injuries to her. We are grateful for that.”
“We are disappointed, however, that despite not believing Ms. Jabbari, the jury nevertheless found that Mr. Majors was somehow reckless while she was attacking him.”
“Mr. Majors is grateful to God, his family, his friends, and his fans for their love and support during these harrowing eight months.”
Simple he lost because the Jury wasn't a jury of his peers and had already made up in their minds we got to make him guilty of something even though the evidence was overwhelmingly not guilty.
When the jurors asked to have the charges clarified, it appears they already decided NG on charge #1 but were arguing on #2. If the prosecution had included a negligence charge, based on what was presented in total, the jury would likely have decided G with negligence and NG on recklessness. But as that was not an option, they felt the reckless charge was warranted, which then led to the G charge for #4, which you said was a misdemeanor. Much has been said about the junior abilities of the prosecution but the defense team fell decidedly short on strategy and execution. Majors being arrested/brought to trial was already a huge negative PR loss for him with only an acquittal on all charges to partially erase that. Jabbari needs more than this trial win to get her life back on track. Excellent recaps throughout, thanks!
Even though it was ruled that they could bring up the fact that she was arrested, basically every time they brought it up, it was objected to and sustained. That changes how you can approach talking about Grace and what she did.
Playing with people lives because you want to drink is crazy..
This was very informative. Being a former law student and deciding to not pursue a Legal career. I can concur that strategies are very important, however there's always somthing missed. I wasn't in the courtroom to be fair to the jury. It seems like "beyong a reasonable doubt was no emphasized. The only evidence that was conclusive in this case was majors ran from Jabari. Yes he did also pick her up and plase her in the car, however we cannot determine the why. His mindset, or whether she was attacking or grasping for him. The logical next step if somone is grabbing you to a place you don't want to be you move away. Which is what majors did. Everything else in the case is purely subjective. It was not proven "beyond a reasonable doubt l" that he harmed her in anyway. But once again I was not in the courtroom. I also wonder she was passed out on the floors hours after the incident, why ? The alleged sustained injuries don't equate to that.
She admitted that she took sleeping pills too.
I think that covering what court oberservers have said about the judge's objections and the way he ruled and gave jury instructions -- even down to forcing the driver to use an interpreter despite him speaking perfectly fluent English - are all important facets to this case that were taken out of the defense's hands. If the judge is leaning hard one way, it can influence the jury a lot. The judge leaving out important instruction on the elements of the crime when the jury asks for an explanation could also lead to different results -- and that's all really important as well. So is it an unforced error of the defense? Or is it a biased judge where no matter what the defense did, there was nothing they could do about it.
You nailed it. All the “split the baby” talk really discredits the jury, but their reasoning makes a certain sense if they weren’t well equipped.
Great coverage of the case. This case, in my opinion is a great example about being careful when choosing relationships.
It seems to me that the defense attorneys relied mainly on the videos of that night. The attorneys missed important key factors. Like you stated why wouldn't they use the law for his right to retrieve his phone by force. She was absolutely out of control, grabbing on him keeping him from leaving.
They're fired and he needs his money back!!!
Is there a possibility for Majors to appeal? I’ve heard it mentioned, but wasn’t sure if that’s possible in a case like this??
I have the same question?
SHE TOOK HIS PHONE!!! THATS OK? THE WHOLE CASE IS A JOKE!!! SO UNFAIR TO THIS YOUNG MAN!
How much control does a defendant have over their lawyers argument/approach? Noticed you mentioned a few times during that injuries could be argued as being from reasonable force in defending himself and trying to get his phone back but, given his fear of how he may appear and the police, could this be Majors decision to not want to bring any attention/admission of using force in return or the lawyers because he couldn't help but become defensive on cross examination because of this fear?
What I don't understand is where in this timeline are they accusing him of harassing her? All footage shows him de-escalating the situation. She was harassing him. She literally chased him and waited for him to return home outside his building. She harassed him to the point he decided to stay in a hotel.
He’s being held accountable for her behavior. I:e getting emotionally abused.
@@ardalgimel7498 I'm not sure what exactly you mean. Could you elaborate?
@@Dannosuke25 So everything that he’s be blamed for is what she is doing. The fact that he is being blamed for her action is abusive.
Got it. Yes, that's what I thought you were saying and I completely agree.@@ardalgimel7498
People saying he should have claimed self defense forget he would also have to admit he hit or her hurt with intent. Imo losing Disney allows him to full push back, I'm sure they woukdnt want him admitting to hitting her even if it helped him win. He needed to prove he did everything to deseclate (which he did) and she was the aggressor. He was able to semi prove atleast half that, even thought entertainment news is exaggerating to fit their bias reporting.
It is a tight rope but he legally has the right to snatch back his phone. I think there were a couple of jurors that had already made up their mind and they were hell bent on convicting him. I think the other jurors gave in with unintentional to get out of there and get home days before Christmas.
people just don't realize there was no way he walked away from this trial innocent. he's a BLACK MAN in a racist country that's warring between radical conservativism & radical liberalism. on one side he's black so he's guilty. on the other side he's a man so he's guilty. there was NO WINNING this. the charges he was found guilty on was sadly the best outcome since they aren't serious criminal offenses. he will likely get probation for a couple years and can likely redeem his career depending on how he moves forward.
She destroyed his career. He took his phone back and ran then she followed him and his the abuser. 😮
So what happens now? Is it possible for him to appeal?
So basically his defense lawyer was rubbish 😏
A defense attorney should always focus on the prosecutor not doing their job vs the defendant's innocence. If the defense had highlighted doubt, they would have won.
I suppose they didn't use all these defence argymenets (especially the onle about using force in order to get back your things) because not only did they need to come out as innocent, but also a ... 'fluffy teddy bear' of some sort? 100% harmless.
And she HAD to come out as a villian and a lier, nothing less.
Anything else apart from that would (and ended up) make him lose his career. So yes, PR managment was involved, it looks like.
It seems to be the most logical explanation.
This is why its so important for men to not invite chaos into their lives
That lawyer's line about "white lies" is such a wrong thing to say. No matter how accurate it could be to describe Jabari, the jury doesn't hear "This woman is a liar and she happens to be white", they'd hear "This woman is a liar because she is white". Doesn't help the racial animosity that was already present during the trial and comes off as aggressive and demeaning, when it should have remained focused on the confusion surrounding the events-
Very interesting and constructive review, I am currently studying for ba in political science with aim to go to law school, and this type videos are fascinating to me.
Thank you Alyte. I think the defence didn’t get their point across very well. I think Majors is paying a very high price for this incident.
I've been thinking that the law really needs to catch up on phone snatching in particular. When someone snatches a phone out of your hand, they have the intent of depriving you of information on the phone or accessing that information without your permission. I think it's important to realize that a phone provides access to not only contacts, but social media, banking information, investment portfolios and emails to name a few. One should be allowed to protect the information on these devices. It is wrong to simply view this as an assault by phone owner against phone snatcher. The threat of fraud and other criminal exposure is great.
There are laws in place that allow the owner of property to defend themselves from people trying to steal their property. This was just a very unique situation where malicious actors from accuser to police to prosecutor to press REALLY wanted to pin a charge on Jonathan Majors.
So much agreement here, particularly about the defense lawyers. They really dropped the ball.
It's bad when the best arguments came from the prosecution's witnesses.
That DA wanted Majors no matter what.
@@murr9704 straight clout-chasing. He's trying to take the Kamala Harris route to the White House...
Thank you i believe he should've testified to explain his side of the story and the context of all the evidence presented...
Clearly this case shouldn’t have been brought to trial.
thanks for this breakdown!
I agree so much with this. So much bias takes out there. Not saying he's totally innocent, but I had similar questions to you and wasn't confident in handing Majors that guilty sentence based just off of what we heard so far.
That recording was self explanatory.
I think he should’ve taken the stand and explain his POV from the video. They really made it sound like he was beating her up.
It would've opened him up to cross examination and people would still be skeptical on the grounds that "he's an actor, he's probably being manipulative".
It worked for Johnny Depp's case because it was a civil trial and not a DV one, and AH was too much of a narcissist to let him have the last word so she had to get up on the stand and fake-cry and shut off her emotion as soon as she heard "OBJECTION" and also smirk at the camera a bunch.
you did great with the breakdown, i think you would have been a better lawyer for major because his lawyer was horrible.
Justice is served, just because hes an actor ,doesn't mean he can avoid the law,he wont be sent to jail ,hes just been found guilty is this was a poor sucker ,he would wind up doing time...
Majors had to win two battles. The criminal, and pr battle(to keep his career).
He couldn't say he used force to defend himself, and to get his property back, even though he has a legal right to do so. The optics the media would have ran with, is that he's a man roughing up a woman, hurting her.
Anyone who has dealt with an emotionally charged drunk, knows it can get very physical. Thats the reality, and sensible people can understand this, but ideologues dont care about reality or reason.
The fact that she would've started it, assaulted him, and committed crimes against him wouldn't have mattered.
Just look at audio that went viral. It just boiled down to a man saying he needs his woman to act respectable, because he has a fragile career and reputation to uphold. But again the ideologues went crazy about it. Man are always wrong in any situation dealing with a woman to them.
Thats why he didn't testify. They would have made him say how he defended himself, talked about the audio, and similar issues to paint him and destroy his rep.
So he and he team leaned on protecting his rep more, and even with the evidence to back him, he got screwed. Ideologues dictate Hollywood. He was stuck between a rock and a hard place.
Is there a reason we haven't seen footage of the initial moment Majors first exited the vehicle? At least I haven't seen it. It seems that might be a significant part of the sequence of events.
Hi I appreciate your breakdown. I am from the UK and while following this case it has become apparent to me that the charges aren’t usually brought to trial. Going by your argument there’s enough doubt that a conviction shouldn’t have come to pass, I agree I am a supporter of JM and denounce all DV. My question here is at what point would you say JM recklessly assaulted her, going by the concrete evidence we have this conviction could only occur through the video evidence. Since the inside incident couldn’t be proved beyond reasonable doubt. If presented this case solely using the video of him putting her back in the car and being chased is that strong enough to convict on the 2 charges?
In all objectivity, The Prosecution arguments sounds like a bunch of reaches and projections. The NYPD and D.A. needed something to stick otherwise Majors would've sued The Police Department for money they didn't have.
Could they have had a “bench trial” in that state?
Thank you for covering this. Just based on your second-hand impressions, I do feel like the defense made some serious mistakes. However, I don’t have nearly enough information to cast aspersions on the jury. Jonathan Majors is guilty, and that’s either justified or it’s a damning example that Majors was right to fear the Justice system.
This video displays an exhaustive analysis of the Majors case but overlooks the crux. Majors was against all odds. The case was a means to an end; the end goal was to destroy Major's “character” and “image” permanently. This was never about "justice" (most charges were dropped), but rather a sinister plot (through poorly written articles, biased media, and CZcamsrs, etc.) to destroy Major's “character” and "image," which was accomplished months ago-the conviction of two implausible “misdemeanors” is icing on the cake. Mission Accomplished. Guilt and assault will always be attached to Major’s name, as this was the ultimate goal. Despite Majors being acquitted of the more serious charges and found guilty only of the lesser, media coverage predominantly highlights the guilty verdict without specifying the nature of the charges, hmm, I wonder why…
All of those things that the defence's medical expert was not allowed to testify on are things she should have been allowed to testify on. That and something from another public case are making me realise the legal system is simply not as objective as it needs to be. It simply doesn't follow logic, which is what it needs to do. In fact, logic is the *only* thing relevant to justice. Feelings, which sadly do come into it, should *never* be relevant when it comes to justice. Only logic. We need our emotions, but there are times when they should be put aside and justice is one of those times.
Harassment is also something that shouldn't be a legal matter.
Dear lord he needed a better defense team🤦♂️ he can appeal right? Cause he should and hire a better team next time, but I'm not sure even if he won he would get his career back. What a shame🤦♂️
You are so right… can he appeal based on incompetent attorney… his defense did a poor job… he needs Camille..
damn he really needs you as his lawyer you did raise some good points
Wait- Majors never got his phone back?!
What would Majors best course of action be after this? Would be able to try for an appeal or the Criminal equivalent of it? Or is it just over and done with now.
A heap of lawyers have said it would just keep his name in the news for longer, further dragging his name through the mud. He is better to lay low and try getting some indie movie work in a couple years
This dude was guilty. All the people saying he innocent think about if that was your daughter
If my daughter was a drunken fool and he man had to forcefully had to put her back in the car due to her being violent, I'd be disappointed more in her behavior than his.
He has a long history of aggressive behavior, even at Yale University. It finally caught up with him. He was wrong, plain and simple. Does GJ have issues? Seemingly so, but that still doesn't mean he didn't assault her after a year of gaslighting and telling her she shouldn't go to the hospital after a similar incident happened in London. He even threatened suicide twice to manipulate her. Classic case of domestic abuse.
You talk like you know what you're saying. You're literally repeating gossip articles like the Rolling Stone. "a year of gaslighting?" were you in their relationship, how do you know this? And who are these people from Yale? What happened in London because there no further details on WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED in London that accessible for the public to view. Stop regurgitating headlines and acting like you know what you're talking about. Plus why do you think JONATHAN called the police because she threatened to UNALIVE herself the night of the event. They both were toxic to each other