Criminal Lawyer Reacts to the Opening Statements of Double Murder Suspect who Represented Himself
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- Criminal Lawyer Reacts to the Opening Statement of a Pro Se Defendant Charged with Double Murder
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This dude is literally acting out how he saw lawyers behave on tv🤣
Can you blame him some of us are raised by TV's lol
@@YoungCoyy yeah i can blame his ass for having the audacity on top of everything he did lol
@@YoungCoyy yes, yes you can.
The man has a very low IQ
@J Mula lmao what's racist about calling a dumb man dumb?
For those who are wondering, the son? He's doing okay. He stood up to his father during court, refused to back down and was adopted by one of the first responders. He has a home now.
Oh, I think I saw the news report about the son. This is the same case? Crazy...
The cop that took him in is really a good dude...
@@jakublizon6375 So glad to hear that. He has a much better chance of having a great life than he would have. Thank you for letting us know.
The story of his adoption made my heart break open and grow bigger.
Thank G_D
Legend says the jury is still waiting for the evidence to show.
lol
But how can she slap
😂😂😂😂😂
I think you mean "TO SHOW!"
@@danielnanningaBut can also stroke?
The court stenographer made a new one-key shortcut for "the evidence is going to show" so he/she didn't have to keep typing it out for this guy.
Could you imagine actually reading through the transcript of this trial? Gotta be wild
Macros baby, gotta have dem Macros 😂
He sounds like a basketball coach in the locker room after his team loses
He sounds like he’s aggressively preaching
Lmaooo fr
Now this comment is hilarious. He really really do. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Given them some tough love. Same thing I thought.
Naw top ten NFL Coach Melt Downs
This is the most Florida thing that I’ve seen in a while.
It's Florida dna at it's finest. A apex you could say
I’d say this is the second most. The first one has to go to the judge who interrupts the court to fight the prosecutor in the hallway
Since Kasey Anthony’s bullshit verdict
@@j.j.714 he beat that lawyer’s ass too lol. They both got disbarred for it tho
BRO WE HAVE THE SAME PFP FROM A THORAZINE ADVERT LMAO
The great thing that came out of this case was his son being adopted by the officer that found him and stayed with him, right by his side in the hospital!! He is a part of their family now and thriving!!!❤
The look the judge gives is priceless.
"I've seen some shit go down in my courtroom...but this..."
“Probably the state of Florida” EVEN BRUCE KNOWS LMAO
They the only ones outside of Haitians, Jamaicans and anyone else in the Caribbean that wear their hair like that
The craziest people in America come from the Bronx and all of Florida 🤣
@@Gm37s Florida men and women have done everything known to man to get arrested. 😂
@@oldman8996 u ain't lying lol especially in south fla here in north fl not so much but they catching on lol
@@Gm37s hey .. Chicago to lol
Shouting angrily is not the best way to prove you're not a murderer
And mugging the hell out of the jury with a threatening demeanor isn't either as well. I'm really not sure what this guys plan was.
Lmao
The defendant is giving the court a sample of how he probably acted at home: Loudly talking over everyone, showing his rage and narcissism.
Aside from the victims and the surviving sons obvious suffering.
It's amusing to watch this fool acting out like that in court.
Especially when the evidence clearly shows that you are guilty as Hell
The prosecutor must be having the time of their life, they're probably like "Damn I don't even have to do anything, this guy is diggin his grave all by himself!" 😂
I wonder if darrell brooks saw this and took notes 😑🫡
Lol that’s why they’re not objecting to anything 😂😂💀💀😭😭
The evidence is going to show
There is a picture of the son with his new family, and they look so sincerely happy. It's as if he was always part of their family. As a mother, if I couldn't be there to raise my baby these people are what I'd wish for. I sincerely wish that family and especially their adopted son all the best.
This dude murdered his wife and daughter then tried to kill his son but failed. Now the son is being very brave and is testifying against his father.
How the fuck can you make the so'n testify. He should be far away from His father. How can they Not give a fuck about His mental health
Seems like its just savage to me. What kid wants to relive that. He's already messed up in the head, why make it worse...
@@g.s.9389 the son testified over a zoom call but u can tell the father was still trying to intimidate the kid but the kid stood up to his father
@@g.s.9389 my exact thought
We know already.
"My son didn't see me kill his mother"
He's doing life
Death, it’s Florida.
ReAsOnabLe dOuBt
He got the death sentence
@@FloridaMan786 I'm Canadian, I forget the death penalty is an option.
@@FloridaMan786 Floridas awesome now isnt it?
This dude is so crazy even his own hair is trying to get away from him.
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😆😅🤣👍🏾
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Yo😂😂😂😂😂
I thought his hair was lookin for tv channels 🤣
As soon as he started yelling I would’ve said guilty.
Or shhhh!!!🤫🤬
Fr he think he in a Law and Order episode 😂😂
Yeah he didnt really give "calm, sane and innocent" vibes.
😂😂 not even trying to hear him out
@@harrypottersucks12 nah, more like not trying to hear him yell. Get you point across as clearly and calmly as you can, otherwise your ass may be grass.
The reason this man is so theatrical abd animated is because many narcissists and sociopaths love being center of attention no matter what (ted bundy represented himself too and did terrible). I feel sorry for the boy who had to relive events of that night being cross examined by his own father knowing he killed his mother. I hope he rots in jail.
Dude acted like he was a priest during church...
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@@pompeythegreat297 ]]]
Another sign of his narcissism is that he named both of his children after himself
Actaully Ted Bundy very well… he just had too much evidence against him and was kinda sloppy wit his crimes… he was in school to be a lawyer so he sorta knew what he was doing
He got up there lookin like a Jacksonville Stegosaurus
Hahahaha
😂😭
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I thought dude was from Orlando not jacksonville. Jacksonville, we are not claiming this idiot
@@3PacBack He’s from my city unfortunately Tampa
“The evidence is going to show he did not see me shoot his mom!”
Why was the ominous silence so deafening after that…?
1.5 seconds into his opening statement, Jury whispers to Judge : “ 😳 Um yeah…Your Honor we have already reached our verdict.”
I would have to be excused from the jury after hearing him yell that long. I'd have a migraine so bad I'd want to kill someone.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
My thoughts exactly.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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He was like “Damn I did that shit might as well go out with a good show”
😂😂😂 deadass
Hahahah
“My son didn’t see me do it” vs “I did not do it” are 2 very different statements. Notice that
??? if he didn't do it, his son couldn't have seen him do it.
@@sass174 he did say “I didn’t do it “ though. He said his son didn’t see him do it. His words gave him away. His son isn’t in trial for seeing or not seeing the murder. He is in trial for the murder
If didn't see him kill his mother .... you gotta prove it ..... If the son didn't see it then son can't say he saw it .....
he said his son because they are using his son as a witness so he basically responded to what their opening statement was.
He sounds like a hoodlum, so I'm inclined to write it off on account of his poor English.
When a lawyer has his own theme song...that's gangster.
Lol hell yeah.
I'd like to imagine it plays every time he enters court
🎶Bruce Rivers is the criminal lawyer.🎶
"The evidence is going to show" needs to be a meme right now 😂
Mom: we got a lawyer at home son
The lawyer at home: ^
Take a shot every time this man says "the evidence is going to show"
Cardiac Arrest
Weaklings
Died
Fuck around and end up like this guy? No thanks 😅
F hmmm mmgffr
I actually love when people defend themselves as their own attorney, it’s always so funny
Because it's usually the people that need an attorney the most.
He screamed throughout the duration of the entire trial, cross examined and screamed at his 7 year old son, and accused the police and prosecutors of framing him but never showed hard evidence to back that up. He'd have lost based solely upon those things even if the evidence had stacked up in his favor. Which it didn't. So essentially, he looked like a horrible monster, attacking a child, appeared as a paranoid lunatic, accusing everyone of fabricating evidence and framing him, and showed the jury just how violent and volatile he is, by screaming at them the whole time. It was over with those factors, alone. He was a bottom feeding, spousal abusing, deadbeat piece of crap, with a prior criminal record and a horrible attitude. And he still put on a far superior defense to whatever nonsense Darrell Brooks so feebly attempted.
This dude looks like a literal crazy person and is screaming like Hitler. IDK about his defense being better than Brooks lol...maybe even? Brooks at least wasn't screaming like a German dictator for 20 minutes while mugging the jury. IDK that's a toss up in my book because this guy is obviously a lunatic who should never be around normal people which SHOWS during this. Brooks just seemed like a moron.
Darrell Brooks was missing half of his frontal lobe, I would bet money on that. How that judge stayed calm is beyond me.
I’m not American but am a native English speaker. I can barely understand anything he says because of him screaming with his accent. I’m having to rely on Bruce to tell me what he is saying.
@TheNinnyfee I think Brooks was trying to do both the "sovereign citizen" shtick at the same time he was trying to go for a mistrial. I'm not saying he's smart but it seemed like he was intentionally trying to piss the judge off so she'd snap and he could file a motion for mistrial. It fortunately did not work lol
I watched this trial. He didn’t scream at his son. Believe me judge would have shut that down
"A lawyer that represents himself has a fool for a client."
True that 😂😂
I don't know you heard Bruce say that it can work in some cases
And he was playing on the fact that he didn't think his son could look him directly in the eyes and say what he did probably cuz he was abused but he did just that
@@dickchaney1587 very rarely. In general, it is a terrible idea.
Bruce initially said it himself, you should never represent yourself. If you have a very specific case, and you know your way around criminal law... Then sure.
But what about Super-Genius Serial Killer Ted Bundy?
You know, the one with the 0-1 legal record who fucked up his defense so hard crowds of people were cheering his execution?
I’ve been following this case for weeks it’s so sick. His own 8 year old son has to be cross examined by him and has to stare his daddy in the face and tell him yes you stabbed me. Thank god for capital punishment in florida😂
That’s really sad 😞
Oh my gosh that poor kid! And here this guy is yelling like this. Intimidating to a child. Sickening.
8 years old…? Fuck man 😔
He never said who this guy was, or the exactly what happened in the case, so I really wanna know more so I can follow the case too!
@@paisley1134 The kid is okay. He was adopted by one of the first responders. He has a home now. he says, "I am safe, I am loved."
“They’re letting it go because they know he’s not being effective” 🤣 🔥
I’m former law enforcement. I have never been let on a jury. But to be screamed at by this🤡, I would have to be thrown off. What is that saying? A lawyer or fake lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client….
It was Lincoln who said, “A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client.”
The jury deserved free painkillers after this. I would've had a headache just a minute into this nonsense.
this is a certified hood classic.
DAYUM SON
REAL TRAP SHIID
WHERED YOU FIND THIS
TURN ME UP JOSH
Bertified hood blassic
"He's just mugging the jury"😭😂😭😂😭😂
“The evidence is going to show” he talking in ALL CAPS!
13:27 "That call is all of the sudden missing from the T-Mobile records that we have acquired from T-Mobile." Bruce is right about this. My father worked for the phone company for 30 years (not T-Mobile) and one thing he told me back in the 90s was that there are so many systems in place to prevent tampering or abuse by employees, like hard-write records, that this would be quite some feat to pull off. Also, I can't see an international telecommunications company tampering with evidence at the request of local PD. Maybe the NSA, but that's another story. I also can see police tampering or destroying evidence in a thousand ways, but spoliation of evidence from a billion dollar company just to frame a guy sounds like a risky ask.
Your face listening to him was probably the exact same as the jury’s 😂
Lol. Stop it lololol😂😂😂
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My face certainly wasn't the same as it would have been in that situation. Behind a screen I'm laughing because if you just distorted the audio enough so you couldn't make out what he was saying, you could play it over a 20th century dictator and the energy would line up perfectly, Hitler in particular.
If I were physically there, I'd be scared to show anything but a neutral expression, you don't know what connections that guy has if any.
@YM Yanz idk if I'd even be able to serve on that jury once that started. One, it would give me a migraine, but also it would probably trigger PTSD for me and I'd be too messed up to even pay much attention to what's being said. I'd be like judge, I've got to get out of here.
@@101jirI thought it was a very angry Malcolm X.
The thing that's even more trippy is his closing statement.. he told on his self and said " I called my son in to tell the truth not the police or state... yes I did kill her but not the way they saying it ".. 😂😂🤦♂️smh
I have the greatest respect for the jury members who managed to keep a straight face and feign an unbiased opinion until the deliberation.
I don’t think deliberation took long, he confessed in closing
Watching this gave me a headache. How did they sit through it?
May the kid get all the love and support he needs. Nobody comes out of that alright; I hope he will and keeps on living well
Why hasn't this guy reacted to the biggest self-snitcher ever AR-ab. Somebody tell this man to react to AR-ab self snitching compilation
I hope he sees this 😂
Bruce listen to this gentleman please
Is this a request?
@@CLRBruceRivers yes bruce its a request
@@CLRBruceRivers gotta do Ar-ab
I can’t wait to hear this
He’s doing his opening statement like he’s doing an impression of Denzel doing an impression of Malcom X 😂
This guy should get T-shirts made saying "The evidence is going to show!" For the rest of my life I'll automatically think of this guy every time I hear that line.
Make them available worldwide 🌐
Love to see you stretching your content past music video reactions, you're awesome Bruce. You and Yung Blickster keep up the good work
Plot twist: he hires Bruce Rivers for his appeal and wins
@Faith D relax it's a joke
@Faith D yeah chill I was giving Bruce a compliment and trying to be funny
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I think by him representing him self he losses he grounds for an apeal. . . but i dont know facts like that
The way he represented himself, he just could've said: "Yes I did it. Give me life already." and saved everyone a lot of time.
I totally enjoy your commentary. I chuckle to myself throughout the day. You have improved my well-being.
When I saw this, I shouted "yes!" Out loud. I've watched three different law folks react, but THIS is the reaction I needed to see.
I witnessed my mother get murdered when I was 6 , I feel so sorry for this kid 🥺 i seen my mother get murdered when I was 6 , this boy lost his mum , sister and got cross examined by the murderer of his family his own dad that tried to make him sound like a liar 😭 poor kid my heart breaks for him , I'm writing this in tears having flashbacks , my heart is broken for this kid
I am so so so sorry you had to witness that horror no matter your age. I hope you've gotten help to let it out and help with potential ptsd.
My heart broke so hard when I read this. Neither you nor your mom deserved that. I'm giving you a hug and I do hope you feel it, where ever you are. I also hope your heart and soul has healed the best it can and will continue to heal.
@@SariennMusic73 ❤️
i am so sorry for you i hope you are better now. are u on other social media? how are you now?? in college?
I am so sorry ❤️🙏🏾
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Did he think his hair would look like a crown? 😂 🤴
“I’m out of order? You’re out of order, this whole court is out of order!” 😂
Blixky Bruce back with another one.🔥💯
OTF Bruce 😂
The leading detective in this case actually adopted the surviving son ‼
That’s crazy!
Thats fucked up. That means the states number 1 witness has been living with the lead detective. Huh? How is that legal. Seems like a conflicting interest.
@@noahwellington7986 the defendant actually brings that up during cross examination, and is basically ignored
@@noahwellington7986 It’s for the best in this case.
@@noahwellington7986 He wasn’t the lead detective, he was a detective who just showed up to the scene and visited the kid in hospital
Was waiting for him to review this one! One of the craziest things I have seen in a court room in while!
When Bruce said "he looks like he wants to kill sombody", I almost choked on my breakfast lol. Idk why I found that statement so hilarious but it was a great start to this morning.
Man this was hard to watch 😂couldn’t take the dude serious
Edit: @Ripple theGod is a walking L 😂😂😂
lol😂😂😂
Noone can take you serious either
@@ripplesofcalamity4508 your pfp says it all 🤦🏽
@@zelepuza3518 lol at least I know how to upload one lmao. even if it is 7 yo, I still look better than you. Your girlfriend thought so too ijs
@@ripplesofcalamity4508 no u dont
Bruce is here, AND THE EVIDENCE WILL SHOW, THAT HE'S THE DOPEST LAWYER AROUND!
I like how honest he was about losing a case.
5:25 I was half expecting him to continue with "... my name is the lord, when I lay my vengeance upon thee" and just start blasting. What an absolute nutter.
Bruce I’m applying for admission to practice next year, want to say I love your content! So many great tips for the future (I’m in Australia so different jurisdiction but still) - thank you!!
Do something about the racist police in Australia plz.
@@scorpio9736 They aren't racist, they are sociopathic bullies who hate everyone.
I've been flowing this case for a while now. Thank you for covering it I appreciate the video👍
I love getting Bruce's insights on cases that i normally wouldnt be interested. He cracks me up! So honest, blunt, and forthright.
You should react to him cross examining his freakin son!! He didn’t traumatize him enough during the murder, he had to make sure he was really messed up and has a decent disability claim for crippling PTSD!!
He has a right to confront an accuser. Unfortunately in court if you agree to testify you're gonna have to accept that the defense or prosecution will be looking to debunk your story. That's just the way court is. It's about finding the truth. It's not therapeutic and you don't have a right to expect that your sensibilities/mental health are priorities when you're in the hot seat
it surprises me that it is even legal for a child to be cross examined and even more so by his own father.
Sometimes child testimony and cross is done before hand and played on video to the jury. Though in a pro se case it wouldn't make a difference, as the defense attorney (so the self-representing defendant) would have to be present at the video recording session anyways.
@@thabomuso2575it was his constitutional right to do so
@@Jordan81577 well yes otherwise the cour wouldn't have allowed it, but when it comes to a defendant representing himself, I personally think that there should be limits to someone cross-examining their own children.
CLR Bruce you gotta fix your audio g. The guys voice is only coming through in one ear. You can edit it to be mono instead so it can be heard better/in both ears.
He can't help it the audio on the original video is just as jacked up
The audio isn't messed up. It's working just fine for me through both ears.
That's from the courtroom itself
@@Shakurishere Yeah same for me both are working
@@thierry7291 so you can just duplicate the mono track on the other channel…
Not even in 20 years in Florida have I seen something as scary as this fellow
Try 40 years
Y'all don't get out much
@@davemoneybags241 bet you aint much as we do see our videos
Casey Anthony
I’ve been binging your videos, and I can’t get enough! You’re amazing!❤
I'm a new sub! I saw this guy on Court Cam and when I found you reacted, I've been binge watching ever since! Found you via the JD vs AH trial. Love your channel!
Bruce u a straight up gangsta. Love the channel.
How’s that go “A lawyer representing themselves is a fool” and I’ll add a layman is insane
A client that represents himself has a fool for a lawyer.
A man who represents himself has a fool for a client.
Just found your channel today n I appreciate your knowledge n take on the content. Great work
The evidence is going to show that he's as guilty as he looks
we need a "the evidence is going to show" count
The best review on this case yet, point blank period
You are doing a great job breaking this down. 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
You are very entertaining Sir... Stay Great Bruce, BTW Great Intro !!
Mans was tripping tripping 😂😂
You made me laugh, and that’s not easy to do these days. TY
Love your channel, since JD trial... glad I did, great channel!
Mr. Bruce u do a great job talking to ur audience which is us without laughing 😂 because I can’t stop 😂😂😂
“Probably the state of Florida”😭😭😭🤣
"Tell me you're from Florida without telling me you're from Florida."
Ex T-Mobile employee here, the system is designed to where once an employee enters an account, there’s a record. When calls in and out are made, there’s a record. These records are unalterable and cannot be changed. Any changes to the account itself will also be on record. Login requires credentials and upon doing so and entering into an account, will also produce a record located in the notes. T-Mobile nor law enforcement are able to alter the notes (record).
"probably the state of Florida" 😂😂😂
King Bruce!!! You should react to 1090 Jakes video on YNW Melly is case. He lays out the details perfectly directly from the paper work. Bortlen isn’t snitching.
Bruce this man didn’t get his speeding ticket dropped by his public defender back in 2005 so he felt like he was better off defending himself ☠️☠️
Is this real? How'd you know about this lmao
@@wrath2008 I had to put what little common sense I felt was appropriate when deciding why he would defend himself
“The evidence is going SHOOOWWW!” This man really thought he was an actual lawyer but the one you see in the movies though🤣
I can definitely see Chris Rock redoing this on stage😭😭😭😭😭
I like when you make videos like this based on the actual court cases and your dialect behind what you think will happen; or your opinion on the facts of the case. The music videos will all be the same but each case will be different.
Damn Bruce! U got 5 opps! 🤣 its gotta be the DA! 😂🤣
Who ever disliked this is a complete hater!!!🤣💯
This dude has obviously seen to many movies depicting court cases and thought "man that looks easy, I could be a lawyer!"
Bruce, you had me laughing about this opening statement. I don't know, but I think this guy was trying to get off on Means of Insanity. For a double murder, and he's scaring the hell out of the jury🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. All of the jury is saying he's guilty as soon as he's started talking
*_Bruce, have you ever seen anyone win a case who represented themselves?_*
There’s a guy recently who beat a murder charge who represented himself, but he still has to stay in prison if the cocaine trafficking charges
Just google man defends self and beats murder it was pretty recent too.
I represented myself in my child custody case. Went very well for me. Probably not the best idea depending on circumstances, but I know that crazy bitch well enough to bury in court.
Its plausible but you need a sympathetic judge and a very big brain, definitely has been done
Facts are Facts and Evidence Is Evidence however one must be in tune with the war of words that is going on! Word definitions are very deep and complex and twisted at times ESPecially while navigating thru the/a courts waters! Courts and the justice system have thee ability to change the word definitions at the drop of a hat! If you choose to self represent always NOTICE: A/the court 2 weeks prior to each hearing clearly state your demands and clearly state that you respectfully REQUIRE your demands to be met and that you want everything you demand to be provided! A good place to start is the particular court your appearing at has a word definition list! DEMAND IT! Do not ever request or motion for what you want provided! Motions & Request are both forms of a BEG! Only animals beg! Man & Woman beg of nothing WE Require & Demand by our RIGHT & thru our AUTHORITY!
@@fuckgoogle7314 Thats awesome. I would think in a case like yours they would want to hear from the dad, get a reading on him. I hope all worked out well for your children in the long run. God Bless y'all.
We love Bruce Rivers 💫🐐
You're on fire Bruce. You've made me seriously consider becoming a criminal defense lawyer. I've known Im intelligent for awhile, but have had a hard time figuring out where to use it. You've shown me the avenue I need to take to use it correctly. My family and I both say thank you and keep on keepin it real
Are you in school yet? ❤️
@@lisalarsen2384 saving up $ for it, but it's definitely still the plan.
I hope you will be able to go to law school soon! College in the US is expensive but the quality is the best. Wish I could study there
That's a whole nut up there he talks his self into a DEATH penalty. Great job nut. My condolences to the family members of this case 🙏❤️
Idk why he didn't just plead insanity, he's clearly loco!
Facts
I am not guilty of double murder
*spends the next 10 minutes showing his obvious instability and anger issues*
That "oh I can see this guy killing a couple ppl" at 4:05 took me out bruh 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
With that being said.. this p.o.s. murdered his step child and her mother then actually tried to kill his own son.. like wtf.. thank God they found him guilty
And then his son had to be questioned by him again. That child has been through hell and back.
Clicked on this for the thumbnail....great face Bruce...felt like I knew exactly what your thoughts on this would be just from that!
Bro thought he was Denzel Washington