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25: The Rap Lyrics On Trial

May 13, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 25

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(WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE) Beef between rappers keeps music alive and well. But what happens when a video of you lip syncing to rap lyrics at a party helps put you away for murder? Hear all about it with Reb at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Larry Jean Hart v. Texas (2024).

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0:00 - Intro

4:01 - Sneak peek of Hart v. Texas (2024)

4:37 - Background - Can lyrics be used as evidence?

12:45 - Hart v. Texas begins / What happened at trial?

24:02 - Hart's first appeal

27:38 - Hart's second appeal

28:31 - Probative value of the rap videos

33:49 - Prejudicial effect of the rap videos

47:57 - Prosecution's need for the evidence

54:05 - Harm analysis

1:01:06 - Holding

1:01:59 - Reb's rebuttal

1:02:42 - Tiny teaser for Episode 26!

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