How the RJA applies in practice

Joe Richardson clarifies legal burdens, intent standards, and how bias claims can alter sentences or convictions.

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The family accused of killing a 3-year-old girl during an exorcism are now claiming the assault case should be thrown out. Claudia Elisa Hernandez, her brother Aaron and her father Rene are invoking California's Racial Justice Act, arguing that prosecutors and police have a bias against their religious faith, ethnicity, and national origin. Civil Rights Attorney Joe Richardson joins Law&Crime’s Jesse Weber to break down the defense's controversial argument, the shocking details from court documents, and why this case could set a massive legal precedent.

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