Plea Bargain — Larry Axelrood

Darcy shifted into high gear. He paced in the well of the courtroom, speaking in a measured cadence without notes. “There is absolutely no credible, reliable evidence that this decedent is in fact Jacob Orloff, subject of Detective Maggio's investigation. Some mystery person hands him a set of dental records, but we have no indication as to where these medical records came from and whether there is any validity to those records. Furthermore, Judge, we don't even have a valid cause of death because, as you heard through the testimony, the only way the medical examiner was able to change this from an undetermined cause of death to a homicide was to rely on what she was told by this detective.Judge, all these things are frightening. In this country, we pride ourselves on jurisprudence based on independent corroborated evidence. We strive for justice. Do not hold Marcus Tatum to trial based on this skimpy, flimsy, fabricated set of circumstances. I ask that you find no probable cause and that this charade end at this point.”