Baylor Law Criminal Law Society Podcast

Jan 22 2025 72 ep. 48 mins 117
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The Baylor Law Criminal Law Society Podcast is your one-stop repository for all things criminal law at Baylor Law School. We'll bring you interviews with students, faculty, and practicing attorneys to give you a wide variety of perspectives and information on the practice of criminal law. Episodes will either be short-form interviews or long-form audio from our society meeting guest speakers. Follow us on Instagram @blscrimlawsociety for updates and more! Intro/Outro Music: "All That", Bensound - https://youtu.be/egQDAX0Qivo

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Episode 67- Marissa Hatchett

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Episode 62- Natalia Hamilton

Aug 16 2023 35 mins  
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Episode 61- Erleigh Wiley

Jul 26 2023 56 mins  
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Episode 60- Andrew Jones

Jul 19 2023 36 mins  
Elected District Attorney of Nacogdoches County, Andrew Jones, joins host Garrett Farrel to talk about his unique path to his election. Mr. Jones discusses his time in the infantry prior to law school and his later choice to go to law school. Mr. Jones also points out that criminal law was not always on the forefront of his mind, but he ended up there and has not regretted it since

Episode 59- Chris Spendlove

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The Godfather of the Baylor Law Criminal Law Society podcast, Chris Spendlove, joins host Garrett Farrel to talk about his life as a new prosecutor after graduating Baylor Law. Chris gives insight into what he found to be most helpful during his time at Baylor Law and what he recommends for folks going into prosecution. Chris also details his time as a new attorney and what its lik