Objection! What really goes on in our criminal courtrooms
5/1/202637 min
Tony Taouk from Magna Carta Lawyers has seen a lot in our law courts, and most of it isn't like what you see on TV.
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First 90 secondsTony Taouk· Guest0:00
[gentle music] I had this client, let's call him John.
Andrew Rule· Host0:03
Yep.
Tony Taouk· Guest0:03
He was convinced that the charges had to be thrown out because police hadn't read him his Miranda rights. [laughs] And he kept saying things like, "They haven't read my rights. They didn't say it like they do in the movies. I'm pleading the Fifth." [laughs] That language comes straight from American television. In his mind, lawyers and prosecutors are meant to be like gladiators- Yeah ... locked in mortal combat- Yeah. [laughs] ... in some kind of Roman Colosseum.
Andrew Rule· Host0:28
Yeah. [gentle music] I'm Andrew Rule. This is Life and Crimes. Today we have another guest. We've had a few guests lately, and today it is Sydney-based criminal lawyer. He's also other sorts of lawyer, but we're talking to him about crime. His name is Tony Toke. He was born in Melbourne and started out here as a youngster and moved to Sydney. So he has a foot planted firmly in each of those great cities, and always takes an interest in what's happening on both sides of the Murray. Welcome to Life and Crimes, Tony.
Tony Taouk· Guest1:06
Thank you for having me, Andrew.
Andrew Rule· Host1:08
Now, y- you have been in touch with me over the journey for probably a couple of years, just mentioning certain things and, you know, pointing out certain things. And clearly you take a great interest in what happens around the law courts where you work. And you have pointed out to me, accurately, that a lot of people out in the world who don't go