
Episode #16
Navigating Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System
<p>Mental Disabilities in Criminal Defense and DOJ Appointment Controversies</p><br /><p>Host Robert Simels introduces his background as former prosecutor, longtime defense attorney, and former inmate, then criticizes prosecutorial ethics and discusses legal challenges tied to Trump DOJ U.S. attorney appointments, including the Comey prosecution where U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan allegedly secured an indictment without a grand jury vote and related appointments-clause disputes likely headed to appellate courts. Simels then interviews New York-based defense attorney Elizabeth Kelley, who practices nationwide representing clients with serious mental illness, intellectual/developmental disabilities (including autism and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder...






