Ineffective assistance of counsel
Subject in True Crime
Ineffective assistance of counsel has come up in 4 episodes across 2 podcasts in TMT, including The Megyn Kelly Show, Morbid. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Megyn KellyConservative broadcaster and podcaster
Kelly argued an ineffective-assistance claim would fail because it requires showing better counsel would have changed the outcome in an open-and-shut case.
“you have to prove that if you had a Garagos or a Dala in there, the result would have been different, right?”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Austin Metcalf's Father Speaks Out, Plus False Karmelo Anthony Narratives, and Blake Lively Legal Fees Ruling, with Mark Geragos and Arthur Aidala | Ep. 1338 (Jun 12, 2026) · Listen from 1:15:46
Alaina UrquhartCo-host of Morbid, autopsy technician and author of the Butcher novels
Urquhart said Dorothy Moxley believed the conviction was correct but expected it would not hold because of the Skakels' resources.
“But she never believed that it would hold because she knows they have infinite resources”
Morbid: The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 2) (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 43:28
Phil HollowayAttorney, former police officer, and co-host of The MK True Crime Show
Holloway questions how Shirilla's lawyers presented a medical defense without a medical expert, though he believes the conviction should stand.
“If you're going to present a medical defense, which is what apparently this was, they did not have a medical expert”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Blake Lively's Legal Fees Ploy, and Mackenzie Shirilla's Shocking "Crash," with MK True Crime's Phil Holloway, Ashleigh Merchant, and Dave Aronberg | Ep. 1330 (Jun 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:19:59
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Megyn Kelly Show · 3 episodes
- Morbid · 1 episode
Episodes
Platner Allegation EXPOSES the Media, and the Tyler Robinson Defense REVEALED, with Bevan, Halperin, Aronberg, Holloway, Geragos, Eiglarsh, and Spilbor | Ep. 1354The Megyn Kelly Show · Jul 7, 2026 · 2 h 28 min
Megyn Kelly discusses the Graham Platner rape allegation with Tom Bevan and Mark Halperin, then analyzes Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing with five legal commentators.
- Austin Metcalf's Father Speaks Out, Plus False Karmelo Anthony Narratives, and Blake Lively Legal Fees Ruling, with Mark Geragos and Arthur Aidala | Ep. 1338
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 12, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Megyn Kelly fact-checks Karmelo Anthony's parents, interviews Austin Metcalf's father Jeff, then discusses the case, the Lively–Baldoni fee ruling and Nick Reiner with Mark Geragos and Arthur Aidala.
The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 2)Morbid · Jun 4, 2026 · 56 min
Morbid hosts Alaina Urquhart and Ash Kelley conclude the Martha Moxley case, covering Michael Skakel's changed alibi, Mark Fuhrman's book, conviction, appeals, and dropped charges.
- Blake Lively's Legal Fees Ploy, and Mackenzie Shirilla's Shocking "Crash," with MK True Crime's Phil Holloway, Ashleigh Merchant, and Dave Aronberg | Ep. 1330
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 2, 2026 · 1 h 55 min
Megyn Kelly talks with law professor Victoria Burke about Blake Lively's fee bid, then with the MK True Crime hosts about the Karmelo Anthony trial, Mackenzie Shirilla, and Henry Nowak.