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-- scores back in session on the docket today the ABC's of murder a teacher stands accused today of an extracurricular activity most Powell.

A murder for hire plot.

His alleged target -- -- teacher and prosecutors say they have the recorded call to prove at all listen.

Joining me now least -- Fox News legal analyst and mark I -- defense attorney and former prosecutor.

So mark used to prosecute cases and this seems like a rather good piece of evidence for the prosecution in an alleged murder for hire plot.

You think.

It really wasn't criminal lawyer but that -- -- -- is thinks that's going to be yet not yet.

Well listen I've been doing this for twenty years I -- tell you that very ambiguous.

I want him killed at a at a very ambiguous Megan sure are subject to many interpretations up at eight probation networks.

Yet no seriously he needs to get used to be incarcerated and the only two words that come to mind when I hear this tape is -- Bargain now and by that I mean you see this guy has been on this earth for 55 years and I've done some math for Kelly's court but I do research that's 20000.

Days -- he's lived approximately.

481000.

Hours 28 million minutes on this earth and you cannot judge him by the eleven minutes that are reflected -- -- -- Yeah I mean we're -- it's no laughing matter but you know sometimes you have a little -- -- or when they're at our favorite.

I have to tell you yeah -- -- that -- you -- I'm bias that the murder for hire was my specialty when I was prosecutors I know this town you live in very happy to see and it's anecdotal Eyewitness News I wouldn't love that tape are you -- That it can they please before you make your comment.

How obvious was the other guy like the friend who is actually -- on undercover agent.

What an obvious that you're Nagin and so you would like to -- how well -- -- -- L Bob Meredith but I did that with undercover than I did that we got people and Tony Scott Romney what do you say what what do we want to hear that we might come up that we got them on tape that's how we -- -- how did you how did it defendants who managed to get out of your airtight cases do it how how -- -- -- -- Never did a -- mark.

All right let.

Let me explains here the fact that he was so unsophisticated.

This whole thing I think we'll play to the defense's benefit.

Not to negate his -- screwed we see the tape there's nothing they can get any David Copperfield of the tape go away and usually he's too expensive to afford.

Now what you do is you argue in mitigation that this was an unsophisticated.

Type of plan coming all the -- -- I know what this is what to do you argued that it -- -- that he -- an exemplary life this was an isolated incident and he had shown extreme remorse.

-- and that's why so well you're listening as well -- editing is at least that it he argues that the reason he wanted Bob Meredith better than somebody's arguing right is that.

Meredith was allegedly spreading rumors that this guy was a child molester.

Now then when you add that and it's not that that makes anybody wanna kill and again without -- get to -- -- -- in terms of outrage.

By.

A man who's not a child molester being called that.

That's we're talking sentencing at -- -- -- convict him on air right now a convicted him at this point now we're talking I can't say that.

Yes I don't know why I'm not conceding you never never no we never know with these days entrapment definitely argue and track.

Now now OK -- about that except -- -- disposed that there is something now that I don't know -- You really do -- something like this us in the tape wasn't manufactured by law enforcement index -- but it was there wasn't.

That's the only think theoretically then the next thing is you just look for the best plea bargain that you can get spare everybody the expense loud energy but try.

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Have a softer heart with respect -- my client wasn't mayor.

08 really think that doesn't help me at all really fat content -- -- the thought of going to help them with.

I -- what are the biggest hit -- -- it up clean how long does this guy likely that go to prison for at least.

What it is that's when -- life.

-- -- -- Yeah I wouldn't accept that I got until the case before that I love my because they say that would open or Bob Meredith is living in the year and has also exactly physical ailments now vina hit was taken out -- -- attempted.

These -- right I would.

I think what's -- would be several years maybe up to five followed by a lifetime a probation yeah yet known you're gonna get out more than those twelve million seconds in prison guys thank you yeah.

You got it.

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