mr taylor is there anything you'd like
to tell me before i sentence
21-year-old brian earl taylor is about
to receive his sentence for unlawful
imprisonment
and carrying a concealed weapon police
reportedly found
taylor struggling with a man while
putting a gun to his stomach
hello honorable judge o'brien my name is
brian taylor i would like to start off
with my speech by saying sorry to the
victim
swan smith my sorrow also to you your
honor for presenting myself in your
courtroom again
these four months that i have been
incarcerated i have
thought of a methodical plan to ensure i
never go to prison ever again
i want to go back to school to finish my
major business management at eastern
michigan university
i want to involve myself around people
that i grew up with that have positive
goals
in conclusion your honor i would like to
apologize to the victim again i am truly
sorry
i am asking you to sentence me to 36
months please instead of 42
because i have a seven-year-old brother
that looks up to me and
i need to be there for him as a male
figure to show him how to grow as a
mature young adult
thank you your honor for your
consideration and letting me speak
and so i wrote a song
hello there you're
i know i wanna say i'm sorry
for the things i've done and i try and
be
stronger in this life
i chose but i want you to know
that door i close
in your honor i'm sorry sorry sorry
sorry to my mother i'm sorry sorry sorry
sorry
to the victim i'm sorry sorry sorry
sorry sorry
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yes your honor i'm sorry sorry sorry
sorry
thank you your honor thank you mr taylor
well you're obviously a talented young
man and
i hope that you'll be able to use your
time productively when you're in the
michigan department of corrections to
take a veil
you know advantage of the programs that
they have so you will be able
to reach your goals despite his
performance
judge o'brien explains the minimum
guideline range for his crimes
is 50 to 100 months regardless of his
talent
taylor sentenced to two years for
illegally carrying a concealed weapon
and another 18 months to 15 years for
unlawful imprisonment
next we take you to bond court in
brevard county florida
in this corner of the screen we have the
defendant brandon justice
he's charged with domestic violence
against his live-in girlfriend
just below him is the prosecutor over in
this corner
is the defense attorney and rounding out
the group is the judge
ali bhi majeed
justice and his girlfriend have a child
together when she asked for help with
child care one evening
justice responded with a mean-spirited
rap
yes a rap song about her hmm
we might have to hear that verse when
confronted about his behavior
justice allegedly punched a hole in the
bathroom door and struck the victim
he then told her if she went to the
police he would start a
war between them judge mcgeed doesn't
appreciate the sentiment
we got a whole bunch of wars going on i
don't think we can handle another one
sir
i don't want to start another one how
old are you
26. they said you were wrapping a verse
about her
but you're drinking so much you forgot
so you remember the verse now
uh no sir let's hear it let me hear it
it might help you it might not
might hurt you let me hear it are you
going to hear me now all right
this is me up in my mind suddenly
secluded this is me giving time
everything's inclusive
and i don't even know but everybody
wants to do exactly what they tell me to
do
i'm in like a situation where i don't
want to rap
well let me tell you something
all right it's a bad omen
let a man beat up women and you can
listen to this without fail
if you don't raise bail you're going to
stay in jail
but this judicial mc isn't finished with
his
diss track just yet you probably don't
like the beat but i'm gonna set your
bond and you can have a seat
with his rap concluded judge mageed gets
back to business
before making his decision he wants to
hear first from the prosecution
what do you say mr beatty looks like his
first offense means nothing to me judge
uh
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mr kennedy judge uh no priors
judge i'd ask for ptr
after hearing from both sides the judge
who's been on the bench for 24 years
makes his ruling you guys are the first
time offense
you got to steal here from don't call or
don't visit or they're not going to do
with her you understand that yes sir
do not return to where she lives where
she works you understand that
yes sir you have a good record but you
make you can't be going wrong
threatening people you understand that
yes
1500 cash shorty thank you justice was
released on fifteen hundred dollars bond
and the charges were ultimately dropped
as for the judge with the killer rhymes
he queues up another rap sheet next
now to broward county circuit court in
fort lauderdale florida
where judge steven zakhor is holding
bond hearings via closed circuit tv
this is julio torres who doesn't seem
too excited about the proceedings
24 year old torres may look tired
because he was arrested late the night
before
he's charged with resisting arrest
trespassing and violating his probation
count one is 100 there's no additional
charge for count two
to be held no bond on the date county
violation of probation
despite his microphone being turned off
torres continues to question his
trespassing charge
i assume the microphone's off by design
mr romero your honor he's
wanting to know the nature of the
probability determination for count two
on the trespass
nature i found probable cause if that's
what you mean
excuse me
turn the mic on bring
after the insults torres decides to hit
the judge with something else
a couple of verses are you ready
so we study like we friendly because you
know i gotta do it man you're
you're so wack dog man yo just take off
all the charges amen
as taurus continues what's becoming a
nonsensical rant
now i'm going home right now just leave
me outside i don't know
the public defender interjects your
honor at this time
i believe she may require a mental
health screening your honor
what makes you say that you're charged
with trespassing and like homosexuality
and rape and all that
i didn't charge you with anything sir
that's what i'm talking about
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oh my goodness uh mr torres i can tell
you is there any reason
right now i should not hold you in
direct criminal contempt for your
behavior in the court
went to quote you just said you judge
end quote do you have any explanation of
why you would say something like that
i'm glad yeah the judge doesn't
entertain his
holier-than-thou claim and hands down an
additional charge
i find you in direct criminal contempt i
hereby send you to 60 days in broward
county james
next we take you to bond court in
brevard county florida
judge ali b majeed presiding
the defendant is james rivera who's
charged with possession of a small
amount of marijuana
and possession of drug paraphernalia
both misdemeanors
below the judge is the public defender
who's representing rivera
32 years old sir what type of work you
do
uh right now i'm a disabled vet and i
perform music to stay
sober minded and common collected sir
whatever music you play i play country
music sir hip-hop
and alternative rock you're playing
instrument or you sing
i sing i'm an exceptional guitar player
and i play
percussion you got a favorite country
singer
[Music]
um i got to see johnny cash noise emma
song ring of fire
yes sir all right let me hear a few
verses i might help you out
oh man i've never been so nervous on the
spot
in the golden ring i can't do it right
now sir
rivera may be suffering from stage
fright but this judge isn't ready to
give up on his johnny cash request just
yet
what's your favorite johnny cash song
our favorite walk the line
all right let me hear you give me a few
horses
i'm too nervous right now your honor
judge mcgee
does not seem impressed with rivera's
performance
and he lets him know he's no man in
black
i don't believe you're a singer you
don't even know any song about johnny
cat
you want me to tell you a few lines that
you're facing right now i'll be honestly
i don't know
how to sing any chinese cash songs i
just like no music
disappointed judge majeed goes deep into
the cash catalog
to let rivera know what he's facing but
right now you're looking at a full sun
prison blues right now
i get the joke i like it you like that
huh yes sir yeah you look at some false
on prison blows
the judge sets rivera's total bond at
500
but just below him the public defender
has something he wants to say about the
disabled veteran
your honor yes on behalf of the defense
if i may
i thought what you're going to sing a
johnny cash song and said oh
you're honest the last thing you want
i'm a terrible singer what i was going
to ask your honor is um
this mr rivera is a disabled veteran mr
rivera has extremely minor criminal
history
and your honor in my time as a defense
attorney i have
seen countless times that our disabled
veterans self-medicate using cannabis
these are people that we sent overseas
to defend our freedoms they come home
broken
we don't do anything to help them
judge majid takes the attorney's
statement under consideration
who's brought to the military you served
army how many years
i did two years active duty as immature
men then i went into reserves
well you and all the veterans who serve
our nation and what you know we're very
grateful
i appreciate it
even though his song request went
unfulfilled the judge cuts rivera a
break
and lowers his bond to 350 dollars
i wish you well yes sir
next we're going inside the coddington
county courthouse in waterton south
dakota
courthouse is closed i've been wanting
to do this for a very long time
that's sheriff's deputy mike morgan and
on the other side of the camera is one
of his fellow officers
[Music]
just walked us some stairs
the officers are the only two people
left in the courthouse
they patiently waited until the building
emptied out today
so there would be no witnesses for what
they're about to attempt
[Music]
morgan who moonlights as a singer says
he'd always wanted to test the acoustics
in the old courthouse
as a former marine corps member the
star-spangled banner
seems like the obvious choice here
[Music]
the rich sound doesn't disappoint and
neither does the deputy
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after the sheriff's department post the
video online morgan is
shocked when his patriotic performance
goes viral
getting more than 5 million views
[Music]
his newfound fame leads to several tv
interviews and
numerous invitations to perform at major
events around the country
and an appearance on court camp
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