Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff

Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff

Why didn't ex-USC Dean Marilyn Flynn testify in Los Angeles politico Mark Ridley-Thomas' trial?

Legal experts say the dean emeritus' testimony in the conspiracy case could have been risky for prosecutors, who have a trove of emails they say speak for themselves.

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Mar 28, 2023
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Marilyn Flynn, dean emeritus of the University of Southern California School of Social Work, and longtime Los Angeles politician Mark Ridley-Thomas. (photo via USC, screenshot via USC Price YouTube)

The most common questions I hear about Mark Ridley-Thomas’ trial concern the courtroom absence of his alleged co-conspirator, Marilyn Louise Flynn.

Why isn’t …

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