In Matters of Death: Part II; Kosowski Goes Pro Se — and an Ohio Judge Gets Removed

In this episode, we talk about Two cases, two very different kinds of trainwreck. First, Thomas Kosowski wants to fire his lawyers and represent himself as Florida prosecutors formally move to seek the death penalty — striking his own penalty-phase motions and fixating on a truck chain-of-custody issue that likely doesn't move the needle. We walk through the hearing, the pro se logistics, and the bigger question of whether courts should allow self-representation in a capital case. Then, Ohio Judge John Ickes has been removed after major misconduct findings, including presiding over cases involving his detective stepson — we get into the reversals, the courtroom chaos, and why the discipline system let it go on so long. This podcast was made possible by www.labrottiecreations.com Check out their merchandise and specifically their fun pop pet art custom pieces made from photos of your very own pets. Use the promo code CRIMEXS for 20% off a fun, brightly colored, happy piece of art of your own pet at their site. Music in this episode was licensed for True Crime XS. Our theme song is No Scars from slip.fm You can reach us at our website truecrimexs.com and you can leave us a voice message at 252-365-5593. Find us most anywhere with @truecrimexs Thanks for listening. Please like and subscribe if you want to hear more and you can come over to patreon.com/truecrimexs and check out what we've got going on there if you'd like to donate to fund future True Crime XS road trip investigations and FOIA requests. We also have some merchandise up at Teepublic http://tee.pub/lic/mZUXW1MOYxM Sources: www.namus.gov www.thecharleyproject.com www.newspapers.com Findlaw.com Various News Sources Mentioned by Name Ad Information: New Era Caps: https://zen.ai/dWeCYLHxxANOaZ6NcKocEw Liquid IV: Link: https://zen.ai/45lYmDnWl1Z3cR66LBX5mA Zencastr: Link: https://zen.ai/SFkD99OGWGNz_plc2c_Yaw