
Beat The Prosecution
Hosted by Jonathan Katz and Jon Katz · Jon Katz
4.7from 47 ratings
- 166
- Episodes
- 134
- Transcribed
- 47
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 5K
- YouTube views
About Beat The Prosecution
Welcome to Beat The Prosecution with Fairfax, Virginia criminal defense / DUI lawyer Jonathan Katz. Jon Katz believes in spreading the word of justice on this podcast, in court, and on his blog at https://katzjustice.com/blog, to regularly provide information and ideas for beating your prosecution. More information is available at https://KatzJustice.com and at (703)-383-1100.
- Publisher
- Jon Katz
- Category
- education · government
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Dec 2023
- Latest episode
- 22 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
134 of 166 episodes have a transcript.

22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Criminal defense requires trial readiness

16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
John Coltrane scholar with criminal defense trial lawyer- Lewis Porter

8 Oct 2026
Christa Pike and removing the lethal injection curtain- Corinna Lain
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Criminal defense requires trial readiness
Published 22 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Not guilty. Not guilty. For those of you out there who need to choose a lawyer now or in the future, don't just consider your lawyer's ability to negotiate cases. Consider your lawyers ability to take cases to trial and to do a good job there. The prosecutors know which judges take cases to trial. Police know which lawyers take cases to trial. Negotiations need to be backed up by the position of strength by being able to go to trial. You need to know that your lawyer is not desperate to settle your case, that your lawyer is ready to go to trial for you if you want to go to trial, that your lawyer is fully prepared to go to trial, that your lawyer is capable of going to trial. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Beat The Prosecution
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- Lewis Porter
- Corinna Lain
- Dave Johnson
- Shyh-Ching Lo
- Joseph Margulies
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 4,739
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 45 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
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- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 74
- Engagement
- 92
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Questions about Beat The Prosecution
Who hosts Beat The Prosecution?
Jonathan Katz and Jon Katz host the show. Published by Jon Katz.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Beat The Prosecution take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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