Oct 18, 2026 · 28 min · 12 segments
In a stunning legal development, a New Mexico judge threw out the criminal indictment against actor Timothy Busfield following allegations of prosecutorial misconduct. Attorney Mark Geragos and…
Mark GeragosHost
Lauren ConlinGuestHow on earth does the prosecution in good faith file a case against Timothy Busfield? It's outrageous.
Angry Men, Mark.
What the hell is happening in New Mexico? I have to tell you, and I don't ever remember saying this.
I am questioning the ethics of the prosecution of Timothy Busfield.
I am stunned that prosecutors brought these charges at this point because they have to prove in good faith that they believe that there they can get a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt.
I do not see how the hell they can do that.
All I'm seeing is the opposite.
one of my one of my good friends.
You're going to say it in a sec, and as soon as I finish this little vignette, then I want to go into and set this up.
He's an ex-sex crimes prosecutor from Orange County, a guy by the name of Matt Murphy.
When this was first announced, before he had ever surrendered himself, I said, just based on what they were saying— that there was no way this case would have ever been filed criminally by an experienced sex crimes prosecutor.
That was before anything, just based on the fact that you had these allegations that a mother was disgruntled because that had been what they call recap.
so and so, you know, besides shamelessly plugging both podcasts on my third podcast, let me just say something here.
Before this case was filed, we were publicly questioning the motivations of it being filed and everything else.
And Matt Murphy, by the way, is no shrinking violent when it comes to Sex crimes.
How on earth does the prosecution in good faith file a case against Timothy Busfield? It's outrageous.
Angry Men, Mark.
What the hell is happening in New Mexico? I have to tell you, and I don't ever remember saying this.
I am questioning the ethics of the prosecution of Timothy Busfield.
I am stunned that prosecutors brought these charges at this point because they have to prove in good faith that they believe that there they can get a conviction beyond a reasonable doubt.
I do not see how the hell they can do that.
All I'm seeing is the opposite.
one of my one of my good friends.
You're going to say it in a sec, and as soon as I finish this little vignette, then I want to go into and set this up.
He's an ex-sex crimes prosecutor from Orange County, a guy by the name of Matt Murphy.
When this was first announced, before he had ever surrendered himself, I said, just based on what they were saying— that there was no way this case would have ever been filed criminally by an experienced sex crimes prosecutor.
That was before anything, just based on the fact that you had these allegations that a mother was disgruntled because that had been what they call recap.
so and so, you know, besides shamelessly plugging both podcasts on my third podcast, let me just say something here.
Before this case was filed, we were publicly questioning the motivations of it being filed and everything else.
And Matt Murphy, by the way, is no shrinking violent when it comes to Sex crimes.
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