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EPISODE · Jul 1, 2026 · 18 MIN

Errol Flynn: When Robin Hood Became the Outlaw

from The Legal Podcast Network

In February 1943, Errol Flynn — Hollywood's romantic leading man — walked out of Los Angeles Superior Court acquitted of sexually assaulting two teenage girls. This episode examines the legal strategy behind that acquittal, the courtroom tactics used against the accusers, and what the verdict reveals about the criminal justice system of the era — and our own.

In February 1943, Errol Flynn — Hollywood’s romantic leading man — walked out of Los Angeles Superior Court acquitted of sexually assaulting two teenage girls.

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In February 1943, Errol Flynn — Hollywood's romantic leading man — walked out of Los Angeles Superior Court acquitted of sexually assaulting two teenage girls. This episode examines the legal strategy behind that acquittal, the courtroom tactics...

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