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Robert Telles

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Trial · Day 11 · Verdict and penalty phase

PENALTY PHASE: Vegas Reporter Murder Trial — NV v. Robert Telles — Day 11

Law&Crime Network · Uploaded 2024-08-29 · Watch on YouTube ↗

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Case background

More background & key dates

The jury convicted Telles of first-degree murder on August 28, 2024, then considered punishment. At the October 16 sentencing, additional terms brought the minimum time before parole eligibility to twenty-eight years. The recordings distinguish the jury’s penalty phase from that later sentencing hearing.

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Key dates

September 2022
Investigative reporter Jeff German was killed outside his Las Vegas home. Source ↗
August 28, 2024
The jury convicted Telles and considered punishment. Source ↗
October 16, 2024
The final sentencing added terms, making parole eligibility at least twenty-eight years. Source ↗

Collection scope & recording notes

Former Clark County public administrator Robert Telles was tried for the September 2022 killing of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German. Prosecutors alleged retaliation for German’s reporting about Telles’s office. Telles denied killing him and testified that he had been framed. Law&Crime’s trial Days 1–10, its Day 11 verdict and penalty-phase broadcast, and Court TV’s October 16 sentencing coverage. Day 10 is verdict watch, not a new testimony day. Separate pretrial hearings and duplicate verdict clips are excluded. 12 recordings, approximately 74 broadcast hours. Original source titles and credits are retained. LIVE in a title refers to the original broadcast. Recordings can contain breaks and broadcaster commentary; this is not a certified complete court record.

THE VIEWER’S GUIDE · 2024 Nevada trial, penalty phase and sentencing

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Why are the penalty phase and sentencing separate?

The jury considered punishment after its August verdict. The judge later imposed additional terms at the October sentencing. The archive keeps these stages in chronological order.

What is included in this collection?

Law&Crime’s trial Days 1–10, its Day 11 verdict and penalty-phase broadcast, and Court TV’s October 16 sentencing coverage. Day 10 is verdict watch, not a new testimony day. Separate pretrial hearings and duplicate verdict clips are excluded.

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Robert Telles

Trial · Day 11 · Verdict and penalty phase

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Trial · Day 1

Trial · Day 2

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Trial · Day 4

Trial · Day 5

Trial · Day 6

Trial · Day 7

Trial · Day 8

Trial · Day 9

Trial · Day 10 · Verdict watch

Trial · Day 11 · Verdict and penalty phase

October 16, 2024 · Sentencing

Robert Telles

Jury Duty

Trial · Day 11 · Verdict and penalty phase

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Trial · Day 1

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Trial · Day 3

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Trial · Day 5

Trial · Day 6

Trial · Day 7

Trial · Day 8

Trial · Day 9

Trial · Day 10 · Verdict watch

Trial · Day 11 · Verdict and penalty phase

October 16, 2024 · Sentencing