LIVE: Bob Motta on Judge Elmore's Removal From Aaron Spencer Case—Legal Analysis

LIVE: Bob Motta on Judge Elmore's Removal From Aaron Spencer Case—Legal Analysis

Published: January 28, 2026

Duration: 21:31

We're going live with defense attorney Bob Motta to break down the Arkansas Supreme Court's decision to remove Judge Barbara Elmore from Aaron Spencer's murder trial. This is the second time the high court has reversed Elmore on constitutional grounds in seven months. The first time, they called her gag order a "plain, manifest, clear, and gross abuse of discretion." This time, they didn't just reverse her—they pulled her off the case entirely.

Aaron Spencer is charged with second-degree murder for killing Michael Fosler, the man who was out on bond for allegedly sexually assaulting Spencer's 14-y...