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A Moment
When preparing for trial, we sometimes succumb to "trial psychosis," the delusional belief that we have a "good case" or a "chance of winning."
Then, often when you are sitting and reviewing the police reports a few days before trial, you have a moment. Something just doesn't add up. Suddenly the case is awful. Laughable. The client's story has ( Read more... ) -
In court
Hey! I got an iPhone! Posting this post in court. And in my new county. Wow.
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Hey 10 Weeks Ago!
I haven't posted for 10 weeks! Yay. Lots to update, no time. Have to be at court in 5 min.
This post is to encourage me to make a real post later, and also to make the thing stop saying "10 weeks since last post."
Done.
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Murderers
[I haven't posted much lately, and here's another work-centric post. I'll post a real update soon, promise.]
In this line of work, I occasionally meet murderers.
Sometimes they are people who were actually convicted of a murder. Sometimes they are people who did kill someone, but had an excuse, like self defense, or accident. One guy I represented ( Read more... ) -
A Story
[Note: this is public, since this is just something I observed in a public courtroom--nothing private here.]
A man, Mr. L., is in court. Mr. L. is an elderly, rural Wisconsinite--owns a farm, hunts, just looks like your classic conservative farmer.
Mr. L. is in court on the charge that he unlawfully took a deer without a proper tag (which is a ( Read more... ) -
...but boy could he play guitar.
(The subject of this post is a quote from Bowie, not a reference to myself. I cannot, in fact, "play guitar." See infra )
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Just a little post.
http://www.wicourts.gov/sc/opinion/DisplayDocument.html?content=html&seqNo=33332
Welcome to the wonderful world of necrophilia litigation. Ahem.
"The three defendants returned to the cemetery with shovels, a crowbar, a tarpaulin, and a box of condoms, which the men had purchased that evening on their way to the cemetery."
I think the condoms show a ( Read more... ) -
A World Ruled By Secrecy
So, I'm still attempting to figure out how I can discuss work without violating attorney-client confidentiality. Or getting fired ( Read more... ) -
Mass Action on Selected Comments!
This LJ world is strange and new. Mass action on selected comments! Should I be in favor of this ( Read more... )
