Comments on: A Public Defender with a Sense of Humor http://koehlerlaw.net/2010/02/a-public-defender-with-a-sense-of-humor/ Criminal and DUI Defense in Washington, D.C. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:27:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: jamison http://koehlerlaw.net/2010/02/a-public-defender-with-a-sense-of-humor/comment-page-1/#comment-412 jamison Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:58:34 +0000 http://koehlerlaw.net/?p=1576#comment-412 Once again, it's great to have the perspective of a prosecutor on this site. As the song in "Oklahoma!" goes, the cowboys and the ranchers should be friends. And my pal Hamilton Burger seems to have gone awol. I've noticed a dynamic among prosecutors that is similar to the one I described above among defenders. Some of the prosecutions take the whole "Justice Must Be Done" approach. Others are more pragmatic. What's the fair thing to do here? Once again, it’s great to have the perspective of a prosecutor on this site. As the song in “Oklahoma!” goes, the cowboys and the ranchers should be friends. And my pal Hamilton Burger seems to have gone awol.

I’ve noticed a dynamic among prosecutors that is similar to the one I described above among defenders. Some of the prosecutions take the whole “Justice Must Be Done” approach. Others are more pragmatic. What’s the fair thing to do here?

]]> By: Mark Pryor http://koehlerlaw.net/2010/02/a-public-defender-with-a-sense-of-humor/comment-page-1/#comment-411 Mark Pryor Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:25:14 +0000 http://koehlerlaw.net/?p=1576#comment-411 Sounds like a good blog, I'll have to check it out. And I totally know what you mean about having a sense of humor. As you know, it's the same on both sides of the aisle, and the humor is often shared between ADAs and defense lawyers. The trick is not making the wrong joke in front of the wrong people! Sounds like a good blog, I’ll have to check it out.

And I totally know what you mean about having a sense of humor. As you know, it’s the same on both sides of the aisle, and the humor is often shared between ADAs and defense lawyers. The trick is not making the wrong joke in front of the wrong people!

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