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Amusing Trial Transcripts

May 11, 2012 Humor

Back when I was a public defender, my office mate used to come across me reading transcripts from court hearings I had done – from either a trial or a preliminary hearing – and kid me.  I thought I was being conscientious, working hard to make myself a better lawyer.  He thought I was being [...]

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May 1, 2012 Humor
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When Comforting a “Grammar Nazi”…

April 20, 2012 Humor
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Because Everything With Me is a Competition

March 28, 2012 Humor

How can you not love Wanda Williams? She is a great lawyer. Someone told me that she won seven cases in a row recently – and juvenile cases at that. But she has a good sense of humor. She doesn’t take herself too seriously. I don’t know about you. I hate her guts. She and [...]

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On Blog Comments

March 14, 2012 Criminal Law Bloggers
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From Bitter Lawyer: Robert “Gunner” Skolnick

March 6, 2012 Humor

Courtesy of Bitter Lawyer

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A Graffiti Artist Who Knows His Grammar

February 28, 2012 Humor

                  H/T The Appellate Record

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Brilliant Trial Lawyer or Simple Ass?

December 9, 2011 Criminal Procedure

MR. KOEHLER:  Objection.  Relevance. THE COURT:  Mr. Koehler, you can sit down. MR. KOEHLER:  Your honor, this is absolutely ridiculous. MR. RIORDAN:  No, it’s not. THE WITNESS:  No, it’s not. MR. KOEHLER:  It is completely irrelevant. THE WITNESS:  What’s ridiculous is how [the petitioner] gets away with all this stuff. THE COURT:  I really can’t [...]

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On Trial Tactics — Intentional and Otherwise

October 5, 2011 Humor

I am sitting in court waiting for trial to begin.  The charge is assault on a police officer. I have just been given a video recording in another case and I decide to use this time to watch it. So I pull out my laptop and stick it in. My viewing of the video seems [...]

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The Weather is Here, Wish You Were Beautiful: Love Letter to a D.C. Law Enforcement Officer

October 1, 2011 Criminal Procedure

I have a beef with a D.C. law enforcement officer.  I would be more specific, but I don’t want to embarrass my investigator.  He has to work with the guy. Dear Mr. Law Enforcement Officer: I understand you have been giving my investigator the old run-around.  Before becoming a criminal defense attorney, I worked for [...]

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