Criminal Law

Sucka! (Who, me?)

Posted on April 03, 2008
I read on my treo RSS reader that Gideon of the blog "a public defender" was quitting his job to go into private civil practice and I totally believed it. My treo downloaded the post before he updated it to say that it was an April fool's joke and I haven't had time to look into it further since reading it, so for two days now I've been wondering, 'How could he do that? What's going to happen to PD Stuff!?'

"Wish it were Sunday?.&?

Posted on March 31, 2008
"Wish it were Sunday…."

Then why do I keep counting?

Posted on March 30, 2008
The song on constant rotation these days is Why Do I Keep Counting by The Killers. I mean, really, if all of our days are numbered...??

Stranger than fiction or fictional strangers

Posted on March 29, 2008
But it’s really super fun to work on a case in which the prosecutor and defense are sniping at each other to the point where it boils down to one side saying, “Judge, that’s not the law.” “That is the law.” “That’s not the law...

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Zillow.com says our house is w?

Posted on March 29, 2008
Zillow.com says our house is worth $113k. Three months ago it was worth $134k and it’s dropped $6k in the last 30 days. Dang.

Lawschool: This sucks. I can?t?

Posted on March 28, 2008
Lawschool: This sucks. I can’t wait 4 graduation — light at the end of tunnel. First job as a lawyer: Oh god, that light was a train!

Feeling like I?m back in law s?

Posted on March 28, 2008
Feeling like I’m back in law school — w/a bunch of law-type people & absolutely nothing to say.

Wishing I could keep up w/my c?

Posted on March 28, 2008
Wishing I could keep up w/my caseload so I could stop being blindsided by things I should have already known / done. *sigh*

A Good Day In the Trenches

Posted on March 28, 2008
My client told his story; I walked with him back to the guarded elevator down to the holding cells; went back to the office; got a call on my cell. He blew it out! Case Dismissed! He’s home! ?

OpenSocial Foundation Debuts

Posted on March 28, 2008
It’s like the Justice League of social media: Google, Yahoo, and News Corp.’s MySpace.com announced on Tuesday that they have formed the OpenSocial Foundation… ?

Recovering from mild food pois?

Posted on March 27, 2008
Recovering from mild food poisoning & wondering if it’s possible to be precautious.

Jaywalking in front of the cop?

Posted on March 24, 2008
Jaywalking in front of the copshop. I’m such a rebel.

Nothing to do w/anything

Posted on March 23, 2008
Big firm associates are apparently "lost" and "unhappy." Don't you feel sorry for them?

Hmm. Wondering if there?s some?

Posted on March 22, 2008
Hmm. Wondering if there’s something wrong w/getting to work earlier on a saturday than on a weekday. I don’t think I have a problem, do u?

Happy first day of spring!

Posted on March 20, 2008
Happy first day of spring!

Auction Scoots

Posted on March 20, 2008
Appropos of nothing, I went to a big going out of business auction today.... The real reason I was there were the scooters and motorcycles for sale. Some of them have been parked out front for weeks and months and I have walked by them a hundred times, wishing, wishing.

How is it that just when I thi?

Posted on March 17, 2008
How is it that just when I think I’ve had the most *Monday* Monday evar, the next one is even worse? I’m screaming; u just can’t hear me.

Trying not to want things I ca?

Posted on March 16, 2008
Trying not to want things I can’t afford. It’s not a feeling, it’s an ability.

Wishing spring would get here ?

Posted on March 15, 2008
Wishing spring would get here & stay forever!

Judge was Mr. No this morning?.

Posted on March 10, 2008
Judge was Mr. No this morning. What do I think? "Carry on my wayward son! There’ll be peace when u r done." (Sometimes hope is all we have.)

Wyoming Dems give Obama a win, momentum

Posted on March 09, 2008
Obama won seven delegates and Clinton won five. In the overall race for the nomination, Obama led 1,578-1,468, according to the latest tally by The Associated Press. It will take 2,025 delegates to win the Democratic nomination. ?

Compare & Contrast

Posted on March 09, 2008
In the comments to a news article describing how a man was beaten badly by two other men after stopping them from raping a woman we find a fierce debate about that to do w/the "trash" (poor and homeless people) who live and hang out downtown and on the south side of town...

Apple iPhone SDK prematurely declared great - Machinist

Posted on March 09, 2008
The SDK is plainly important. But it’s probably not yet revolutionary. ?

?Dumped,? BBC America, waste management, environment

Posted on March 09, 2008
First lesson of the show: The “environment” isn’t something out there in the wilderness that you take a vacation to appreciate; you’re impacting it every day, right at home, every time you dump something in the trash. ?

AVCHD video: The hardware is willing, but the software is weak

Posted on March 09, 2008
Personally, I don’t consider a camcorder as mainstream if you have to search the Web and troll forums to find software to play or edit your video. ?

Colbert: AT&Treason

Posted on March 07, 2008
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Getting a client out of jail! ?

Posted on March 04, 2008
Getting a client out of jail! That’s one thing that never gets old…

@le_poulet we need to move to ?

Posted on March 04, 2008
@le_poulet we need to move to europe. Much more pedestrian/human friendly…

The thing about Obama: He can ?

Posted on March 04, 2008
The thing about Obama: He can speak better w/o notes than any other politician could ever deliver the most well-written speech. Amazing.

Hillary wins big. Say it w/me ?

Posted on March 04, 2008
Hillary wins big. Say it w/me everyone: President McCain! *sobs*

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