Rookie p.d. III: revenge of the sith

The much - awaited, much - dreaded third installment of "A Brief History of Charley Demosthenous" has rolled out, and it's a good 'un:

The $40 Lawyer - Judgment

I won't quote as much, since it seems that all of us are reading and commenting on this profile of someone who's far from the world's best public defender. Here's this little gem from defense closing argument:

"You have received your Big Mac. You have received your supersize Coke. But where's the supersize fries?"

The jury deliberates just six minutes. It must be some kind of world record. Barely enough time for them to hustle into the little room, sit and vote.

You really don't need to click through to figure out the verdict, but you ought to for the sake of appreciating this whole series (or not).

Bonus link goes to Public Defender Dude, my original inspiration for starting a p.d. blog, whose increased posting on this and other topics has been consistently excellent.