August 30, 2007

Go orange, go big blue

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My 8-year-old boy brought me a souvenir from my hometown: I now know that the mascot of the hometown team is not the Boise State Bronco; it...

The return of Scruffey, real lawyer

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From Curia Avisari Vult , which either means "the court took the matter under consideration," or "the judge took a long lunc...
August 29, 2007

"He pleaded my case"

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For your listening pleasure, the O'Neal Twins and "Jesus Dropped The Charges." This is where I first heard , "Case dismis...
August 28, 2007

"Our office has now reached a new level of weird"

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Fasten your seatbelts, the public defender secretary is blogging: My boss "the chief public defender", whom I'll call CPD, is...
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Regrets, they've had a few

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In my new state, a few more regrettable acts by public officials, from the P-I: Hague has habit of blaming others - Records show actions in...

Senator Craig regrets

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In my old state, Senator Larry Craig didn't say he regrets whatever it is he did in the Twin Cities airport bathroom. Nor did he say he...
August 27, 2007

The lives of others, American edition

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Resigning today, Alberto Gonzales said, "I entered public service to make a positive difference in the lives of others... " Meanw...
August 26, 2007

"The Lives of Others"

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This weekend I watched " The Lives of Others " ( Das Leben der Anderen ), just out on DVD. Lead actor Ulrich Mühe , who died last ...
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August 25, 2007

It's the process (and a lot more)

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"The process is the punishment": it's an old phrase , and it's still accurate. Courtesy of Changing the Court , though the...

OH: Judge Plough -" We all must accept some blame for what happened here"

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More from the Record Courier: Plough fines public defender $100 on contempt charge Assistant Portage County Public Defender Brian Jones was ...
August 24, 2007

OH: $100 & costs for p.d. "contempt"

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From Recordpub.com: Plough fines public defender $100 and costs on contempt charge Portage County Municipal Court Judge John Plough fined As...
August 22, 2007

OH: "Judge Plough is absolutely wrong"

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From Recordpub.com: Lager planning lawyer's defense - Portage defender confident of win Portage County's top public defender will b...

At juvy, the policy of truth

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Changes of plea this morning - Court commissioner : "Have you learned anything from this?" Juvenile : "No." Two separat...

Practice tip for juvenile defenders (like myself)

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In an effort to be a more practical blawger , here is a word of advice: When, after saving your client many months of freedom, your client...
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August 20, 2007

"It's a Mountie thing"

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Due South ? Constable Benton Fraser, RCMP, relocated to the States, remember that show ? "You are innocent," Fraser tells Willie. ...
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August 18, 2007

OH: justice held hostage update from Portage County

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From the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Portage County Judge Plough criticized for arrest of public defender A controversial Portage County judge h...