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Roman Holiday

By Scoplaw

We're in that rare group of PDs who actively hope for trial.  Didn't happen this week, but in our cases set for trial, no one took anything worse than credit-time-served.  At one point we were down to two clients whom the state begged the court to warn about their potential time in jail and on probation for their various charges.  Both our defendants had faith in us, themselves, and their cases and refused to back down from their "we're taking this to trial, damnit" posture.  End result - the state ended up dropping both cases.  Good times. Also in the Schadenfreude category - Roger Clemens, aka Fat Billy.  I think Hardin's next move ought to be holding a press conference where Clemens goes into a roid rage and beats something small and inoffensive to death...continue to full post

Full post as published by Scoplaw on February 14, 2008 (boomark / email).