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A BROWEIRD MURDER CASE

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

Last week we wrote about a murder case North Of the Border that ended when the State refused to give an opening statement and then refused to call any witnesses after a jury was sworn. Here is the transcript in what we call Lebow(the judge) v. Rossman (the prosecutor).The transcript is courtesy of the Sun Sentinel. The transcript is 68 pages and it reads like a slow moving train wreck. You know what's going to happen, but as you read it you just can't believe it will happen. But it does. Who's at fault? It's a very interesting question. MORE ON BENCH WARRANTS:The issue is this- a defendant shows up ten or fifteen minutes late on a Monday trial setting. Ignoring the enormous lines in front of the building, the Judge order's the defendant taken into custody...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on February 10, 2010 (boomark / email).