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MONDAY NOTES

By JAABLOG

"Another year of this sh*t" - the best response to a "Happy New Year's" greeting, overheard in the Courthouse this morning ..."No Blind Open Pleas" - apparently some readers are so used to us criticizing judges, they can't tell when we're throwing one a bone.  It seems our reporting on Lisa Porter's statements to courtroom lawyers that she'll never sandbag a Defendant on an open plea (ie, she'll tell you in advance if you're better off with the State's offer) got misconstrued by some to mean "you'd be crazy to plea open".  Of course, we meant just the opposite, so don't be afraid to invite Porter into the negotiations if need be ...Does this make me look fat? - click here for your invitation to the upcoming goofball Robing Ceremony, and let us know if they try to keep you out of a public facility being used for questionable, though entertaining, purposes ...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on January 03, 2011 (boomark / email).