Criminal Law

Damn it

Posted on August 17, 2008
Why is it that the results on American Idol are more closely guarded than Olympic results?!I am sick of the internet spoiling Olympics results for me. I have found out about the last 4 of Michael Phelps swims and the damn gymnastic results, too.

Does gymnastics stunt your growth?

Posted on August 13, 2008
Click to enlarge. Crazy stuff.

How excited am I?

Posted on August 09, 2008
Due out Sept. 2.Yessssss!! Look, Donnie is totally checking me out. He wants me. Bad.

R.I.P Bernie Mac

Posted on August 09, 2008

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So gross

Posted on August 07, 2008
Ugh. I have no words.

"I have to ask you about a hardship"

Posted on August 06, 2008
These are never good words to hear in my office. Especially not when your head deputy calls you into his/her office and sits you down in order to ask you. What it means is that "they" want to transfer you somewhere else. And most likely it ain't gonna be somewhere close...

Weekend Update

Posted on August 03, 2008
Saw Kirsten Dunst at a local bar (didn't she just get out of rehab?Went to a Dodger gameHad my first bite of the only native street food from this town...the bacon wrapped hot dogDyed my hairMissed J. A lot.

Things I Hate

Posted on August 03, 2008
A client pleading on 10/10 (last day for trial)...especially after I wear my "meet the jury" suit.Getting assigned 65 NEW cases in a month's time.Not being able to speak to my Spanish speaking clients (Yes, I have plenty of interpreters, but I wish I could speak to them directly...

This one's for you, Annonymous commenter "D"

Posted on July 23, 2008
I still heart Brit. Forever. She is awesome to the tenth power because even when she is laying low and is not out and about committing petty thefts on camera, she can still be counted on for some crazy stuff. Here is a pic of her rendering motherly care to her young son...

Drink up

Posted on July 23, 2008
A man was arrested for DUI in Rhode Island with a .491 blood alcohol concentration!!That isn't even the most astonishing part...he was arraigned and the judge released him on his own recognisance!! There would have def been bail in my court, or anywhere in my county for that matter.

Every little things gonna be alright

Posted on July 23, 2008
With less than a week away, I have to wish all you July 2008 bar takers well.Look, I've been through it. It was awful. I hated those 2 1/2 months of studying, and especially the last few weeks. I was angry. I suffered from stress worse than I even knew was possible...

Huh??

Posted on July 18, 2008
I had a client in on 20/30 today. In custody with a parole hold. And an excellent case for trial as there are two witnesses who contradict the complaining witness in the police report. One witness is in court and is ordered back for the trial date...

This week's stats

Posted on July 17, 2008
4: number of trials on calendar today2: number of trials set to call the prosecution's bluff2: number of trial dismissals because the prosecution was unable to proceed1: number of clients with excellent cases for trial who could not afford to take time off of work to hold trial and entered a plea bargain1: number of trials trailed until Monday1: number of clients who shared extremely important information with me 7 months after it would have been helpful for me to have received such information1: number of my clients on informal probation who are back in custody now facing life in prison on strike number 360: age of third strike client1: number of percipient witnesses who contacted me AFTER plea bargain, whose names and information were not included in discovery4: number of times I had to leave the courtroom instead of getting into a screamin g match with a prosecutor1: number of clients who broke down crying upon learning that a family member was present in court and would have to learn what she did to try and pay her rent1: number of clients with mental retardation facing state prison2: clients in protective custody with a "green light"1: number of clients awaiting deportation who have given birth to a child while in custody1: number of complaining witnesses trying to shake my client down for money35: new cases assigned for the month4: number of clients who expressed heartfelt thanks for fighting for them

WWCDD?

Posted on July 10, 2008
Recently I have been drowning under an insane caseload. I had to draw strength from somewhere. I found it in Clarence Darrow:You can protect your liberties in this world only by protecting the other man's freedom.No other offense has ever been visited with such severe penalties as seeking to help the oppressed...

Posted on June 30, 2008

Wedding Bells

Posted on June 28, 2008
Congrats to my mommy and her wonderful new husband who were married in a beachside ceremony last week in Hawaii. I love them both very much and wish them many, many happy years together.

Bar humor

Posted on June 28, 2008
I just got this in an email from a dear friend who is right now in the depths of hell, aka studying for the Bar exam. If you have already taken the bar, this will bring back memories. For those of you still studying, hang in there. You WILL pass! For those of you who have not suffered through the Bar exam, find a lawyer friend and share this with them...

Too much

Posted on June 28, 2008
I am about 10 minutes into Ghosts of Abu Ghraib and I am already completely nauseous. I don't know if I am going to make it through this thing...Just for being an American, I feel like I owe so many people in the world an apology. On behalf of us all.

I have an addiction

Posted on June 27, 2008
I am obsessed with sea glass. I mean, really obsessed. I can spend hours on a beach with my head bent to the sand. It is almost meditative for me. So imagine how I spent more than a few hours on the beaches of Hawaii? That's right, engaging in my favorite past time...

Later

Posted on June 17, 2008
This time tomorrow I shall will be sitting poolside/beachside with a delish tropical drink in my hand. See ya'll in a couple weeks.

Words escape me

Posted on June 14, 2008
Here is the mind numbing conversation I had the other day with one of the prosecutor's in my court:Me: So who is trying that case? You?Prosecutor: I think so.Me: So, you're gonna be the bad guy then, huh? Cool.Prosecutor: What?Me: Do you know that case? My client has an awesome defense and no jury will ever convict her (Seriously, it involves my client responding to a call from the police to come save her 5 year old...

Yes!

Posted on June 14, 2008
Saw my first new hair stylist in over 6 years. And my hair is so fucking rad I cannot stand it! Sorta a modified Posh:Yum.

Success

Posted on June 07, 2008
I stayed at work late last night and accomplished what I previously believed to be the impossible.I calendared every single one of my cases. Even post convictions. I got a new calendar and went to work with different colored pens (black for opens, red for post convictions, trials highlighted, green for motions) and wrote every single case I have into my calendar...

Priorities

Posted on June 07, 2008
I had a client the other day who was trying to pick his date for jail time surrender so he didn't miss the "important games" in the NBA playoffs.Wow.

Maybe it is a good thing I am at home...

Posted on June 04, 2008
because me+head cold+ court is sorta a bad combo. I say weird things on the record and I have a lower than usual threshold for prosecutorial nonsense. I got into a mini verbal sparring match with one of my prosecutors over a term of probation. My guy was charged with pirated DVD sales...

Man Down; Day 2

Posted on June 04, 2008
Well, here I am again. Home when I should be at work. Blah. Here is the scorecard so far:Pros:I can stand up without getting dizzy."Sorry, Wrong Number" was on this morning when I got up (I have a weakness for old movies. And in this one Barbara Stanwyck's nutty overly dramatic antics and her jewelry rock my world)Cons:Bad, bad things are still happening in my sinusesThere is no more coffee!!

Sick. Again.

Posted on June 03, 2008
I am sick. Home from work sick. Blah. My head, and everything in it (particularly my teeth and my sinuses), feel like it is going to explode. Ugh.What the hell is it with my and the late spring/early summer colds?! Exhibit one, and two. I get sick every time this year...

Take a number and wait

Posted on May 29, 2008
I called to make an appointment with my 10,000th new doctor. She is supposed to be some hot shot, and was referred to me by my other new hot shot doctor. This woman must be amazing because my appointment isn't until mid-August!!WTF?!

Um, what?

Posted on May 27, 2008
This woman claims to have been married to The Berlin Wall since 1979.No really. I swear. Read what she has to say about this nonsense here.Here is the article that ran in the UK Telegraph:Eija-Riitta Berliner-Mauer, 54, whose surname means Berlin Wall in German, wed the concrete structure in 1979 after being diagnosed with a condition called Objectum-Sexuality...

I have...

Posted on May 27, 2008
TOO MANY OPEN CASES!!!

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