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Discussion about and between the judges and lawyers who labor in the world of Miami's criminal justice.
By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

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Last Entry: November 04, 2020 at 06:48:00

THE WOLF

Posted on December 23, 2008
We're going to get a little "touchy-feely" and reprint something we read in Wayne Dyer's book span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;""The Power of Intention."/span/span If you are unhappy in your job or life, we recommend this book to you...

4th DCA BROUHAHA

Posted on December 23, 2008
The title of the post links to attorney Gary Kollin's letter to Governor Crist about his appointment of Judge Labarga to the 4th DCA. A great great choice if you like judges who hold grudges and wait to get even with lawyers they think have disrespected them...

WELCOME TO THE GLICK FAMILY BLOG

Posted on December 22, 2008
span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"divspan class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"UPDATED: /spanFirst Judge Glick's daughter wrote in, now his wife. That's OK...

NFL WEEK SIXTEEN

Posted on December 21, 2008
span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"We're up 1039 Blakes for the year, and feeling pretty good./span Let's play some more prevent defense and protect our lead. /spandivspan class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"br //span/divdivspan class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"Are the NY Giants, losers of the last two games that bad? Does losing Buress really affect the G-Men? We think not...

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VERY FUNNY COMMENT

Posted on December 21, 2008
span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"Sometimes our readers just crack us up. /spandivspan class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"br //span/divdivspan class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"Like this comment on Sunday:/span/divspan class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"br //spanspan class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"br /Fake Judge Miller said...

LET IT SNOW

Posted on December 20, 2008
For some strange reason, we find ourselves reading Texas Monthly Magazine (Motto: "Texas! Proud Home State to two Presidents, but of whom screwed up a war.") more often than we would like to admit. divbr //divdivHowever, perusing articles on Cattle and Dallas and words like "y'all" sometimes yields unexpected results...

FAKED OUT- BLAKE NOT RETIRING

Posted on December 19, 2008
JUDGE BLAKE IS NOT RETIRING!!!!!!! Proving just how hard it is to blog 3,000 miles away from Miami, we eat a bit of crow here and announce, much to everyone's satisfaction we may add, that Judge Stanford Blake is NOT retiring. There was an announcement on the rarely used PA system this morning...

BLAKE OUT OR FAKE OUT????

Posted on December 19, 2008
Our email exploded this morning with loyal readers sending us messages from their phones in court that Judge Stan Blake has unexpectedly retired and that TODAY was his last day in court. Some readers wrote that the rarely used REGJB building wide speaker system was put into use announcing the Criminal Division's Chief Judge's retirement...

MILLER WALKS!!!!!

Posted on December 17, 2008
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OFFICER WOLFINGER HAS PASSED AWAY

Posted on December 16, 2008
We are receiving reports that Officer Norm Wolfinger, known to many regulars of the REGJB as a longtime DUI officer, has passed away today from self inflicted wounds. This is a sad and tragic story. Site Feed

A CRAZY VERDICT

Posted on December 15, 2008
UPDATED A CRAZY VERDICT: back from vacation and fully rested, ace Herald scribe Susannah Nesmith reports on the RARE NGI (Not guilty insanity) verdict on a double murder case before Judge Adrien last week. (The title of the post links to the article...

NFL WEEK FIFTEEN

Posted on December 14, 2008
UPDATE: We told you the Fins would win and we told you the Fins would not cover. And we told you that the Texans would hand the Titans their second loss of the season. Not bad. Not bad at all. And we won the Carolina under pick. We finish the day up 150 (2-0 on the picks) and +989 for the year...

ANOTHER TWIST; ANOTHER TURN

Posted on December 13, 2008
Long time and careful readers of this blog will recall our reporting on the strange case of Kareem Bellamy. Bellamy was convicted of murder in New York. While serving his prison sentence, his attorneys obtained statements from one Michael Green confessing to the murders Bellamy was convicted of...

3RD DCA TAKES JUDGE LANGER TO THE WOODSHED

Posted on December 10, 2008
For an old fashion spanking. (Things are breaking quickly today. There are two new posts within the last hour. So lean back, take a break, and read a bit.) We have been asked to do a regular feature where we update readers on the latest criminal decisions from the 3rd DCA...

NORM KENT DEFENDS BILL GELIN

Posted on December 10, 2008
The below letter from Norm Kent appears on the Broward Blog today. We reprint it in its entirety, and add only this:Norm Kent has made a career out of kicking the butt (in litigation) of disbarred attorney Jack Thompson. We are confident he will prevail once again...

FOR SALE

Posted on December 09, 2008
One State and all the accoutrements including judicial seats, senate seats, construction projects, and baseball stadiums. Inquire within. The title of the post links to the Chicago Tribune Article. Site Feed

CARS AND THE CONSTITUTION

Posted on December 09, 2008
UPDATE!!! The Captain has reliably informed us that Miami Judges Kevin Emas and Gil Freeman have both made the cut and their names are among 6 being sent to Governor Crist for consideration as Florida's next Supreme Court Justice. Congrats to both. CARS AND THE CONSTITUTION:If we ever lose the bill of rights completely, it will be in a case involving a car...

WEED(ED) OUT!!!!!

Posted on December 08, 2008
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray...

NFL WEEK FOURTEEN

Posted on December 06, 2008
We're down to 379 Parcells and counting after another losing week. Miami is +1 at Buffalo. Fins playing second game indoors in two weeks. We'll take the point and the Fins +100. Green Bay is at Home against the Houston Texans. The Pack has lost their last two, while the Texans have won their last two...

KARMA

Posted on December 06, 2008
DID YOU KNOW THAT SIMPSON WAS FOUND GUILTY 13 YEARS TO THE DAY THAT HE WAS ACQUITTED OF MURDER??? TALK ABOUT KARMA! Site Feed

CRIST SAYS: "NO"

Posted on December 05, 2008
UPDATE: a "Ruff" First appearance in Broward for the Dunkin Donuts accused shooter. Watch the defendant bark at the judge here. UPDATE: OJ SIMPSON, ACQUITTED KILLER, convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison...

TIGHT JOB MARKET

Posted on December 04, 2008
CNN has this story of a Michigan State Law School grad with an LLM in Taxation (LLM in Taxation Motto: "We Love Boring Subjects") who sent out 300 resumes and received one interview. The title of the post links to the Story. Rumpole says: Lesson learned...

A COUPLE OF TOPICS

Posted on December 03, 2008
Readers in the comments section sent in these two questions which are excellent topics for discussion:A Robed reader wrote:Rumps,Here is a topic deserving discussion: automatic withholds for first time offenders. Herald took Judge Thomas to task today in the Dennis Stackhouse case...

BROWARD CLOSED UNTIL MONDAY

Posted on December 02, 2008
A brief question and answer session between a Miami Criminal Defense attorney and Rumpole on the effects of the Broward Courthouse being close.MCDA(Miami Criminal Defense Attorney): What does this mean for me?Rumpole: Well for starters you won't get called for a hearing on Friday afternoon and then be forced to wait until the end of calendar before your case is called...

UNDERCOVER MOTHER

Posted on December 01, 2008
BREAKING BLOG NEWS: BROWARD COUNTY COURTHOUSE CLOSED TODAY !!!!!!!!! A crisis of confidence? Nope. Self imposed penance for the way they treat lawyers from Miami? Are you kidding? A burst pipe has shut down the "justice" system North of the Border...

BROWARD CLOSED TUESDAY

Posted on December 01, 2008
Good morning. It's 61 degrees at 6:00 AM. The high today should be in the low 70's. FROM THE BROWARD BLOG:The Courthouse is definitely closed to the public Tuesday. However, it is open to employees. Wednesday public closure is highly likely as well...

THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS

Posted on November 29, 2008
I saw the most amazing and disturbing film Saturday afternoon. Football seems so insignificant. The title of the post links to the review of the movie. I had been reading the reviews of the movie "The Boy In The Striped Pajamas" and decided it wasn't for me...

Holiday Madness

Posted on November 29, 2008
Good morning. It was 58 degrees at 5AM this morning and 60 degrees at 6AM. A Wal Mart temporary employee in Nassau County, NY, was trampled to death on Black Friday shortly after crowds pushed down the doors at 4:55 AM. Crowds had been lining up to get into the Wal Mart as early as 9Pm the night before...

BLACK FRIDAY

Posted on November 28, 2008
GOOD MORNING. It's 56 degrees in Miami at 6:00 AM. It's Black Friday. CNBC reports that there are lines around the block at Best Buys and Toys R Us in New Jersey and across the nation.Query: If there are great deals today, and it is a slow shopping season, won't there be better deals next week and next month? Miami Super Lawyer Bill Matthewman sent to us his nomination for the Sgt...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

Posted on November 27, 2008
Good morning. From 4 AM through 7 AM it was 59 degrees in Miami.CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING: SAVE A CHILD'S LIFE!! Go here and watch the video of three year old Omar who needs a new kidney to survive.Then go here to Zo's Fund for life and help Miami Heat Star Alonzo Mourning raise $250,000...

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