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The Schweetness

By Scoplaw

OK - the prime sweetness in my recent life: MJOA1 granted.  For non-lawyers, a motion for a judgment of acquittal occurs when the state rests their case. You turn to the judge and say "this just isn't enough."  As you might expect, it's tricky to actually pull off, given that the state usually brings (arguably) enough - otherwise they'd drop the case before they begin.  And that's the standard - if it's at all arguable that what the state's brought *might* be enough, the trial moves on.  And still, we got it.  My Trial Partner was an under-the-radar marvel on cross - I don't think the witness or the state saw our argument coming.  During our hectic prep session, when it seemed like we might develop some traction for our argument, I looked up from my stack of interlocking and delicately balanced case law, still warm from the printer, and told the TP, "I need this, that, this, that, and this...continue to full post

Full post as published by Scoplaw on January 09, 2008 (boomark / email).