Miscellaneous

WTF Does This Mean?

By Anne Skove, Esq.

Yet another reason to ban texting in the courtroom -- you could get caught taking cash for not testifying.

A recent Cincinnati case involved a witness who texted to another: Bra this is Derrick I just got ah stack to not testify. Come to joe house im on the run to.

No, we're not able to decipher it, either, but prosecutors (probably thanks to some very young assistants) somehow think it means that a witness was paid off.

See Text Message Chills Courtroom, Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer (June 25, 2009).

Full post as published by court-o-rama.org on June 25, 2009 (boomark / email).