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La Peine Forte et Dure: July 2006
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La Peine Forte et Dure. A Public Defender's Journal. Monday, July 31, 2006. I tried a domestic violence case today. I was pretty sure that it would be a long, uphill battle. My guy was accused of fighting his dad. We had some things going for us, though, and it was a triable case. The thing is, I told the prosecutor, prior to trial, that if my client got convicted, he'd end up doing a year. Go figure. Posted by swd at 10:14 PM. Tuesday, July 25, 2006. Posted by swd at 6:57 PM. Monday, July 24, 2006.
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Of a Public Defender's Life: February 2008
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Of a Public Defender's Life. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided free of charge." ".with liberty and justice for all.". Knit and the City. La Peine Forte et Dure. A Return to the Normal (more or less). Snow Day, Take Forty-Four. Thursday, February 28, 2008. A Return to the Normal (more or less). Betsy got her stitches out today. Woohoo! No more being locked in the house! Labels: around the office. Friday, February 22, 2008. Betsy had her surgery yeste...
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Of a Public Defender's Life: November 2007
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Of a Public Defender's Life. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided free of charge." ".with liberty and justice for all.". Knit and the City. La Peine Forte et Dure. On Civil Obedience (or Betsys First Day of School. Monday, November 12, 2007. There's water, and a nice cool kitchen floor to sleep on, and friends to play with. I wonder why some people have dogs who don't seem to want to spend any time with them? Saturday, November 10, 2007.
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Of a Public Defender's Life: On Protests and Free Speech
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Of a Public Defender's Life. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided free of charge." ".with liberty and justice for all.". Knit and the City. La Peine Forte et Dure. On Protests and Free Speech. My Computers Unplanned Vacation. Wednesday, March 24, 2010. On Protests and Free Speech. Or "Impeach the President! Of these signs was there the word. You really did a great job on that! Thanx for sharing this Go Public on the FSE.
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Of a Public Defender's Life: August 2008
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Of a Public Defender's Life. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided free of charge." ".with liberty and justice for all.". Knit and the City. La Peine Forte et Dure. Saturday, August 02, 2008. I'm in a somewhat meloncholy mood - Billie Holiday's on the stereo. I'm trying not to sing along, as Betsy seems to get confused when I sing. There's self-striping yarn in various shades of blue and white, and the pattern is a sea-shell type of lace.
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La Peine Forte et Dure: March 2006
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La Peine Forte et Dure. A Public Defender's Journal. Saturday, March 18, 2006. I forget to mention, an event from last week. In my last job, I worked for a couple of guys who are well-established in the South Metro area. One has been practicing for more than two decades and has a sterling reputation. Because I had worked at the Federal Court of Appeals before coming to work for him, he asked that I help him write an appeal. Which I did. And then I went to court on Wednesday to represent the inmates.
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La Peine Forte et Dure: December 2005
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La Peine Forte et Dure. A Public Defender's Journal. Wednesday, December 28, 2005. The beginning of the cycle. And then, I'll set appointments for all of my folks to come in, and I'll listen to their stories, and I won't believe that the prosecutor actually buys the cop's story. I will be aching to try the case, so I can prove I was right to the prosecutor. Posted by swd at 12:20 AM. Wednesday, December 21, 2005. All in a day's work. Instead of coming from the left, it turns out that the decedent's vehic...
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La Peine Forte et Dure: June 2006
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La Peine Forte et Dure. A Public Defender's Journal. Thursday, June 22, 2006. Yesterday was a bench trial calendar and I, luckily, only had three cases set. I knew that we would resolve two - one by pretrial intervention and the other would be dismissed. So we tried it. I stood and started to pack up my stuff. And then I realized that my guy was still sitting. So I leaned over and whispered, "we just won." He was very happy, which is always a nice feeling. Posted by swd at 12:56 PM. A Long, Long Year.
