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Incorrigible Dicta
Platitudes and Diatribes from the Best Defense Money Can’t Buy

Parking Ticket Perjury

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Driver appealing a traffic ticket testifies that she has never had ’so much as a parking ticket.’

Judge: “Let me remind you. You raised your right hand. You swore to tell the truth. You’re telling me you’ve never had so much as a parking ticket. Would you like me to go through your entire five-page driving record?’

Driver murmers something stoogey about different kinds of tickets, and leaves the courtroom with tail between legs.

There’s always something to break the monotony of traffic court…

The next driver pled the bladder defense to speeding, and got off.

Posted by AndyCowan on November 4th, 2009 :: Filed under A Day in the Life, War Stories
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Victory

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Won the opposition to the Commonwealth’s 211 – 3 appeal.  Much relief has ensued.  Though of course, now the question becomes: Now what?

Posted by Alex Ramos on September 21st, 2009 :: Filed under War Stories
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It really isn’t any better…

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I had a snippy comment about the quality of argumentation at the appellate level (albeit, papers only at this point) vs. the district court level, but I have thought better of it, and will refrain from commenting.

But it will be retarded if we lose this appeal.

Answer to 211 3 petition has been sent in.  Cross fingers.  Hope.

Posted by Alex Ramos on September 4th, 2009 :: Filed under A Day in the Life, War Stories

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

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I can’t believe I am about to start writing an answer to a 211 s 3 petition… on a discovery request.

Posted by Alex Ramos on August 26th, 2009 :: Filed under A Day in the Life, War Stories

Overheard in Court

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Defense Attorney, during a bail argument:

Judge, he’s charged with possession of burglarious tools.  I presume that’s the box cutter.  Which is used to cut boxes.

And of course, ipso facto, if it’s used to cut boxes it couldn’t possibly be used as a burglarious tool!

Then again, he said it with such exasperation in his voice, it just might have worked.  I wasn’t paying attention when the judge made her ruling.

Posted by AndyCowan on May 18th, 2009 :: Filed under A Day in the Life, War Stories
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