Miscellaneous

Commas, Saving Lives

January 30, 2012 Miscellaneous

H/T Appellate Record

A Christmas Poem: “Star”

December 25, 2011 Miscellaneous

Silence is what one knows about a star a far-off shining where no others are sufficient revelation though it mean no more than of the darkness to be seen. (c) G. Stanley Koehler

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I Hate Latin: Res Ipsa Loquitur

December 4, 2011 Legal Concepts/Principles

I only took two years of Latin in High School. It was years before I actually admitted this to my children. Because I often cited the Latin origins of a word, they assumed I was this great Latin scholar. It was not until their education in the language began to overtake mine that I had [...]

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On Roses, Scam Artists, and Criminal Defense

November 29, 2011 Miscellaneous

A number of years ago, while on vacation in Miami, my family and I were sitting in a restaurant when a man approached the table and handed my then 15-year-old daughter a paper rose. Angered by the intrusion, I took the rose from my daughter and tried to hand it back to him. The man [...]

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GSK

October 7, 2011 Miscellaneous

My smart, lively and beautiful niece Meg posted a Facebook tribute to her grandfather today on the first anniversary of his death. And she did it with a brevity my father would very much have admired: “GSK.” Another Time The note from Newman’s said it needed cleaning, but I wind it and it goes. Its [...]

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Jack Lambert and My Investigator

September 27, 2011 Criminal Procedure

Wayne, my investigator, thinks he is being subtle. He insists on escorting me out of a bad neighborhood whenever we finish a crime scene investigation, and he doesn’t realize I can see him lingering down the street as I climb into my car. But this guy is bigger than his childhood hero, Jack Lambert of [...]

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On Eli Manning and Pee Wee League Football

September 7, 2011 Miscellaneous

Despite the pedigree, Eli Manning of the New York Giants has never inspired much confidence. To me, the startled look in his eyes in this photograph – like that of a 10-year-old Pee Wee league player who has just taken his first hit — says it all: He is a man of much talent with [...]

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Ready for Some Fantasy Football: Criminal Law Blog League for 2011

August 22, 2011 Miscellaneous

Welcome to the 2011 criminal law blog fantasy football league. Again participating this year are the top four teams from 2010 (listed in order of final rank): Koehler Law, Liberty & Justice for Y’All, Brucklaw and A Public Defender. Other teams returning from last year include Tempe Criminal Defense (formerly Chandler Criminal Defense) (6th place); [...]

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Text for Sarzeau Wedding Ceremony

August 19, 2011 Miscellaneous

Congratulations to Daniel and Vincent on a beautiful wedding in Sarzeau, France. My wife presided over the ceremony and, because she had to write down the words in advance so that they could be translated into French, I have the benefit of that text now. The words are reproduced in their entirety below. While Susan [...]

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