New Highs and Lows
Appointed as back-up counsel to a pro se defendant today. It was painful - I could have done so much with it instead of grinding my teeth and muttering most of the time. All in all our pro se didn't do that badly, even when faced with an attitudinal aggressive officer.
End result - one guilty charge, one not guilty, but no incarceration.
And, I got to hear the following: The court needs to ask a question to resolve an ambiguity: what are "booty shorts?" Our clerk was turning purple from some strongly (but not deeply) suppressed emotion.
Even though it's only Monday, I'm pretty sure that's the quote of the week.
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OK, I'll bite. What ARE "booty shorts?"
Posted by: The Bardd. | February 19, 2008 at 10:52 AM