tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40934922011-04-21T14:45:52.746-05:00Welcome to my blog about anything and everything but mostly about my experiences as a new lawyer and legal news and information that I find interesting.Raymondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16656229160606898669noreply@blogger.comBlogger3411100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4093492.post-1139938160757755392006-02-14T11:29:00.000-06:002006-02-14T11:29:20.790-06:00

Entwistle searched for ways to kill.- Dear Criminals, for the love of Pete stop using Google to plan your crimes!!!

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New YorkConditions & Forecast. Why is this news? Hey New York, its called WINTER!!! During winter it SNOWS!! Sometimes a lot, sometimes a little. Did it make national news when I went without power for a week and a half because of a snow storm? No, so why should I care if a bunch of upity NewYorkers get a little cold?

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Nobody Expects The Spanish Interrogatory. Too busy to read today.. Bookmark!Update: A little beyond my speciality as a criminal lawyer so you'll have to just read it for yourself.

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Show Me Blawgs. A new Missouri blog. I'll have to read it after my horendous docket.Update: A well designed, easy to read, thourough blog. I wish Dale good luck and continue to wonder where Arlen is in the great state of Missourah. ;)

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WoW Guild trademarks its name. Again a legal reality comes to a virtual world.

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Judgment is the final installment of the saga of Charley the PD. I've actually been a little busy this week, between a larger caseload than normal to make up for a judicial conference and my house being declared a federal disater area and thus needing a little cleaning, I've been a little out of the loop. So I'll leave it to Seeking Justice to do a full analysis of Charley's last article.

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Crime & Federalism: Tiananmen Square, Google, and the Power of Censorship. Wow, this is amazing. Good find Mike.

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Martin Niemoller's PoemI've seen a lot of hits lately for this poem, because I think I paraphrased a line in it before. I love the idea behind this and thought I'd just post the whole thing for those people lured here by Google. "First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out - because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the communists and I did not speak out - because I was not a

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Penalty Phase Its time again for the latest installment of the life of good old Charley the PD. I can relate much more to this article than I can the last one. Beneath it all, Lopez hears the young lawyer confiding a familiar fear:Can I hack it in the world of grown-up lawyering? I'm in about the same place as Charley. Waiting for a jury trial, waiting to see if I can actually perform in front

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Survey: More Parents Playing Video Games: "The Entertainment Software Association, which is challenging various state laws banning the sales of violent video games to minors, noted that about two of every three parents surveyed agreed it is not the role of the government to protect kids from violent games."

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L.A. city attorney sues makers of 'GTA' video game"The lawsuit also accuses Rockstar Games and parent company Take-2 Interactive of making misleading statements and engaging in unfair competition."- Waste of taxpayer money

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Seeking Justice has a little follow up comments for good ol' Charley the PD. I must admit, I feel a little bad for Charley. Not for being a PD with a bad suit, but for all the tons of embarassing remarks I'm sure he gets everyday in court now after this article came out.

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Floridian: In his own defense: "After passing the Bar exam on his fourth try, Charley Demosthenous wasn't exactly a hot property. Even his father thought he should go sell screwdrivers. Representing the poor and miserable was his last chance to be somebody."- There are so many things about this article that I can't leave alone. First the bad news:He's beginning to feel more like a lawyer worthy

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From Robert Ambrogi's LawSites: Legal Affairs to cease publishing- Well, I guess I won't be sending in that subscription card I was planning on filling out this month. I always enjoyed Legal Affairs. It was written very well, and was not the dry boring legal literature that most legal writing has become. I will miss my monthly run around town trying to find the lastest issue as some stores

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Higher fines can make up for less stringent seat belt laws, "The study, which was published in the latest edition of Accident Analysis & Prevention, concluded that higher fines and primary seat belt enforcement laws prompt more people to wear seat belts."High fines encourage seat belt use, "'Ten dollars is lunch, that doesn't change behavior,' he said. 'The minimum fine of the state does

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Google Moon - Lunar Landing Sites A tribute with humor. Zoom in ALL the way!

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Here is a forum in the WOW universe about a fight with Blizzard over a raffle held by a guild. Seems that there are more and more legal fights in the virtual world reflecting real world legal fights. Will the guild be punished like a local charity that holds an illegal raffle? Will Blizzard be able to find a way to regulate raffles like this in the future? Will guilds need to get a "raffle"

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Taxes on Virtual Goods?"Buying and selling imaginary goods in computer-game worlds is big business. Now let's figure out whether gamers should pay real-world taxes on virtual treasures."- Now take that one step farther: Finally, You Can Buy Something Real With Play Money- And you might just have a problem arising in the near future. hat tip to all the blogs I linked through for the articles,

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Mo. seat-belt law one of nation's most lenient: "'There's a certain percentage of the populous that just by making it a primary law, they?ll obey it,' Mr. Duty said, meaning the driver will know they could be pulled over. 'But for a larger fine to be effective, it has to be so excessive. It's got to be something that will get your attention, and $10 just isn?t going to do it.'"

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SurveyUSA Ranks the Governors by approval ratings. Gov. Blunt is not looking to be doing so good down the list at #46. Espeically with a net approval of -26%.

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The 1st Issue of Nintendo Power Magazine!- If only I had kept these in good condition, I bet they would be worth a good deal today. I can still picture some of the covers that littered my bedroom through my childhood.

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Double Jeopardy: The Power Behind Jury Nullification"The Constitutional right to a jury empowered to nullify is protected in the Constitution. What is not guaranteed in the Constitution (although it may perhaps be considered included under the rubric of procedural due process) is the right of a defendant to inform the jury as to its nullification prerogative. However, there is no room for

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New Orleans Courts Expect to Begin Trials"Criminal trials in New Orleans could begin again by March, a judge said Tuesday, and the first grand jury since Hurricane Katrina hit could begin work in February."

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Here is a post by Single that I responded to, and I felt the information on it as well as my comment might as well be posted here for my couple of readers as well. "I have to agree with you Single. Let me also give your readers some advice from a graduate's perspective. I have friends in the top 5% and the bottom 5% of the class. I was somewhere near the middle. We graduated in May, took the

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Text of Governor Matt Blunt's"State of the State" addressDemocratic response speechWhen watching the Address and the Response last night I realized something. Through just 30-45 minutes of two speeches, Missouri has shown to the nation the entire problem witht he partisan politics of the nation, in particular the destructive negativity of the Democratic party. Let's forget for a moment wether

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Last Thursday, President Bush signed into law a prohibition on posting annoying Web messages or sending annoying e-mail messages without disclosing your true identity. "FAQ: The new 'annoy' law explained"

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Crime confessions, blog style: "Criminal blog confessions are becoming a popular trend."

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Report Shows Rhode Island Inflates DUI Statistics quote, "The ACLU counters that this statistic is "misleading" because Rhode Island's overall low fatality rate causes the alcohol fatality percentage to appear high." - So the ACLU wants to claim that since RI is doing such a good job in other fatality categories that DWI deaths look worse and therefore shouldn't be attacked as viciously as they

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Update/Commentary on Mizzou's Aggression Study:gamepolitics: Another Aggression Study...

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Funny comic about blogs: Found at George's Emplyment Blawg.

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Music downloading creates listener apathy - I would have to disagree and say that boy bands, bubblegum pop and the other trash that is sent to us via the RIAA and worhtless record labels is what is makeing use apathetic. I would also argue that the use of MP3s makes music appreciation more apparent as many of us are able to find music that we love while the radio stations refuse to play it.

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Study Claims New Video Game/Violence Link: "A new study from a team at the University of Missouri-Columbia has claimed a causal link between video games and aggressive behavior, in findings published on the New Scientist website."

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Norm Pattis speaks here on the appointment of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. Being a blogger which I respect and read everyday, I am very dissapointed in his post and am in strong disagreement with it. Not with the ideas he has of a right to privacy, which I differ with him on. Nor on his assesment of Alito as "capable, intelligent and committed". But, for the idea that he would vote

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Update: Microsoft responds to the alleged Xbox Live molestation incident - Joystiq

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Cold Beer is Bad?"Under a bill by Sen. Bill Alter, grocery and convenience stores would risk losing their liquor licenses if they sold beer colder than 60 degrees. The intent is to cut down on drunken driving by making it less tempting to pop open a beer after leaving the store."You can find the bill hereHowever, if this does pass, you can always check out MythBusters and figure out how to chill

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Missouri Democrats Plan Video Game Bill - Great, now my state is getting involved in all the stupidity. I really hope these people come to their senses before they file these bills and see all the other bills that have been shot down as being unconstitutional before they waste all the taxpayers money and time fighting it.

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Consumer Electronics Show 2006 BlogIts that time of the year again, one of two shows (the other being E3) that I get to eye from afar and drool over. I get to drool over all the nifty, cool, revolutionary, never before seen, never to be seen again gadgets and geeked out joy that I will never afford on my government attorney salary. But, I get to drool and dream. I get to dream of Palm

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File: CyberCrime(?)Next Generation - Xbox Live User Arrested for Molestation"A California man has been accused of using Microsoft's Xbox Live to lure a 14-year-old boy to a park where he molested the minor."

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How Web-Savvy Are You?: Financial News - Here is a decent article on blogging for lawyers. It gives some good insite into reasons for blogging as a lawyer and some of the newer(?) technologies such as podcasting and RSS feeds. This is a good beginner's article if you are new to the world of legal blogs or blogging as a lawyer. However, if you have already done your initial research and decided

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State Supreme Court sets Feb. 1 execution date for Kansas City man who raped and murdered 15-year-old girl in 1989. "Taylor was sentenced to die for the March 1989 rape and stabbing of 15-year-old Ann Harrison in Kansas City"Update: Lethal injection process challenged

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The Smoking Gun has a great selection of mug shots up on the web.

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Blawg Review #38 done by Evan Schaeffer is a must have resource for anyone out there maintaining a blog, thinking of starting a blog, or like me, hoping to someday have a blog worth reading. I think I need to work on all 10 of the resolutions this year in order to improve the quality of this blog. Evan's blog is definitly one of those that I would strive to learn from and in a small way imitate

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Global warming 55 million years ago shifted ocean currents- Stupid Dinosaurs and their stupid big SUV's!!!!

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Ingame lawyers may soon be necessary. "While there have been notable lawsuits involving online game companies, it may not be long until legal action between players becomes commonplace; without ingame law enforcement to handle it, these 'virtual' issues soon become very real indeed." - Defending Orcs for riding their mounts too fast through Ironforge. I now have something to dream about when I

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The Blawg Review Awards 2005 have been posted and make for a great read and a great way to find new and interesting blogs.

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Game Politics.com has a good bit of information about the recent Preliminary Injuction on California's new game bill. Including a link to a PDF Court's Ruling for all you uber law geeks out there.

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Testing changes should help schools achieve better results: "Missouri's standards would go from being tougher to being easier than those used on the national test." So in order to make the test results look better, the state is basically making the test easier? Is this really what we want to do? This is the problem with Outcome Based Education. A term which isn't used as much anymore because

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US Judge Blocks Video Game Law: "In a ruling issued late on December 21, 2005, Judge Ronald Whyte, a California judge, handed down a preliminary injunction halting the implementation of California's law that would restrict video game sales and require the unconstitutional and subjective labeling of video games. "

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I have decided once and for all to end the entire debate over the war on Christmas. Therefore I have invited the terms "Merry Christmas" and "Happy Holidays" to a fight to the death at Google Fight. It was a tough fight I'm sure, but in the end, Happy Holidays was the clear winner by KO. So there, everyone just shut up and wish each other a Happy Holiday and if you are offended, then I hop you

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Another reason to watch what you put on your blog: Teen Guilty Of Manslaughter After Online Confession

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Well, I'm officially a successfully attorney. I have won my first trial! All be it bench trial, but a trial none the less.

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www.childsplaycharity.org Remember that Christmas morning, when you came down stairs, and there was a wrapped present which met the dimensions of the Nintentdo, SuperNintendo, PSone, PS2, or whatever age category and console you fit into? Next to it, was a smaller packege which you knew beyond any doubt was a game for the console. You of course knew all this because you had been at the stores

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STLtoday.com Blogs ? Hatfield: No AG in his future: "POLITICAL FIX Hatfield: No AG in his future By Jo Mannies 12/13/2005 3:48 pm After his own stint in the attorney general's office as chief fo staff, lawyer Chuck Hatfield is adamantly denying reports from friends that he's thinking about running for the job in 2008. No I'm not! Hatfield declared in a pithy email sent out today. Hatfield then

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Old Grandma HardcoreFreaking Sweet!!Editor's Note: WOW, this just came across my Bloglines update and it sounds much much worse than it is. This is about an Old Grandma Hardcore GAMER!!! She plays video games and stuff. Whew, somethings just don't come out on paper the way you think they will in your head. :)

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We're having Mardi Gras and that's final Go get 'em. That's the spirit you need in the city!

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Schwarzenegger Denies Clemency for Williams - Yahoo! News This is all you really need to know: "Williams was convicted of killing Yen-I Yang, 76, Tsai-Shai Chen Yang, 63, and Yu-Chin Yang Lin, 43, at a Los Angeles motel the family owned, and Albert Owens, 26, a 7-Eleven clerk gunned down in Whittier."

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Death of an American City - New York Times Yes, New Orleans is a treasure of America's past and present. It is a part of America that should not be lost. However, blaming the federal government for the destruction, and asking for the federal government to bail New Orleans out is not the solution. I agree that some funding should come from the feds. If nothing more than for the fact that the

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2005 Spike TV Video Game Awards - Award show review ReviewAtariAge Forums -> 2005 Spike VGAWell, the votes are in, and the big loser!? Spike's Video Games Farce. My biggest problem with the whole thing.. Best female/male performance. You CANNOT win an award for just rehashing your script from your movie. Hell, I could go home and do what I do every day over again for a video game and it would

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Restricting video game violence"'A lot of time, parents don't really know what's in a game they are buying for their kids.'Parents need to look at the box, research material on the game and especially look at its rating before they buy it.'parents need to pay better attention,' Snouwaert said. "But ultimately, your only true option is to talk with your kids. What kind of world is depicted in the

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For video game players, paying is easy way out - Technology - International Herald TribuneChinese 'farms' amass avatars and virtual gold for gaming sale - Technology - International Herald Tribune

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So, here I am, staring at my blog, after browsing through my blogroll on Bloglines, wondering to myself... where does my blog belong? The problem that I have is that my blog, along with my life overall, is stuck in the middle. I'm not a law student anymore. I can't blog about the funny professor, the horrible finals, the worthless readings, or even the social spider web of law school. I'm

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AP Wire | 12/07/2005 | Video game news in brief

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Just wanted to wish all those poor friends of mine that are still stuck in law school good luck on their finals. And if you want to hear people rant and rave about how bad it is you can probably find some posts coming up soon at their blogs... J's Chedder's SiSTL

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Kansas City Star | 07/15/2005 | My Computer at Work: "My Computer at Work By DON MUNDAY The Kansas City Star Spreadsheet to the front; Boss is walkin' by. Spreadsheet to the back; Let the surfers fly! Spreadsheet on the screen; See how hard we're working! Spreadsheet now reduced; Ain't no doubt we're shirking! Spreadsheet full in sight; Boss, no need to glare! Spreadsheet clicked away;

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Are Lawyers Being Overbilled for Their Test Preparation? - New York Times I knew we were being ripped off :)

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"We the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid more riots, keep our nation safe, promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt free liberty to ourselves and our great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt

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Game Politics has a tremendous amount of news on the Illinois Anti-Choice in Video Games law which was recently struck down.

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TriCities.com | Tri-Cities Attorney Arrested For Contempt Of Court All I can say is, WOW.

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KRT Wire 12/01/2005 Online `Warcraft': Game grips millions in U.S., abroadThis is I think a crazy article for a newspaper, but it was very well written and actually covers a lot on the game. At the same time, it is a great reason for me to post on my blog that yes, after months and months of gameplay I have finally achieved that honored level 60 status with my paladin character. Of course I

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The Illinois Trial Practice Weblog: Litigation Tip: Gmail Is Your Friend

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Alarm goes off.. BANG!! now its shut off and I oversleep. Its freezing outside and I don't have time to warm up the car.. my normal drive to work straight into the sun so I can't see. I decide to turn on my defrost to clear off the windshield so I can see better. Then... a loud bang, and I drive down the road watching a huge crack form across my windshield. I can do nothing about it but watch

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News-Sentinel | 12/02/2005 | Bayh targets video game sales Notice the big D by the Senator's name? Is this the same D that thinks that a 16 girl should be able to get an abortion without even telling the parents, but not be able to go to the store and buy a video game without moutains of regulations and fines against the retailer? Hmmm.. food for thought.

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CrazyCriminals.com - Dumb Crimes: "A bank robber in Bumpus, Tenn., handed a teller the following note: 'Watch out. This is a rubbery. I hav an oozy traned on your but. Dump the in a sack, this one. No die packkets or other triks or I will tare you a new naval. No kwarter with red stuff on them, too.' Dr. Creon V.B. Smyk of the Ohio Valley Educational Council says such notes are, lamentably, the

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I was giong to make an entirely new blog about gamer law. But, I was then quickly hired to practice Criminal Law and decided that a niche blog would not be able to utilize all my experiences as well. So instead I will post intresting topics and ideas here about Video Games and the legal or political aspects of such. So without further ado here are some articles recently found. NIMF Releases

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First this from Scrappleface: "1,000th Execution Delayed, Murder on Schedule by Scott Ott (2005-11-30) Virginia Gov. Mark Warner yesterday granted clemency to convicted murderer Robin Lovitt, commuting his death sentence to life in prison and so delaying the 1,000th execution since the U.S. Supreme Court restored the death penalty in 1976. However, a spokesman for the American Civil

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So I learned a lesson in court today. Don't be polite. At least not all of the time. After opposing council made thier argument on the motion I politely waited for my turn, waited for the judge to be done looking down and writing whatever it was he was writing, waiting quietly. Then... the judge rules, motion over, good day, see you on the next docket. !!!! But, but, but.. DANG!!! Oh well,

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World of Warcraft And World Of Lawsuit"As a matter of fact, in some places, gaming addictions are referred to as "e-heroin." No you moron, its referred to as "warcrack". Why don't you get a clue and use the most relevant term in response to your article. Wouldn't it make sense to know what you are talking about and do some research into the culture before you go rehashing someone else's

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"The reason Santa is so Jolly is because he knows where all the naughty girls live." - random forum post haa haa, made me laff

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Cybercrime yields more cash than drugs: expert - Yahoo! News

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Man convicted on DNA evidence for 1973 rape gets up to 46 years in prison. Despite what great, but overly hyped, programs like the Innocence project may try to claim, DNA can be used to convict a criminal just as well as it can be used to exonerate the innocent.

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"When I have a kid, I wanna put him in one of those strollers for twins, then run around the mall looking frantic.” — Steven Wright (think about it.... there ya go.. now get off the floor) “The shortest distance between two points is always under construction.” — Noelie Alito (From “Jokes to Go” by Judy Brown)

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Live and Unplugged: Don't Close the Blinds

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Kids Gone Wild - New York Times. Of course this has nothing to do with the lack of discipline in schools, the liberal movement towards no self responsibiliy and allowing parents off the hook when they're children are monsters.... nah that couldn't be part of the problem. Just give them some pills and they will calm down.

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Crime Scene KC A Unicorn? Seriously, its a top ten prison tatoo? That is just a bit confusing to me.

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So now that I have a real job I've been getting back into my blog writing and reading. However, I've noticed a big discrepency between the amount of PD's and private defense attorneys versus the amount of Prosecutors that are blawging. A discrepency to the tune of umpteen PD's and defence attorneys and 3 (not including myself) prosecutors that I've found that blawg. I don't know if this is a

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The First Thankgiving. Even more proof that my birthday should be a national holiday and Christmas should not be celebrated before it. If you know me you understand, if you don't know me you should at least be able to figure out what day my birthday is now. :)

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Will Work for Favorable Dicta: Mr. Porn in the Library Guy. This is freaking hilarious! You know you've all seen him. He's at every law school library.

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I'm quietly reading the news and drinking my coffee in the office this morning, when, what do I hear, but Christmas music blasting through the speakers. UGGH!!! Now, don't get me wrong, I love Christmas and I love Christmas music. BUT, I also appreciate Thanksgiving and my birthday. Two holidays, both of which should be national holidays, which fall between Halloween and Christmas, and

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No license to drive - Dateline NBC - MSNBC.com. And just where did we find them? Leaving the courthouse, getting in their car and driving away, right after a judge ordered them to stay off the road.

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Video Games Are Their Major, So Don't Call Them Slackers - New York TimesIf only I could do it all over again ;)

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The 15 enemies of the Internet and other countries to watch The 15 “enemies” are the countries that crack down hardest on the Internet, censoring independent news sites and opposition publications, monitoring the Web to stifle dissident voices, and harassing, intimidating and sometimes imprisoning Internet users and bloggers who deviate from the regime’s official line. Notice that many of them

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Moderates grow in influence - baltimoresun.comModerate Republicans are enjoying a powerful renaissance these days, as their votes have become crucial currency for House and Senate leaders to move the Republican agenda.

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Blog's Demise May Chill Other Federal Lawyers' Online Comments: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance.Now you know why you will not read anything on this blog about my current position, my cases, or anything else to do with my professional life other than generic rantings about when I get vacation. :)

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Crime Scene KC, has a great roundup of three stories from the DUI checkpoint in Independence over the weekend.

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STLtoday - News - St. Louis City / County. St. Louis isn't the most dangerous city in which you can live, but it's close, according to a report released today by a private research firm.

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Digital Home Canada - Nintendo Revolution will allow parents to control content. Nintendo has announced that it will include a play control system in its next home video game system, code-named Revolution that will allow parents to control which games can be played on the console.

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Test

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STLtoday - News - St. Louis City / County. For 33 of Missouri's female inmates, it's been a match made in prison - and a lucrative one at that.

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Woman's 'crime' was never illegal, judge says. This is why you need to check everytime unless you know for sure. - Via Crimlaw

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some don't." -- Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand physicist (1871-1937)">Science Jokes:9. MISCELLANY : 9.3 OTHER QUOTES: " 'The only posible conclusion the social sciences can draw is: some do, some don't.' -- Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand physicist (1871-1937)"

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