The folks at law.com had an extensive roundup the other day of current stories about some not-so-distinguished members of my noble profession. I've been running a good-looking law prof contest -- maybe a sleaziest lawyer competition would make more sense.
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:lol: Sleaze? In the legal professional? I find that hard to believe. Next thing, you know, somebody will say our incumbent president and the leading presidential candidate fall off bikes. I wonder what Jack Bogdanski would say about this. [Read More]
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How about the local attorney offering the "slave trauma" defense in his client's murder trial (accused of breaking his two-year old son's neck after repeated beatings)?
http://oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1086004710123410.xml
Zealous advocacy should not be stretched into offering theories that persons are not responsible for their criminal behavior due to the mistreatment of their great-great-great-grandparents.
The "battered woman" defense is tough enough to swallow, but the "battered ancestor" defense shouldn't see the light of day.
Posted by PanchoPdx | May 31, 2004 1:14 PM