Comments on: The Mind of the Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer

By: Defending People » Minnesota Weenies

Defending People » Minnesota Weenies — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:18:45 +0000

[...] Craig’s Minneapolis bathroom behavior with what the cop did in the case I described in this post. If the Houston Police Department cop had simulated masturbation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul [...]

By: Mark Bennett

Mark Bennett — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:51:00 +0000

Thanks all for the comments. You could take the cop through the whole episode at least three times: once, describing; once, illustrating where the various things happened on a map or diagram; and once, demonstrating for the jury.

A metaphor is like a simile.

Glen, I just put it on the subpoena, in the same way I would include a duces tecum paragraph.

By: Glen Graham

Glen Graham — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:42:00 +0000

Very funny post, you made me laugh. Some creative ideas —-
I like the idea of subpoenaing the cop to come to court dressed the way they were at the time of the incident — when they are acting like what they think —- a gay man or sometimes a prostitute or other times like a drug buyer or drug dealer or what-ever—- I have not seen any lawyers do this before but it is a creative idea— can you do this ? — it sure is worth a try — do you just put on the subpoena — come dressed like you were on the date of the arrest on ________, 2007, or do you have to have a special court order?
Yours in the Defense of Fellow Human Beings,
Glen R. Graham, Tulsa, Oklahoma

By: Anne Reed

Anne Reed — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:13:00 +0000

That is one good jury story.

Thanks too to both you and Scott for continuing this conversation so far. It’s been fascinating to listen in.

By: Matlock

Matlock — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 03:01:00 +0000

Great post. Of course you do realize I don’t really think it is a game, right? It’s just a metaphor. Or is it a simile? Maybe it’s like a simile. That’s it.

By: Scott Greenfield

Scott Greenfield — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:39:00 +0000

Love the post. As for the traits/flaws issue, the original title was flaws, but then I decided to change it, showing my ambivalence and self-loathing, but not embarrassment.

I love the story about the masturbation demo. How could she have blown a chance to make the cop do that in public. I could spend hours crossing on the details of that alone!