tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post7414597011464585518..comments2024-01-12T07:33:46.615-05:00Comments on Criminal Defense: And He Represents Drunk DriversMy Law Licensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17487117416844299246noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-32711577497357644732010-07-15T01:14:53.923-04:002010-07-15T01:14:53.923-04:00Warhero vs Knowledge of the Law
call me crazy but...Warhero vs Knowledge of the Law<br /><br />call me crazy but...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-38302592785321272252010-05-20T00:38:23.390-04:002010-05-20T00:38:23.390-04:00There is a judge in my county with an OVI on his r...There is a judge in my county with an OVI on his record. In his courtroom HGN is not admissible. Then again, my state has a supreme court justice who got hooked for OVI as well. The way I see it you should be eligible for the bench if you are (1) impartial and (2) have deep knowledge of the law on which you will be ruling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-81716637257414479502010-05-08T01:52:53.836-04:002010-05-08T01:52:53.836-04:00I really wish he didn't have to say "I...I really wish he didn't have to say "I'm not a friend to drunk drivers."<br /><br />I am.<br /><br />Most of us probably are. Unless your friends happen to be a bunch of square angels.<br /><br />I'm friends with drunk drivers; some are former clients and some are not.<br /><br />I'm not sure drunk driving ranks on my list of offenses worth declining someone's friendship.<br /><br />Incidentally, there's plenty of people who are wearing black robes that are not just friends of drunk drivers, but drunk drivers themselves.<br /><br />The horror.Lee Stonumhttp://www.idonthaveawebsite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-3848997198243600082010-05-05T01:39:21.886-04:002010-05-05T01:39:21.886-04:00By the same token, the MADD crowd is, well "m...By the same token, the MADD crowd is, well "mad" precisely because many have lost loved ones to the drunk drivers that OVI defense attorneys work to get off. How much "justice" is it if the guy who killed your child walks because the BAC machine wasn't properly calibrated?<br /><br />There is nothing wrong with an attorney (whether prosecution or defense) being a judge, just so they can REALLY put their "neutral" hat on when adjudicating the law. But I can see why people don't like defense attorneys, especially in cases where there are injured or dead victims who will not get justice (via the legal system at least) because of their efforts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-66065661022241175512010-05-04T17:10:11.191-04:002010-05-04T17:10:11.191-04:00I don't know either the judge or the lawyer, b...I don't know either the judge or the lawyer, but as a practicing DUI defense lawyer with 30 years experience and also a former municipal judge, I am glad to see someone standing up for DUI defense lawyers; it's great that the judge is a "war hero" whatever that means, but does that really qualify him as a judicial candidate? It's funny how smug the MADD crowd is until one of their kids gets arrested for DUI; then the fall all over themselves trying to hire the DUI lawyer who can get a deal for their loved ones.MIckey Robertshttp://defendingdriversrights.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-3198333264342481662010-04-30T02:56:28.524-04:002010-04-30T02:56:28.524-04:00The question is whether the judge can be impartial...The question is whether the judge can be impartial while on the bench, not whether they have served as prosecution or defense counsel. If they were a prosecutor for 15 years, can then really see a defendant as potentially innocent? If they have a long background in defense work and think the ACLU is reactionary, can they entertain the idea the person charged before them may actually be guilty?<br /><br />That, and of course having a deep knowledge of the law on which they will have to rule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14345350.post-81293460539477630022010-04-27T11:30:13.730-04:002010-04-27T11:30:13.730-04:00I guess I'm a war hero, too. I was part of Op...I guess I'm a war hero, too. I was part of Operation Just Cause. I didn't get the Bronze Star, which, without the V device is awarded in combat zones for meritorious service (thanks, you did a good job and we're giving you this so you can get promoted). But, still. And he has to go back. Now, and maybe few more times. Who replaces him as judge while he is gone? I want a judge who is going to be on the bench, getting his caseload worked out, not going off to do other things all the time and costing the public more money for a stand-in judge. Your friend is the better candidate, Bryan, and I don't know either of them.Paladin51https://www.blogger.com/profile/08222113081973333613noreply@blogger.com