Comments on: When Shutting Up Is Essential to One’s Livelihood https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/08/when-shutting-up-is-essential-to-ones-livelihood/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:44:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: David Wilson https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/08/when-shutting-up-is-essential-to-ones-livelihood/comment-page-1/#comment-13454 Fri, 11 Aug 2006 14:44:56 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/index.php/2006/08/when-shutting-up-is-essential-to-ones-livelihood/#comment-13454 It could have been a tactic, but I doubt it. Defendant would still have to stand trial later. The mistrial was the right move by the judge, and this attorney will surely face some bar discipline, if not disbarment. Much would be blamed on the alcohol, but I’d say he was certainly sober enough to realize he was lying to the judge. Lying to a judge is about as bad as it gets.

Other thought: even if he does escape punishment, what will his would-be clients think? He might take tips from accused criminals on concocting better stories!

]]> By: FooeyDoc https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/08/when-shutting-up-is-essential-to-ones-livelihood/comment-page-1/#comment-13453 Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:04:21 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/index.php/2006/08/when-shutting-up-is-essential-to-ones-livelihood/#comment-13453 I suppose being drunk in court is the new trial tactic. Like sleeping through the trial. Or lying to the court. Or fabricating evidence. Or pleading for sympathy because your dog/brother/grandmother died.

Just out of curiosity, is this the sort of behavior ATLA/AAJ stands for?

]]> By: LTEC https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/08/when-shutting-up-is-essential-to-ones-livelihood/comment-page-1/#comment-13452 Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:20:41 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/index.php/2006/08/when-shutting-up-is-essential-to-ones-livelihood/#comment-13452 His client got a mistrial.
Please explain to me in what way the lawyer was incompetent?

]]> By: SheetWise https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/08/when-shutting-up-is-essential-to-ones-livelihood/comment-page-1/#comment-13451 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:43:12 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/index.php/2006/08/when-shutting-up-is-essential-to-ones-livelihood/#comment-13451 It was the concussion. Why spoil a perfectly good lie.

Don’t you hate it when that happens?

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