So the other day, I made an appearance in the Denton County Justice Court Precinct 6 in Carrollton, Texas. Inside the lobby was a glass display box the likes of which is used at thousands of other municipal facilities the world over to display the city's pride in their championship Little League team or historical flags, or some other town ( Read more... )

Not so much anymore.
So yesterday, I had to do a final plea setting in Denton on that same kid I was up there taking care of last time. Anyway, I think I mentioned something about how Denton encourages people to go pro se, at least on the misdemeanor levels. Basically this is how it works: You are a dumb kid with no money who has picked up a ( Read more... )

But you already know that.

Have a look at the other awesome months.
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For some reason colorectal cancer gets 2 months (March & December). Total

Ok, maybe just in the DFW area, but still. However, every time I try to make this case to someone, I can't seem to convince people that I'm not insanely biased. Still, I have been operating under the "I'm not playing nice in Denton County" policy for quite some time now, and can boast several successes as a direct result ( Read more... )

I had a court setting in Collin County today, and when I went up to the baliff to get the court file on my client, he made me wait in line with the defendants waiting to check in. Acutely aware of what an asshole I would sound like saying, "I won't stand in line, I'm an attorney" I stepped to the back of the line and quietly waited my turn. At the ( Read more... )

On Saturday Mike and Kelly and I decided to gather up a posse and go out boozin to prove to the fates that we are not, in fact, old, boring, and irrelevant. On Sunday, we licked our wounds and recovered with greasy sugary foods. Also, Mike and I watched School Ties (1992). The following is a list of things I learned this weekend in no particular ( Read more... )

Has anyone ever figured out a system for remembering your reusable totebags when you go to the store?


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Today, Dallas DA Craig Watkins. announced a partnership with the Innocence Project that will review the cases of 354 people. Convictions going back to 1970. http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6097342It's a great thing, it's absolutely the right thing to do, and I wish it wasn't so gobstoppingly  amazing ( Read more... )