tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post1974080452436536979..comments2024-03-29T05:56:24.786-04:00Comments on THE BLOG: MAN BITES DOGRumpolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-13057622869494931132009-06-25T00:16:21.680-04:002009-06-25T00:16:21.680-04:00One thing that is constantly mentioned is that the...One thing that is constantly mentioned is that the "trial tax" is a punishment of a defendant's right to go to trial.<br /><br />I think this is putting the chicken before the egg. Plea bargaining exists to avoid every case going to trial. The courts, the police, the witnesses, society and especially the defendants, benefit from this option being available.<br /><br />An offered plea is always necessarily envisioned as being lower than the trial punishment, period. This is assuming the plea was a reasonable one to begin with. A prosecutor is going to offer something lower, because the assumption is, if you offer what a defendant could get after trial, then why would a defendant ever take a plea?<br /><br />While this Judge Feren guy sounds like a jerk, I don't think his comments on the punishment being higher after trial, are that off the beaten path.<br /><br />I think its not fair to slam a defendant for going to trial. But I don't think that necessarily sentencing a defendant to a minimal sentence, because you are an "anti trial tax" judge, sends the right message either.<br /><br />Both sides share risk. The State fears an outcome of nothing (dismissal or not guilty) and the defense fears being found guilty.<br /><br />If we're not going to do plea bargains, that's a fine option too. Some jurisdictions in the US don't do plea bargains and force everyone to work harder. Judges must work harder. Lawyers must work harder. The police must investigate better.<br /><br />But then, one should not complain when the sentencing is more in line with what the punishment should have been in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-52988592286049538242009-06-24T21:37:17.380-04:002009-06-24T21:37:17.380-04:00cda sounds like an acronym for criminal defense at...cda sounds like an acronym for criminal defense attorney. Could also stand for crazy defense attorney.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-81997891522067764032009-06-24T20:10:30.915-04:002009-06-24T20:10:30.915-04:00Anyone have information on the trial in Judge Tuni...Anyone have information on the trial in Judge Tunis' court? Rumor has it the defendant has been on the stand for 2 days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-24774238637981292812009-06-24T18:30:33.348-04:002009-06-24T18:30:33.348-04:00rump, slow today?rump, slow today?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-65924548938533561312009-06-24T17:31:48.797-04:002009-06-24T17:31:48.797-04:00Pardon me, but what is a cda?Pardon me, but what is a cda?Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-31520730869464957132009-06-24T15:49:02.057-04:002009-06-24T15:49:02.057-04:00THE CAPTAIN REPRTS:
Give Bernie Madoff's atto...THE CAPTAIN REPRTS:<br /><br />Give Bernie Madoff's attorneys credit for trying their best for their client.<br /><br />Madoff, scheduled to be sentenced on Monday, is asking the court to sentence him to as few as 12 years and no more than 20 years in prison. (HE FACES 150 YEARS).<br /><br />"We seek neither mercy nor sympathy. Respectfully, we seek the justice and objectivity that have been - and we hope always will be - the bedrock of our criminal justice system" defense lawyer Ira Sorkin wrote. (RESPECTFULLY BEING THE KEY WORD HERE).<br /><br />The justification for 12 years included the fact that Madoff's life expectancy is 13 years. (HE NEEDS THE ONE YEAR IN ORDER TO SPEND ALL THE MONEY HE STOLE WHEN HE GETS OUT).<br /><br />CAPTAIN OUT ....CAPTAIN JUSTICEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179932096244679236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-12781430902474192212009-06-24T14:28:30.793-04:002009-06-24T14:28:30.793-04:00Female cda here would like to ask of her male bret...Female cda here would like to ask of her male brethren to consider using clincal strength deodorant, most especially considering how wretchedly hot the court bldg has been of late. Please do not make me expound further.<br /><br />Would also like to remind said brethren that Colgate and a travel sized toothbrush in your briefcase is a smart idea. That, or keep a minimum 5 feet away from me as you engage me in conversation.<br /><br />Thx.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-22640938516721601922009-06-24T13:18:58.523-04:002009-06-24T13:18:58.523-04:00why would officer davenport (a known prick) taser ...why would officer davenport (a known prick) taser a young college girl in the breast while he is writing her a ticket for no registration when she is going in the golve box to get the registration.<br /><br />hopefully a tree will fall on his head today. losers like him need to be off the force. or better yet, maybe an undereducated moron like himself will taser his wife or daughter and let him see how it feelsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-37314761390792522202009-06-24T12:52:35.787-04:002009-06-24T12:52:35.787-04:00The "Trialmaster" is trying to expand hi...The "Trialmaster" is trying to expand his traffic ticket and branch court misdemeanor (those darn undersized lobster cases!) practice to Broward and Palm Beach counties. He will be up there hustling and offering $49 to handle your traffic ticket deals all through the month of July.Fake Trialmasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-26525927607343209972009-06-24T09:41:17.101-04:002009-06-24T09:41:17.101-04:00the trialmaster congratulates Rump/Phil on a well ...the trialmaster congratulates Rump/Phil on a well run blog. my best wishes for the future. the trialmaster has a very busy july with trials out of town and state and will not have time to monitor this blog.the trialmastenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-63262993835037132022009-06-24T07:39:44.643-04:002009-06-24T07:39:44.643-04:00FYI the last name is RISAVY. And I heard underwir...FYI the last name is RISAVY. And I heard underwires are next!Tom Risavynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-73586182057991412702009-06-23T23:59:39.695-04:002009-06-23T23:59:39.695-04:00Words we shall never hear again:
"Frooooooom...Words we shall never hear again:<br /><br />"Frooooooom Hollywood...The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson. This is Ed McMahon, along with Doc Severinsen and the Tonight Show Orchestra inviting you to join Johnny and his guests...And now, ladies and gentlemen, heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!" -- Ed McMahon<br /><br />Cap Out ....CAPTAIN JUSTICEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12179932096244679236noreply@blogger.com