SIZE MATTERS

The honourable United States District Judge Federico Moreno (and REGJB alumunus)  saw fit to comment about our comment about George Herbert Walker Bush, the 41st President of the United States: 

 Fred Moreno said...

Rumpole, whomever you are, I have only commented once before in your blog when Judge Richard Hickey died. Now, I could not resist complimenting you on the description of President Bush 41 as a real American hero. I forwarded your remarks to former Governor Jeb Bush and he emailed me to "please thank the blogger for the kind words about my dad." FAM

Dear Judge Moreno:

Thank you for reading the blog. 

Your efforts are appreciated. 

As to Jeb Bush, your email is appreciated, but just between us- our former governor knows how we feel about his dad. 

SIZE MATTERS

Apparently, size matters to the 45th president of the United States. Size of the crowds, size of his hands, how many times he has been on the cover of Time magazine. 

When the 45th president of the United States stood in front of the wall of stars and heroes at the CIA and grandiosely and cavalierly spoke about the greatness of his speech and the size of his crowds, and made scant reference to the heroes who died without personal recognition in the service of their country- and one of those stars represents a former Miami Assistant Public Defender who joined the clandestine service- we cringed. Anyone with a sense of history and honor and service and dignity cringed. 

The next four years will be cringe worthy indeed. Buckle up. 

See you in court. 

TIME HEALS NO WOUNDS

UPDATE: Prosecution rests in prosecution over disappearance of Rilya Wilson. Defense case starts Wednesday. 

Welcome to Tuesday, January 8, 2013. Day 1449 of the Obama Presidency.  This is our 2,301st post. Today is the eighth day of 2013. Where did the time go?

Speaking of time, Texas inmate Jerry Hartfield was granted a new trial in his murder conviction in 1980.  Over 32 years and 11,800 days later, he's still waiting for that new trial. His story is here. 

The 11th Circuit loves deadlines in death penalty cases. In recent years, the US supreme court not so much. But still, the 11th circuit keeps trying. Here's the story of an inmate who made a timely filing-but didn't do it perfectly- and that was enough for the gotcha gang in Atlanta (motto "No mistakes tolerated") to close the doors to the courthouse to a death row inmate.  This inmate is on death row after an Alabama Judge (Motto: "Kill em all, let the good and merciful lord sort em out")  overrode a jury recommendation for life. Good thing that the death penalty is only sought  in serious cases where there are no real issues. 

Probably a good idea to avoid Judge Moreno for a few weeks and let him heal. And whatever you do, do not wear red inside his courtroom or mention "Roll" and "Tide" in the same conversation. But Judge   Cohn might just be the guy to give you that downward departure your client needs. 

Who's going to be our 400th follower on Twitter? Special recognition for the lucky tweeter. 

We're back! See You In Court.