tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post6821499974451545899..comments2024-03-28T23:00:25.050-04:00Comments on THE BLOG: WELCOME SAO C,22LASS 2016 Rumpolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-91711970534767740772016-10-21T23:32:58.119-04:002016-10-21T23:32:58.119-04:008:32--who are the better prosecutors? 8:32--who are the better prosecutors? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-15672730469470648922016-10-20T22:39:08.644-04:002016-10-20T22:39:08.644-04:00Listen to staff, be polite & don't be arro...Listen to staff, be polite & don't be arrogant. They've been there longer than anyone else & can be your best friends or a neutral observer watching you crash & burn. And for God's sake introduce yourself before you make demands of them... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-51786839542307886722016-10-20T15:50:08.166-04:002016-10-20T15:50:08.166-04:00is it just me but it looks like about 50 new prose...is it just me but it looks like about 50 new prosecutors,. kfr, pd, judges you have been an abomination because you have never tried to get at the root of the problem. kfr, have you ever gotten together with pd and judges and tried to make truancy more important than possession of cannabis, to going after parents whose kids quit schools as teens and then do armed robberies. your 20 years as state attorney has been an abject failure. go get em, 50 new naive change the world prosectors who want to incarcerate the poor and mentally ill . how about rounding up all the bank felons from wells fargo in miami setting up fake accounts instead of poor minorities for a change?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-88899473523859685382016-10-18T21:52:55.711-04:002016-10-18T21:52:55.711-04:00It's sad that so many only judge diversity bas...It's sad that so many only judge diversity based on skin tone, not the number of nationalities and backgrounds represented. No Longer JAFInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-29761159676697816322016-10-18T06:52:38.525-04:002016-10-18T06:52:38.525-04:00No Pacific Islanders. Racist regimeNo Pacific Islanders. Racist regimeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-58316780711329065032016-10-17T08:43:05.115-04:002016-10-17T08:43:05.115-04:003 african americans, great job kfr, you go girl.3 african americans, great job kfr, you go girl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-34496530089140427372016-10-17T00:07:26.466-04:002016-10-17T00:07:26.466-04:00Is the Donald suddenly trolling the justice blog t...Is the Donald suddenly trolling the justice blog too? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-90998437542946980582016-10-17T00:05:47.652-04:002016-10-17T00:05:47.652-04:00Judge Piñeiro's daughter is in this SAO classJudge Piñeiro's daughter is in this SAO classAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-20553103664893462202016-10-16T23:55:03.631-04:002016-10-16T23:55:03.631-04:00Four black males, two black females, and based on ...Four black males, two black females, and based on looks alone (not accounting for mixed race families), a ton of latinos. It appears that minorities are the majority of this class. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-74833747060300897362016-10-16T20:32:56.493-04:002016-10-16T20:32:56.493-04:00Warren Eth? Warren, while very bright, was immatur...Warren Eth? Warren, while very bright, was immature while in division. Refusing to accept a ruling that went against him, he'd get red in the face and argue and argue. Very little appreciation of the big picture and very combative about details. Bookish and with a high IQ, he nonetheless failed to realize that lawyering isnt a contest of IQ. Nor is everything a fight.<br /><br />He has settled in nicely in Narcotics because every case that comes his way involves a long investigation, usually with a CI, and videotaped drug busts. Like an AUSA he gets cases that are almost never triable for the defense. This puts him right where he wants to be -- holding all the power and leverage. 90% of the time you end up simply asking for his mercy for your guy, who fell to a 3 month investigation with a cooperating former friend, and who sold a million pounds of coke on video and then confessed.<br /><br />What happens next? Your guy goes on a contract that is boilerplate and which signs away his life.<br /><br />Not much lawyering happens with Warren.<br /><br />When he does have to litigate, he apes Milt Hirsch with 10 page responses that could have been said in 3, replete with too-clever footnotes. (In one I saw he referred to a video game). <br /><br />He's never rude. Id welcome the chance to drink a beer with him. And as a tax payer I think he makes a great prosecutor of drug offenses, insofar as he won't countenance illegality.<br />ccerta<br />But I would list a few dozen ASAs as more humane, approachable, wise, and better litigators than Mr. Eth. Certainly if I were trying to find mentors for newbies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-71555358710854244142016-10-16T15:27:07.124-04:002016-10-16T15:27:07.124-04:00Never ask a judge for a critique. They have no id...Never ask a judge for a critique. They have no idea what makes a good trial lawyer. Ask the jurors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-20240714196464975892016-10-16T11:09:20.843-04:002016-10-16T11:09:20.843-04:00904.........There's a reason why line prosecut...904.........There's a reason why line prosecutors need authority to do certain things. I know you, like every other young lawyer, think line prosecutors have the knowledge, judgment, and perspective to make good decisions in every case they handle, but they don't (and, no, I'm not exempting myself. I thought the same thing in my 20's and early 30's).<br /><br />David Gilbert DOES know better. Anyone who has been around him for any significant length of time knows that he knows more about traffic enforcement than anyone and ALWAYS does what he thinks is right (I've seen him drop plenty of prosecutions). Most of us never had a problem with David interfering in our cases, largely because he's incredibly supportive of prosecutors who do their job properly.<br /><br />Someday, when you've had a little more experience you'll realize I'm right. <br /><br />PS----you capitalize TRAFFIC as if those cases are meaningless. Obviously, you've never had a loved one killed in a crash. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-86479187345785761542016-10-16T09:04:00.387-04:002016-10-16T09:04:00.387-04:00David Gilbert is the absolute worst. True believer...David Gilbert is the absolute worst. True believer on TRAFFIC cases. Doesn't let his line prosecutors make appropriate deals. Wants everything to go through him because he thinks he knows better. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-7880789024563168952016-10-15T21:25:53.853-04:002016-10-15T21:25:53.853-04:001:47 - if you didn't realize that the C prosec...1:47 - if you didn't realize that the C prosecutor who came across as cocky could become a an excellent advocate, then you are not nearly as smart as you think you are. You seem to be just as arrogant (dare I say a "sarcastic prick"?), and how many years have YOU been practicing law? PD's and ASA's learn by experience. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-41942687110719488292016-10-15T18:11:11.544-04:002016-10-15T18:11:11.544-04:00No, that ASA is still a class A asshole. He has ju...No, that ASA is still a class A asshole. He has just advanced thorough the office so we have to deal with him far less often. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-16973136767721738522016-10-15T16:45:47.496-04:002016-10-15T16:45:47.496-04:00Young prosecutors....avoid the trialmaster. Young prosecutors....avoid the trialmaster. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-73133357617981738822016-10-15T16:28:45.711-04:002016-10-15T16:28:45.711-04:00Another thing for a young prosecutor or PD to do i...Another thing for a young prosecutor or PD to do is after you try a bench or jury trial, ask the Judge to give you a critique and gain insight from the experience of the Judge. Ask what did I do well and where can I improve. <br /><br />I started my practice at the Justice Building and I remember my conversations with Judge Piniero, Judge Shumacher, Judge Colby and Judge Silverman. They all taught me how to try a jury trial. <br /><br />Those Judge - young lawyer relationships shaped my career and I miss those Judges, but those friendships will last forever. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-10926706142444409792016-10-15T15:18:19.027-04:002016-10-15T15:18:19.027-04:001:47....Sounds like Reid Rueben. vastly overrated....1:47....Sounds like Reid Rueben. vastly overrated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-35720222421767879822016-10-15T10:58:50.138-04:002016-10-15T10:58:50.138-04:00Lou's of trumping rump; you did not name one A...Lou's of trumping rump; you did not name one African American to look up to? Only whites and Hispanic. If you don't menti N someone from every erhnic group, you are a racist. What about a Pacific Islander? A scotch Romanian? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-9530602671365477212016-10-15T00:45:19.227-04:002016-10-15T00:45:19.227-04:0010/14/2016's Fla. S. Ct. death penalty decisio...10/14/2016's Fla. S. Ct. death penalty decisions:<br /><br />http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/2016/sc12-1947.pdf<br /><br />http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/decisions/2016/sc16-547.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-87283193030896930382016-10-15T00:41:38.117-04:002016-10-15T00:41:38.117-04:00Florida Supreme Court again finds uncosntitutional...Florida Supreme Court again finds uncosntitutional the death penalty statute and requires unanimous juries to impose it.<br /><br />http://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article108231392.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-43691610266031531342016-10-15T00:39:29.370-04:002016-10-15T00:39:29.370-04:0012:57 a.m. said "There are future Judges in t...12:57 a.m. said "There are future Judges in that group. There are even a couple that will be fired." As the last election proved. you can be fired by the SAO and be elected judge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-91888294645886937482016-10-14T17:33:41.490-04:002016-10-14T17:33:41.490-04:00A bunch of losers joining the SAO because they can...A bunch of losers joining the SAO because they cannot get a job in private practice so they settle for making less than a plumber. 45k a year. pretty sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-47701038320637983742016-10-14T14:37:16.984-04:002016-10-14T14:37:16.984-04:00Hey Rumpole: How about a list of the ten defense a...Hey Rumpole: How about a list of the ten defense attorneys that any young prosecutor should absolutely fear if they are up against them? and how about the asa veterans say who was their toughest opponent?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-13008097896052044172016-10-14T14:00:05.170-04:002016-10-14T14:00:05.170-04:00Young prosecutors do the following: review Florida...Young prosecutors do the following: review Florida law weekly 1 hour per month, do not boast or try to humiliate defense attorneys because you will have other cases with them and their peers ( many of whom are former prosecutors), you are only as good as your last case, watch what you say about the judges you practice before and finally, during my 3 years as an ASA the people who tried to screw me the most, hurt me with vicious Machiavellian office tactics, and be downright nasty were my co-prosecutors. Watch what you say and who you confide in.<br />If you are good, or downright superior word will travel throughout the Justice Center like a brushfire. The more modest and ethical you are about your wins the faster the brushfire travels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com