tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post944877941376535442..comments2024-03-28T14:48:33.232-04:00Comments on THE BLOG: STATE V OFFICER ALEDDA Rumpolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-91632858933631699812019-03-17T18:12:53.323-04:002019-03-17T18:12:53.323-04:00One of my BFs said Tiger was going to win.
Yeah, ...One of my BFs said Tiger was going to win. <br />Yeah, that's right I have more than one, plus a GF I see a fewX a month. Deal with it. Atty Cutienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-702819113518838372019-03-17T17:03:26.438-04:002019-03-17T17:03:26.438-04:00Grip it and rip it. Drive for show...putt for doug...Grip it and rip it. Drive for show...putt for dough. Fake Tom Carneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-19383050670182412192019-03-17T17:01:09.185-04:002019-03-17T17:01:09.185-04:00But now McIlroy birdies 15 to tie Furyk for the le...But now McIlroy birdies 15 to tie Furyk for the lead! What a tournament!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-79087574392799881222019-03-17T16:59:35.476-04:002019-03-17T16:59:35.476-04:00RUMP! Furyk's second at 18 will go down as one...RUMP! Furyk's second at 18 will go down as one the legendary golf shots of all time! Tied for the lead. 170 to the hole ; wind coming off the right; he lasered one to three feet ! and then cleaned up his birdie to go into the clubhouse as the sole leader. 48 years of age and the clubhouse leader after a brilliant second shot at 18. MASHED POTATOES! Hamerin Hanknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-6088043807183137642019-03-17T16:56:15.220-04:002019-03-17T16:56:15.220-04:00Johnny "five iron" Roberts?Johnny "five iron" Roberts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-33848566688202798632019-03-17T15:34:13.764-04:002019-03-17T15:34:13.764-04:00There was a criminal defense attorney in the 1960&...There was a criminal defense attorney in the 1960's who was a top amateur who made the turn at the masters after amen corner in the lead on a sunday circa 1962 63 64 or 65. Anybody remember his name?<br />He drove a new caddy every year for the money he hustled on Miami Beach golf courses, especially Normandy. One year he took Gleeson for 100k when Gleeson was here from November to May (what we old timers used to call "season" in Miam-ah. ). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-86587239984859932322019-03-17T15:26:07.460-04:002019-03-17T15:26:07.460-04:00FURYK JUST BIRDIED 11 FOR THE CO LEAD -14!
THE PIT...FURYK JUST BIRDIED 11 FOR THE CO LEAD -14!<br />THE PITTSBURGH GUY A REAL YINZER IS ON THE PROWL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-15462431261272044982019-03-17T15:21:29.688-04:002019-03-17T15:21:29.688-04:00Cobblestones in Queens is the NY equivalent of the...Cobblestones in Queens is the NY equivalent of the REN, A venue. Cold beers. Top shelf booze. Amazing food, scummy lawyer hang-out. What's not to love?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-12995506735506480812019-03-17T15:19:38.762-04:002019-03-17T15:19:38.762-04:00I'm gonna date one of the Jenner/Kardashians s...I'm gonna date one of the Jenner/Kardashians so people start talking about me again. <br />Plus. they're all hotties!Real Fake Former Judgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-38434549350482706422019-03-17T15:18:33.732-04:002019-03-17T15:18:33.732-04:00Tommy Fleetwood is a young Ben Hogan. Grant Snedec...Tommy Fleetwood is a young Ben Hogan. Grant Snedecker is a young Steve Stricker. Two of the best current golfers remind me of two of the best golfers from the last two generations. fake shumienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-48998711555216208462019-03-17T15:17:20.717-04:002019-03-17T15:17:20.717-04:00Abe lost close cases? Abe didn't lose cases.Abe lost close cases? Abe didn't lose cases. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-85459651948708194482019-03-17T14:33:25.651-04:002019-03-17T14:33:25.651-04:00Abe was as well prepared as any, but his lack of e...Abe was as well prepared as any, but his lack of emotion and jury appeal caused him to lose close cases. We should remember Ira Dibitski and Terry McWilliams. Ira was alot like Abe, very well prepared on the facts and the law but lacked emotion and could not relate to juries very well. Alan Postman and Fred Graves were easy to work with but not top notch trial lawyers and not as prepared as Ira and The Abed one.the trialmasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-40826729088370687852019-03-17T14:09:59.197-04:002019-03-17T14:09:59.197-04:00Hey Rump- I'm at Cobblestone's Pub in Forr...Hey Rump- I'm at Cobblestone's Pub in Forrest Hills, Queens. Lawyer here and you are widely read by the bar in Queens, NY for some reason. Anyway, what a great Sunday at the players. Tommy Fleetwood. Rory. Old Jim Furyk, Jason Day, Grant Snedeaker. All of these guys could take home what I believe is the 5th Major. <br />Any predictions? <br />Any blog readers in NYC come by Cobblestones and the first cold one is on me. Just tell Morgan behind the bar- you cannot miss her if you get my drift- you're a Justice Blog reader and she will point me out- Henry is my name. <br />Hamerin Hanknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-2281736273535513822019-03-17T14:06:12.737-04:002019-03-17T14:06:12.737-04:00I fully support a large increase for ASAs, PDs, an...I fully support a large increase for ASAs, PDs, and the forgotten lawyers- regional counsel lawyers. All lawyers who work for the people and the PDS and RC3 lawyers who help indigent clients are unsung heroes who should be paid a living wage. Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-68008924304767265142019-03-17T10:57:14.188-04:002019-03-17T10:57:14.188-04:00I'll never understand the people who slam thos...I'll never understand the people who slam those who choose to serve the community over making money. We should appreciate the sacrifice the Reid (and the many others like him) make for staying at the SAO (and PDO) when they could make far more money in the private sector. Criticizing people for making that sacrifice or suggesting that it somehow reflects upon their skills is asinine. <br /><br />The timing of the criticism is, however, ironic. As we speak, the legislature is in session and considering ASA and APD salaries. We all should support a substantial increase. These folks are GROSSLY underpaid and it shows. APDs and prosecutors are leaving their offices in droves and it should be unacceptable. We, as a community, need the SAO and PDO to be stable and effective to ensure public safety and minimize the chances of an innocent person being convicted. I hope that the people complaining about the SAO and PDO will do what they can to support increased pay.<br /><br />BTDTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-49413284099323831332019-03-17T10:34:49.266-04:002019-03-17T10:34:49.266-04:00It's Jim Woodard (not Woodward) and we left hi...It's Jim Woodard (not Woodward) and we left him off our list and he should not have been. He was another great prosecutor in that office. So was Hank but George was as good and he was nobody's bag carrier. Of course Abe Laeser starts the list. He was the finest prosecutor in Miami, in Florida and throughout the country. Nobody was as methodical in preparing a case and nobody could analyze a case better than he could. Janet Reno had 100% trust in the judgment of Lenny Glick, and there was a reason for her well placed trust. Your comment about him is wrong. <br /><br />Your cheap shot at Reid is just that- a cheap shot. You have no idea why he stayed at the SAO and "making it in civil" is by no means the measure of success in this profession. In fact I have yet to see a civil lawyer who could pick a jury. County court ASAs get better training and do a better job because 99% of all civil cases turn on the depositions and those stupid summary judgement motions. Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-29801518786545815212019-03-16T14:26:04.772-04:002019-03-16T14:26:04.772-04:00Alan Ross blew the Joyce Cohen case. She is lucky ...Alan Ross blew the Joyce Cohen case. She is lucky he didnt put her in the electric chair. Eddie O was as good as they come. If Reid was any good he would be in civil like Kelly Hancock a great ASA in Broward. Carhardt was brilliant as any. Al Sepe was a great major crimes prosecutor. Glick was a nice guy but not a top notch trial lawyer. Jim Woodward was as methodical as any. However, The Public Defenders office in the 70s and 80s produced much better trial lawyers than the SAO. No question about it. Actually, you could say it was the finest criminal trial firm in the Country.Adorno was as smooth as any. Yoss carried Hanks bag but was not dynamic for sure.the trialmasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-44483678104923325342019-03-16T13:25:29.869-04:002019-03-16T13:25:29.869-04:00Rump, I agree. There are so many good ones, it...Rump, I agree. There are so many good ones, it's hard to remember them all (one reason I didn't go back so far). Not only was she a great lawyer, but she stuck it out for a long, long time. Have to respect that. We're very fortunate in this community that so many great lawyers have served and continue to serve as ASAs and APDs. We shouldn't lose sight of that in our daily battles (though we all do at one time or another).<br /><br />BTDTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-90239676715968612862019-03-16T10:40:07.541-04:002019-03-16T10:40:07.541-04:00I also think Sally Weintraub deserves mention for ...I also think Sally Weintraub deserves mention for many reasons. Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-23244017678510176012019-03-16T10:22:23.958-04:002019-03-16T10:22:23.958-04:00LOL Rump. I agree with those you added; I just di...LOL Rump. I agree with those you added; I just didn't go back as far as you did. <br /><br />BTDTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-3326046596590425482019-03-16T09:17:39.931-04:002019-03-16T09:17:39.931-04:00Well said BTDT. Saying Reid is as good as it gets ...Well said BTDT. Saying Reid is as good as it gets at the SAO obviously means he is one of the very best trial lawyers right now anywhere. The dade county state attorneys office has a tradition of having exceptionally good trial lawyers like the ones you mentioned. <br />I'd add John Hogan (RIP) (now Judge) John Kastrenakas, Kevin DiGregory, and David Waksman. I'd also add (now judge) Gerald Bagley, (retired Judge) Lenny Glick, and George Yoss along with Ed O'Donnell and perhaps the best of the bunch- Ed Carhart- who was as brilliant and talented a trial lawyer as you will ever see. <br />Kastrenakas and DiGregory prosecuted Joyce Cohen who was defended by Alan Ross who was a superb criminal defense attorney. That lineup of lawyers starting in the late 70's and through Janet Reno's tenue was as fine a group of trial lawyers in the nation. Period. And Reid belongs in that group. There are some in your group I do not agree with. But I do not take anonymous shots at people. <br /><br />Yeah I wrote that last line with a straight face.Rumpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380575650255695462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-76665979422815344782019-03-15T20:19:33.491-04:002019-03-15T20:19:33.491-04:00LMAO get the fuck outta here with that "If I ...LMAO get the fuck outta here with that "If I see the state close on Wednesday, I do everything to stall the court so that the judge has to bring the jury back to deliberate next Monday." Bullshit! Sure buddy. You're telling me a judge is going to stop a Grand Theft 3rd trial on a Wednesday and waste Thursday AND Friday hearing argument on a JOA to bring them back on Monday???? I know you're old but I would've liked to see you try that move in front of someone like Judge Thomas. <br /><br />Oh, no, I've never blown up the reasonable doubt instruction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-17732135640017372122019-03-15T19:22:06.788-04:002019-03-15T19:22:06.788-04:001251........Yes, Reid is as good as it gets anywhe...1251........Yes, Reid is as good as it gets anywhere. But, it's not an insult to say he's as good as it gets at the SAO. A lot of great lawyers have worked there and still do. I don't think Rump meant to insult Reid anymore than you meant to insult current ASA's like Gail Levine, Michael Von Zamft, Laura Adams, Kathleen Hoague, Abbe Rifkin, etc. or past ASA's like David Gilbert, Abe Laesar, Flora Seff, Susan Dechovitz, etc. <br /><br />Regardless, we CAN appreciate one person without having to denigrate others............<br /><br />BTDTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-83449184271616591222019-03-15T16:56:27.432-04:002019-03-15T16:56:27.432-04:00Hey Jay whadda ya say? Three more not guilty's...Hey Jay whadda ya say? Three more not guilty's and you're on your way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19039943.post-69291148178894675572019-03-15T16:41:12.031-04:002019-03-15T16:41:12.031-04:0012:14 I don't know. I do not hob-nob with disr...12:14 I don't know. I do not hob-nob with disreputable characters like former robe wearers. If you lie down with dogs you get fleas. 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