1953 upvotes, 9 direct replies (showing 9)
Lawyer was verbally running through the evidence against the guy he was defending, trying to claim there wasn't enough to even call a trial.
All totally fine, except he said, "I believe a more seasoned judge wouldn't have let this trial move forward." Not knowing that the judge he's speaking to gave the okay to move the trial to this court. He was immediately given a hard "motion denied."
Comment by GunNNife at 28/03/2019 at 03:32 UTC
1056 upvotes, 6 direct replies
Personally insulting the judge: It's a bold move, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off.
Comment by saturnspritr at 28/03/2019 at 02:30 UTC
175 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Nothing like watching someone take themselves out.
Comment by ThanksForThe_F_Shack at 28/03/2019 at 08:05 UTC
16 upvotes, 3 direct replies
See, I don't understand how something like that could be allowed. Isn't the judge supposed to adhere to what is and what isn't the law? In this case, enough or not enough evidence?
Comment by Klefki at 28/03/2019 at 08:15 UTC
6 upvotes, 0 direct replies
A magistrate was telling me about a lawyer he had in front of him one day, doing a plea in mitigation for his client. In an attempt to garner sympathy, the lawyer said that his client is 'just an old man'. It didn't go down well... the client was 5 years younger than the magistrate
Comment by [deleted] at 28/03/2019 at 15:59 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Obvously this is a bad move because people are human - but shouldn't statements like this be irrelevant? Surely the judge should make his decision based on the evidence/legal precedent, not whether the lawyer hurt his fee-fees?
Comment by SturmPioniere at 28/03/2019 at 12:41 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Irony of ironies, he got his more seasoned judge.
^(*Salty.*)
Comment by shineevee at 28/03/2019 at 18:58 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
"Did I say more seasoned? I meant well-seasoned. Like a good steak. I do love a good steak, don't you, Your Honor? In fact, let's all go out for steak. My treat. Did I say my treat? Not like in a bribe kind of way, but in a two guys, just having a steak kind of way. How's that hit you, Judge?"
Comment by usmc81362 at 28/03/2019 at 16:18 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
But isn't this a little screwed up? Shouldn't the judge remove his/her personnel feelings from their decisions and go strictly off of the information that is before them?
Comment by Queenofdarkness77 at 28/03/2019 at 15:50 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Ouch.