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October 28, 2005
Speeding Ticket
One time I got some sort of traffic violation, probably a speeding ticket, and decided to go to court to have a trial. I figured if the police officer didn't show up or was somehow incompetent I might be able to have the offense dismissed. Well, while I was waiting and the court was trying other traffic offenses, I was able to observe my officer testifying in other cases. He was very impressive and went up against a number of people who had attorneys (I did not) and won every time. When it was my time to plead, I knew I wouldn't be leaving the court without paying some sort of fine.
Watching CNN right now, I have a similar feeling about this special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. Very impressive. If he were after me, I would not be feeling very confident right about now.
Posted by Chris at October 28, 2005 03:04 PM
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My crim law prof, Jim Fleissner, is/was a real muckety-muck in the Chicago U.S. Attorney's office and has been a special assistant to Gerald Fitzpatrick (sic) in the Wilson/Plame/Miller imbroglio. As such, Pat is going to be a keynote speaker at Mercer's Law Day in March.
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at November 1, 2005 10:00 PM
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