In my court procedure class last night, we had a mock motion hearing as part of a case-briefing exercise. It involved a heroin bust and the suspect's lawyer wanted to suppress evidence (improper tow of a vehicle and improper seizure of a cell phone). I played the sergeant who authorized the tow, but as it turns out I never got to speak as one of the "officers" outlined the tow procedure.
The defense...to steal a line from Peter Venkman: "I think we've helped them out enough already." That kid was all but physically asleep in his chair and I had to point out something he missed (you know your defense lawyer sucks when...). Our professor--who's a public defender--commented that she's not sure if it would be good or bad if he went into law.
The best part has to be the judge, who dismissed the proceedings by saying "OK can we wrap this up now, I'm hungry, the cops are laughing at you, the prosecution's bored and your lawyer is an idiot."
The defense...to steal a line from Peter Venkman: "I think we've helped them out enough already." That kid was all but physically asleep in his chair and I had to point out something he missed (you know your defense lawyer sucks when...). Our professor--who's a public defender--commented that she's not sure if it would be good or bad if he went into law.
The best part has to be the judge, who dismissed the proceedings by saying "OK can we wrap this up now, I'm hungry, the cops are laughing at you, the prosecution's bored and your lawyer is an idiot."
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