So yesterday I was working a case for a client …<\/p>\n
Trying to work a technicality in his favor.<\/p>\n
But it took some argument and persuasion on my part in the courtroom.<\/p>\n
The judge and prosecuting attorney in the case are both very sharp …<\/p>\n
So though I was sure I was right in my interpretation of this quirk of the law,<\/p>\n
I wasn’t 100% confident since I’d never tried this pitch before,<\/p>\n
And the prosecuting attorney didn’t seem to think the legal nuance I was relying on made any sense (just for the record, he’s right, it doesn’t make sense).<\/p>\n
So I made my pitch (damn good one I might add :)),<\/p>\n
And then the assistant prosecuting attorney stated his questioning of the logic of my interpretation …<\/p>\n
After which we waited for the judge to make his call.<\/p>\n
“It doesn’t make any sense, and it can lead to some abuse, but Joe’s right, that’s the law.<\/i>”<\/p>\n
You know … it feels so phreaking good when a judge tells you that you’re correct about something. Too kewl ! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Anticipated Viewer Feedback:<\/b> Yeah, that’s nice Amy-wan, but so what? It’s really not that interesting, why are you telling us this?<\/i><\/p>\n
Well, mainly to remind myself why I really like my job at times,<\/p>\n
‘Cause you see …<\/p>\n
In the last 9 days,<\/p>\n
I’ve had one evidentiary hearing (kicked ass – yay !!),<\/p>\n
One criminal jury trial (a tasty Not Guilty verdict, gotta love that when it happens – double yay !), and<\/p>\n