When is the best time to schedule a client meeting? August 6, 2007
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A CNN article suggests there is a best time of day to do just about anything. Unfortunately, it doesn’t suggest what is the best time of day to meet with a new client.
Best time of day to take a nap — 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Doctors used to think afternoon sleepiness was the result of a big lunch. “But we’ve found that in the early afternoon there’s a dip in body temperature, which causes sleepiness[.]”
Soviet Union “justice” comes to America? August 5, 2007
Posted by Idta in : Constitution, Criminal Law , add a comment In The Best Defense, Alan Dershowitz told of a political prisoner in the Soviet Union who was punished because he “had been found guilty of ‘continuing to consider himself not guilty.’ ” Id. at 277.
In Texas, sexual offenders who have been civilly committed can be considered in violation of their civil commitment order if they “fail to progress in sexual offender treatment.” Violating a civil commitment order is a felony, and can subject the defendant to severe penalties. If one of these defendants maintains his innocence of the underlying crimes (for which he served his sentence) his “treatment” providers can send him back to prison.
It’s worse not to know. August 4, 2007
Posted by Idta in : MyBooks, Quotes , add a comment I finished reading Mark Haddon’s novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time today.
The last sentence of this quote from the book describes how I feel about my upcoming trial:
“[I]t’s best if you know a good thing is going to happen, like an eclipse or getting a microscope for Christmas. And it’s bad if you know a bad thing is going to happen, like having a filling or going to France. But I think it is worst if you don’t know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing which is going to happen.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, at 215 (emphasis added).
P.S. The main character in the book visits a train station in London and sees a sign that made me smile: “Take time out to regret your career choice.”
End of the Road for Armless Driver August 3, 2007
Posted by Idta in : Criminal Law , add a comment An Armless Driver in Florida is going to prison.
A man with no arms and one leg who would not stop driving despite a long list of traffic violations was sentenced to five years in prison Friday on the latest charges.
Sunstein on Executive Privilege August 2, 2007
Posted by Idta in : Constitution , add a comment I think this piece by Professor Sunstein is helpful, whether you agree with President Bush or can see through him.
p.s. I’ve been away a while (on vacation and now sick).
Sunstein on Executive Privilege
The Constitution does not refer to executive privilege at all, and some “strict construction[ist]s” believe that the whole idea is a constitutional myth.
