Greatest Appellate Oral Argument in Legal History
Sgt Toomey
15-04-2009, 02:30
http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov/fdocs/docs.fwx?caseno=04-2732&submit=showdkt&yr=04&num=2732
Skip the first 10% or so (lot of throat clearing, and the crisp anticipatory silence of pre-genius).
The greatest oral argument in human history. This man is a legal and oratorical genius. We should've elected him.
Lunatic Goofballs
15-04-2009, 02:40
I could've done better. ;)
greed and death
15-04-2009, 02:42
sounds like his client wanted to argue a case that he should have pleaded on.
If this fight it in court was the lawyers idea he should be shot.
Hydesland
15-04-2009, 02:57
Lol, what the hell?
Muravyets
15-04-2009, 02:58
Ha! Hilarious!
My favorite parts were the judges:
"Well, you can be disturbed on your own time. Why are you intruding on mine?"
And
"Counsel. Counsel! Your seat is at counsel's table."
:D
Please tell me this guy was acting pro se. Please tell me this was not an attorney doing this. Please tell me the idiot who decided to beg these judges to overrule the Supreme Court was the same idiot who decided to drive over the speed limit in a car full of coke. :D
The Great Lord Tiger
15-04-2009, 03:00
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pretential
Pretential = NOT A WORD.
/grammar nazi'd.
greed and death
15-04-2009, 03:01
This guy needs to be disbarred
Balawaristan
15-04-2009, 03:32
His voice sounds very similar to my father's. I think I detect in his accent, especially the way he says "counsel," a hint of second/third generation Eastern-European Jewish immigrant.
Free Soviets
15-04-2009, 04:50
tl;dl
Hammurab
15-04-2009, 05:08
Ha! Hilarious!
My favorite parts were the judges:
"Well, you can be disturbed on your own time. Why are you intruding on mine?"
And
"Counsel. Counsel! Your seat is at counsel's table."
:D
Please tell me this guy was acting pro se. Please tell me this was not an attorney doing this. Please tell me the idiot who decided to beg these judges to overrule the Supreme Court was the same idiot who decided to drive over the speed limit in a car full of coke. :D
That would explain a hell of a lot.
Did you catch the government attorney's turn?
"Hi, I represent-"
"YOU don't want us to overturn the supreme court do you?"
"Nope."
"Good."
"Thanks for your time."
Hammurab
15-04-2009, 05:10
Lol, what the hell?
Yeah...I hope this guy's client wasn't in the room to watch this fiasco...
"Um, this dude's my lawyer...he was also my lawyer at trial...he's always like this, dudes...inadequate counsel, dudes....jesus wept."
Lunatic Goofballs
15-04-2009, 05:11
Yeah...I hope this guy's client wasn't in the room to watch this fiasco...
"Um, this dude's my lawyer...he was also my lawyer at trial...he's always like this, dudes...inadequate counsel, dudes....jesus wept."
Maybe that's the plan. :p
Cannot think of a name
15-04-2009, 05:31
Wow that was uncomfortable.
greed and death
15-04-2009, 05:33
Yeah...I hope this guy's client wasn't in the room to watch this fiasco...
"Um, this dude's my lawyer...he was also my lawyer at trial...he's always like this, dudes...inadequate counsel, dudes....jesus wept."
Mistrial public defender was stupid.
Muravyets
15-04-2009, 06:00
That would explain a hell of a lot.
Did you catch the government attorney's turn?
"Hi, I represent-"
"YOU don't want us to overturn the supreme court do you?"
"Nope."
"Good."
"Thanks for your time."
That was like the punchline of the joke. Damn that audio was -- what would Blago say? "Fucking golden". :D
Straughn
15-04-2009, 08:25
"jesus wept."
Oh, no tears please .... it's a waste of good suffering.
http://www.freewebs.com/sheepies666/Other%20Customs/Baby%20Pinhead.JPG
I still think this guy had a good run, though not arguably the greatest.
http://www.adn.com/front/story/746673.html