Without an Attorney, Boy Falters Before Judge

St. Petersburg Times ^ | 5/28/02 | Kathryn Wexler

[FreeTally]

I'm sorry, I refuse to argue with someone who has blind allegience to "laws", just because a very small segment of society claims they have a right to make whatever they want "law". I do not have the time to explain the fundamentals of common law to you. You do not wish to hear it anyway. Strict adherence to common law would make our court system exponentially smaller, which would not be good for people such as yourself.

[FreeTally]

Give me a few case cites that the judiciary has intertwined civil and criminal laws and I'll be happy.

LOL!!! This case right here! Restitution is a civil matter. Come on, you can't be that dense. If the court says, "You pay, or you go to jail", then you have been given the choice of a civil penalty or a criminal penalty. Then you, and the court, have the audactity to say that the victim in this case can sue the defendent and make him pay again. And you wonder why attorneys are the most hated people in the world.

[SJackson]

There's a ton of questions this article never raises or answers or puts in their proper legal perspective.

You're right. I have a suspicion this article may have been written as much to stir up somve criticism about "unqualified" Jeb Bush appointee as out of any concern about the defendent. Bet this reporter is looking for other similar incidents as we speak.

[Catspaw]

I'm sorry, I refuse to argue with someone who has blind allegience to "laws", just because a very small segment of society claims they have a right to make whatever they want "law". I do not have the time to explain the fundamentals of common law to you. You do not wish to hear it anyway. Strict adherence to common law would make our court system exponentially smaller, which would not be good for people such as yourself.

Oh, wow! A live one.

Say, what does fringe on the flag mean?

[Catspaw]

Waaay back in my post #17, I said this about the judge:

Mistake number three was not recognizing the reporter.

Not realizing there was a reporter in the courtroom, adding to that the ease in which one can get a copy of the tape of the hearing, plus the inexperience of the Judge (and I've seen bonehead moves from inexperienced judges--and some experienced ones--from all over the political spectrum) added up to one big mess for this judge. Now he's going to end up getting reversed by the Court of Appeals (and judges really truly hate that), they're be an order for a new hearing, and a probable investigation by the judicial review board, probably a referral to a remedial judge school....what a mess.