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Lawyer Drops Dead While Arguing Case
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| 04/21/06 10:25 EDT
| The News & Observer staff reporter
Posted on 04/21/2006 10:09:39 AM PDT by null and void
The News & Observer
Tom Farris had previous heart problems, according to a friend.
RALEIGH, N.C. (April 21) - A defense lawyer was arguing a drunken driving case when he fell on the courtroom floor and died of an apparent heart attack, officials and friends said.
Bailiffs and a police officer tried to administer CPR immediately after 57-year-old Tom Farris collapsed Thursday in the Wake County courthouse. Emergency personnel arrived less than six minutes later.
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TOPICS: US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: lawyers; mistrial
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Told a fib. No de-fib...
To: null and void
Very sad. My sympathies to his family and friends. Sounds like they lost a very good man.
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:10:43 AM PDT
by
mlc9852
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To: null and void
The courthouse should have at least four defibrillators before June, county spokeswoman Sharon Brown said.LOL! Now that's service.
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:11:47 AM PDT
by
wideawake
To: Baynative
*shrug* GMTA, It was too long for a keyword...
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:12:12 AM PDT
by
null and void
(America: It's too late to work within the system, but it's too early to start shooting the bastards.)
To: null and void
For the sake of his family, we need to show some restraint. [Bites tongue...]
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:12:14 AM PDT
by
FormerLib
("...the past ten years in Kosovo will be replayed here in what some call Aztlan.")
To: null and void
One down, many more to........I really am sorry he died though.
To: null and void
There are probably a WHOLE lot of good lawyer jokes that could come out of this but this nothing funny, it's tragic.
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:12:48 AM PDT
by
stm
(Our country and world are at a crossroads; taking the wrong path is not an option.)
To: mlc9852
You're a lawyer, ain'tcha...
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:13:11 AM PDT
by
null and void
(America: It's too late to work within the system, but it's too early to start shooting the bastards.)
To: null and void
And the first clue that the heart was no longer beating, and brain activity had ceased was
To: null and void
This man has a practice in the city where I work (Wilson, NC).
Farris & Farris, P.A.
Although I am not normally a fan of lawyers, I've never heard a bad word about Mr. Farris.
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:14:07 AM PDT
by
Constitution Day
(Comicalness Don't Win No Medals)
To: null and void
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:14:32 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: null and void
I'm sorry for his family. I also despise drunk drivers.
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:14:43 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Ignore the drive-by media. Build the fence. Sí, Se Puede!)
To: null and void
Dead people tell no tales.
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:15:00 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: stm
We're all gonna die of something, some day. I'll be a little disappointed if FReepers don't poke at least a little fun at my demise.
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:15:04 AM PDT
by
null and void
(America: It's too late to work within the system, but it's too early to start shooting the bastards.)
To: Constitution Day
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:16:04 AM PDT
by
null and void
(America: It's too late to work within the system, but it's too early to start shooting the bastards.)
To: Jeff Chandler
I also despise drunk drivers.Me too. I've bandaged too may bloody heads to do otherwise.
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:17:04 AM PDT
by
null and void
(America: It's too late to work within the system, but it's too early to start shooting the bastards.)
To: null and void
I feel bad for his family...but the thought of a lawyer dropping dead just brings a smile to my face.
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:17:41 AM PDT
by
CrawDaddyCA
(I ain't learning no friggin' Spanish!! This is America, you learn English!!)
To: Baynative
"Ladies and gentleman of the jury, may GOD strike me dead if ...."He obviously got the George Carlin "Two Minute Warning."
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:18:23 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
To: null and void
Did anyone check the ceiling for burn marks?
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posted on
04/21/2006 10:19:25 AM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Illegal Immigration: What hope is there when OUR President is leading the insurrection?)
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