Orange Felon Can't Tell Me What to Do

Words of Advice:

DONALD TRUMP IS A CONVICTED FELON. CASE CLOSED.

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

"Once you have paid him the Danegeld, you never get rid of the Dane." -- Rudyard Kipling

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

Democracy Dies When Billionaires and Hedge Funds Buy Newspapers.

"Never Get Into Anything With a 'Jesus Nut'." -- every fixed-wing pilot

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

Karma may sometimes be late to arrive.
But it never loses an address.

Thursday, May 30, 2024

You Have to Fight the Case Your Client Wants; FOFF Ed.

There's an argument that the FOFF's maximalist legal strategy of "deny everything" got him convicted. So did his refusal to ask for a misdemeanor instruction.

I saw that play out decades ago when a defendant refused to ask for a manslaughter instruction, believing that if the state didn't prove murder, he'd walk. The jury believed that he killed the victim, so, their only option being murder 2 (or higher), they convicted him on murder 2.

2 comments:

CenterPuke88 said...

Can FOFF potentially argue ineffective counsel on an appeal at some point because the misdemeanour option was skipped?

Comrade Misfit said...

He can argue it, sure. Doesn’t mean that the appellate court has to buy the argument.