Schadenfreude being a German word, I suppose this must be an example of überschadenfreude. To watch this man digging his own grave made my guts clench up with distress. An advocate turns up more than an hour late to run a criminal trial in a Las Vegas court for a man facing a life sentence. Claiming to be 'stone cold sober' things don't go well, and he implores a judge not to breath test him in court, with the invocation 'I have only respect and honour for your Honour'. The charm doesn't work. It is not a happy ending.
I have only respect and honour for your Honour
March 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Criminal liability · duty to court · litigation ethics
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1 Rudi // Mar 10, 2008 at 12:54 pm
reviewjournal.comYou can read about what subsequently happened to the advocate in this article:
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Of course it would never happen in Australia given that no barristers have drinking or drug problems.
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