The
U.S. Attorney in Miami declined to prosecute a drug smuggling case in
which the Customs Service had confiscated a half ton of marijuana because
the office is overworked and won't touch cases under the 2.5 ton minimum.
*****
In
June 1994 in London, lawyers for convicted murderer Stephen Young filed
an appeal after learning from one juror that three other jurors had
conducted a Ouija board seance during jury deliberations and "contacted"
the dead man, who named Young as the killer.
*****
Marlene
T. Sipes, a Columbia S.C. lawyer, was suspended for a year in March
by the state supreme court on charges that she pocketed $1,819 in 1986
from her daughter's Girl Scout troop cookie fund.
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Q:
What's the difference between a lawyer and a boxing referee?
A: A boxing referee doesn't get paid more for a longer fight.
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Q:
What's the difference between a lawyer and a civilian getting run over?
A: At least civilian will have skid marks
