March 2008 - Posts

Just Sign Off on This...
March 27, 2008 1:21 PM by Tony DeWitt

"Hey, Charlene, I wasted this Valium and forgot to have someone witness it. Sign here will you?" Sound familiar? Something you've done? You know Charlene and she's just the kind of person to forget to get a witness. So you sign it. And then you forget Read More...

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The Technicality
March 20, 2008 1:17 PM by Tony DeWitt

"I just don't understand how someone can be a murderer, and a court can just let them out of jail on a technicality." My friend who made that statement had seen media reports about a young woman whose murder conviction was overturned "on a technicality." Read More...

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Suspicion
March 7, 2008 3:13 PM by Tony DeWitt

Elvis believed that “we can’t go on together, with suspicious minds.” While that might be a great approach to songs and relationships, it is a bad approach to managing anything involving vulnerable senior citizens. Suspicious minds are always an asset! Read More...

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Depositions 201
March 4, 2008 10:58 AM by Tony DeWitt

It is said that “assume” is the only word that makes an “ass” out of “u” and “me.” In a slightly more earthy comment, a drill sergeant of mine suggested that the word was the mother of all mistakes. Regardless of which way you remember it, remember that Read More...

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