I know that sometimes being a criminal defense attorney can drive one to drink (or drink more, in some cases), but you shouldn't really show up for court after a bender. The judge might notice when you come to court slurring words:
[Joseph] Caramango, 41, acknowledged in court that he was drinking the previous night, but maintained he was not drunk.* If convicted, his client faces life in prison.Thankfully, the judge declared a mistrial, although I'm not so sure this is evidence of intoxication:
'I don't think you can tell a straight story because you are intoxicated,' the judge told [] Caramango as she declared a mistrial for his client.Since when is that a flaw in a defense attorney?
* That, of course, is Albert Collins's famous "I Ain't Drunk, I'm Just Litigatin'" defense.
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