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DDD Dad

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  1. On tight lies into the grain or on soft turf around the green I go with a putter, hybrid or drop loft (PW or 7iron). And I’m pretty good with a lob wedge. It’s nearly impossible to make consistent contact in such conditions unless you’re a tour level player (and even then still probably a crap shoot).
  2. Yes, this country has gone to shit in the last 3 years. Totally gone to shit. How's your 401K doing? Wait, don't tell me. I don't really want to know.
  3. IOLTA is not uniquely a Texas term. I actually did some work for the NAIP (National Association of IOLTA Programs) when I practiced in Florida many years ago (although to be fair in FL it's referred to as IOTA).
  4. I still think there's a better than zero chance Chrispy/BeardIP is Swam4Texas
  5. Hard to say. Possibly but more likely they thought the indictment they presented met the legal requirements, and the judge simply disagreed. Again, hard to say. It all would depend on what they chose to present to the jury. Having it dismissed before the trial potentially limits the evidence that the prosecutors can present (if, for example, the alleged conduct supporting those charges doesn't relate to the remaining charges), but the jury never hears about those charges and so if the other charges that remain are strong they could convict on those (and then sentencing would be based on the remaining charges). For sentencing purposes it wouldn't really matter unless the jury or court (whoever is doing the sentencing in GA state court) decides to impose sentences of consecutive jail time versus concurrent. Again, hard to say on all of this. I don't know what the remaining charges are and what the potential sentences are for them. It might be a big nothingburger or it could be significant.
  6. There are lots of opportunities for pretrial motions in both criminal and civil proceedings. If you watch "Law & Order" the defense lawyer always dramatically hands a blue packet of papers to the prosecutor and says, "motion to dismiss" or "motion to suppress", etc., with an argument that charges should be dismissed for one or another reason (such as an insufficiently detailed indictment or information, or that evidence a confession should be suppressed or excluded).
  7. Yes. To indict. If the indictment doesn't meet the the law's requirements, the judge can (and should) dismiss it. Here, that means they'd need to go back to that grand jury (if they haven't already been dismissed) or empanel a new one to issue a new indictment.
  8. Humblebrag duly noted.
  9. Or, the Supreme Court may just decide "treason" is a dead letter.
  10. Akerman is what used to be known as Akermen, Senterfitt & Eidson. I think they were originally based in Orlando, Florida but have grown to be a large national firm. I interviewed with them when I was in law school and have a couple of former classmate friends who I think are still there.
  11. Who's near the Austin Public Library? Maybe they can do a welfare check on Dr. Stang.
  12. What was the point she was trying to make anyway?
  13. Someone needs to do this with the pic of the tiny porn star surrounded by big guys in their skivvies with him in her place.
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