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In article >,
says...
> Fudge wrote:
> > There it was on The CBS News with Dan. In prime time, a man shoots
> > his lawyer.
> Has a new president been set?
> > Farmer John
>
> Lyndon Johnson was sworn in on Air Force One after PRESIDENT Kennedy was
> shot.
>
> I'm assuming you mean precident? (laughing)

{sigh} It's precedent.

> It's not funny. It didn't make the CBS news, but some dude here in Memphis
> shot his attorney after the man didn't manage to get him an acquittal or not
> guilty verdict. After he got out of prison, he hunted down the attorney and
> gunned him down. The defendant had an arrest/conviction record longer than
> a yardstick (even if you don't count juvenile convictions). Yeah, I'd
> rather have THAT guy running loose on the streets than the attorney.

It isn't funny and is one of the reasons getting into a courthouse is a
major pain in the ass.

And I'm not going to hold attorneys blameless in this. Friend of mine
was riding with a friend one day when and 18 wheeler decided to occupy
the same lane. He ended up with some nerve damage and his attorney is
one of those who rarely contacts him. Been close to 3 years now.

What's complicating things is that he had to abrogate his claim through
his friends insurance co. Both are being represented by the same lawyer.
So he's dragging his feet.

There's frustration abound - my attorney friend laments the process of
getting those acquitted to pay their bills.

So expect an attorney to go off the wall somewhere soon. It's brewing.