Judges and Judiciary
Mar. 14, 2017
Lawyer, lawyer pants on fire
Today I paused over a recent headline that read: "Lawyer's Pants Catch Fire During Florida Arson Trial." By Dan Lawton
Dan Lawton
Partner
Klinedinst PC in San Diego
501 W Broadway #1100
San Diego , CA 92101
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Email: dlawton@klinedinstlaw.com
Georgetown Univ Law Center
The views expressed here are his own.
Today I paused over a recent story that appeared on the NBC News website. The headline read: "Lawyer's Pants Catch Fire During Florida Arson Trial." The piece related how attorney Stephen Gutierrez had been in the midst of a jury trial defending his client. The client, a Claudy Charles, stood accused of deliberately setting his own car on fire. While delivering his closing argument, Gutierrez felt heat emanating from his pants pocket...
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