Judges and Judiciary
Mar. 4, 2014
If a tree falls on you in the forest...
We must guard against writing opinions or briefs that suffer from these infirmities.
2nd Appellate District, Division 6
Arthur Gilbert
Presiding Justice
2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 6
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.
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You don't tow the line unless you work for the Auto Club, or on a fishing boat. On numerous occasions, I have stubbed my toe, in fact and metaphorically. And that in turn has induced me to toe the line or at least to strive to toe the line when speaking or writing. Those of us who use words (that is, all of us) should be careful how we use them. I am talking about words that are spoken ...
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