Oswald Defense Lawyer

"His mouth is in his brain"

Saturday, August 13, 2005

Welcome



I am an Englishman in California practising criminal law. I work for a small firm under a contract with the county to represent indigent clients at the second conflict level. The work can be stressful, frustrating, confounding, tedious, entertaining. This blogspot is not meant to be anything fancy---just a place to vent a little, relate interesting or amusing anecdotes, pose a question, answer a question, and so on.

The blog's name "Oswald Defense Lawyer" is taken from an old song by The Fall, an English rock band fronted by the anti-charismatic "Bard of Salford," Mark E. Smith. As far as I can tell, the lyrics of the song address the representation at trial of Lee Harvey Oswald; something that never actually happened, thanks to Jack Ruby. (Also, I believe the song, originating from Blighty and all, is properly titled "Oswald Defence Lawyer." But, hey, this is an American blog, goddammit!)

3 Comments:

At 5:28 PM, Blogger Nimiwey said...

You're the best, Brain Market, I shall bear many of your children and we shall conquer the Earth (or at least annoy all in our path!)

 
At 6:46 PM, Blogger ollav said...

What shall we do tonight?

...it's Pinky and the Brain, Brain, Brain, Brain.

 
At 3:43 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I do enjoy ur venting a little of your steam, unfortunaely either I'm too old, to Californian, or too stupid to get all your little nuances and am probably missing a lot of laughs.
As a habitual criminal I like to see someone isn't afraid to take a few risks with the judges

 

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