“My sister and I were making fun of our youngest sibling for being small, and I said “if being small was a crime you’d be in jail.” Then it occurred to us that we could actually put him on trial for being small with me as the judge and my sister as the persecutor (this is not a typo). Anyway I thought the persecution had a really strong case since the defendant elected to represent himself and he was basically a toddler. We got a conviction and gave him a jail sentence of two minutes locked in the closet (in the dark which he was scared of.) But against all odds his appeal went through when he screamed it loudly enough for the circuit court to grant him certiorari, i.e. our mother told us to stop “belittling” him and completely refused to admit our evidence that he was, to wit, “little and/or small”. “
“Not a lawyer. One time I was planning a camping trip with my high school boyfriend. My mom was skeptical and initially not allowing me to go. She said “Don’t you think that says that you two are serious?”. “Yes”. “Okay”. “
im not a lawyer but one time i was arrested for riding my bike on the sidewalk. i spent a few days in nyc jail. It was not great. when i went to see the judge… the kid seeing the judge before me had lit a newspaper on fire and put in into a guys jacket while he was sleeping on the train. They didnt mention what happened to the guy but the kid got sent to prison. I was next and the judge threw my case out. Not related. TIA
“Not a lawyer but went against an attorney in a case where he volunteered that I was “very brave to go pro se against an experienced attorney”. The attorney tried to convince me to first postpone the case, then to settle for pennies but I held me position and got a full judgement. Ive tangled with a few attorneys and the general rule has been the more they try and intimidate you with how good they are the more full of crap they are “
“My sister and I were making fun of our youngest sibling for being small, and I said “if being small was a crime you’d be in jail.” Then it occurred to us that we could actually put him on trial for being small with me as the judge and my sister as the persecutor (this is not a typo). Anyway I thought the persecution had a really strong case since the defendant elected to represent himself and he was basically a toddler. We got a conviction and gave him a jail sentence of two minutes locked in the closet (in the dark which he was scared of.) But against all odds his appeal went through when he screamed it loudly enough for the circuit court to grant him certiorari, i.e. our mother told us to stop “belittling” him and completely refused to admit our evidence that he was, to wit, “little and/or small”. “
I hate these threads because I actually am a lawyer but can’t ever think of anything cool to tell
“Not a lawyer. One time I was planning a camping trip with my high school boyfriend. My mom was skeptical and initially not allowing me to go. She said “Don’t you think that says that you two are serious?”. “Yes”. “Okay”. “
Not a lawyer, so I won’t tell a story semi relevant to the question.
Phoenix Wright is looking for lawyering tips, I see
im not a lawyer but one time i was arrested for riding my bike on the sidewalk. i spent a few days in nyc jail. It was not great. when i went to see the judge… the kid seeing the judge before me had lit a newspaper on fire and put in into a guys jacket while he was sleeping on the train. They didnt mention what happened to the guy but the kid got sent to prison. I was next and the judge threw my case out. Not related. TIA
“Not a lawyer but went against an attorney in a case where he volunteered that I was “very brave to go pro se against an experienced attorney”. The attorney tried to convince me to first postpone the case, then to settle for pennies but I held me position and got a full judgement. Ive tangled with a few attorneys and the general rule has been the more they try and intimidate you with how good they are the more full of crap they are “
Probably seeing this question get a decent response.
Not a lawyer, but I have played pheonix wright, and in that game almost every case has the odds stacked against you and you still win somehow.
Nobody here is a lawyer apparently