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Tag Archives: oral argument
Advice from a talking paper clip
Microsoft Word’s goggle-eyed, busybody talking paperclip (“It looks like you’re writing a letter – Would you like help?”) has finally got its comeuppance, thanks to It Looks Like You’re Trying to Instruct a Jury, Norm DeGuerre’s hilarious sendup of eyeglazing … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Defense Appeals, Law & Parody
Tagged Appellate Division, cold bench, Norm DeGuerre, oral argument
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Judge Wool’s guide to appellate review
Note: This essay originally appeared in AFFIRMANCE Magazine, the official journal of the New York Association of Appellate Adjudicators (NYAAA). Following publication, the editor was immediately fired, disbarred and disrobed. Brethren and Cisterns: I’m deeply honored to be asked to … Continue reading
Judge Wool on oral argument
A few years ago Justice Milonas after leaving the Appellate Division gave a talk to a group of appellate squawkers. He told us – with no idea that there was anything strange about it – that in criminal cases the … Continue reading
Oral argument: a missing of minds
If you’re looking for truly cutting-edge experimental film, we suggest watching oral argument on closed-circuit t.v. at the Appellate Division, an alternative venue yet undiscovered by your nose-ring-wearing friends. The Second Department (they try harder) features a wide video screen, … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal law, Law, Law & Parody
Tagged Appellate Division, Law & Parody, oral argument
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Annals of jurisprudence: the schoolgroup effect
Oral argument can be a hideous combination of trial by ordeal and a rigged quiz show. Starting with the presiding judge’s speech that you don’t really need five whole minutes to argue your insignificant murder case. Welcome to the Appellate … Continue reading
Posted in Criminal law, Law, Law & Parody
Tagged Appellate courts, Law & Parody, oral argument
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