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The Rules Of Engagement, David D. Butler Jul 2014

The Rules Of Engagement, David D. Butler

David D. Butler

First impressions are the eye of the needle through which all subsequent threads are drawn. Zealous advocates take conrol of the Courtroom even before the prosecution is through the door. Get to the Courtroom first. Secure the table and chairs closer to the jury. Pick up all the chalk by the black board. When the befuddled county attorney is looking for a piece of chalk, hand him or her a nice new piece from the box you have in your attache case. Zealous advocates get to the Courtroom fiirst, with the most. Often, a zealous advocate can lift his or …


The Rules Of Engagement, David D. Butler Aug 2012

The Rules Of Engagement, David D. Butler

David D. Butler

This 1,650 word essay examines how law influences life and life influences the law in the context of a criminal, jury trial.


The Rules Of Engagement, David D. Butler Apr 2012

The Rules Of Engagement, David D. Butler

David D. Butler

This brief article contains 1,300 words. It is well worth your time to read it in full.


It's Well Past Time To Talk Turkey: The Rule Of Twenty-Four And The Rule Of One Hundred, David D. Butler Jan 2012

It's Well Past Time To Talk Turkey: The Rule Of Twenty-Four And The Rule Of One Hundred, David D. Butler

David D. Butler

The only question is who decides. The mob, the army, the people, the Congress, or the judges are not right because they are right, they are right because they are final. Lenin - the terrorist and not the pop star - said, "If a man says 'A.' he says 'B.'" If you celebrate Brown versus Board, you inevitably celebrate Dred Scott versus Sanford and Plessy versus Furgerson. This article argues that it it time, indeed, past time, for America to abandon lifetime federal judges and with them the poison of affirmative action and school busing.