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  • SzanthaxSzanthax San Diego
    Jinsun said:
    A lot of days, I really hate being an attorney. It wears me down, and I just want to quit. Not today.

    We had a client go to trial on two aggravated robberies. He was picked up as a juvenile and tried as an adult. The came back on the lesser included simple robberies. Much less on the sentencing, but I was really upset. I wanted to win. That day, I sat in my office, pouting and drinking beer from my darth vader coffee mug. Today was the sentencing hearing. My co-counsel on the case wasn't with our office anymore, so she was going to handle the hearing. I was going to swing by for support. I showed up pretty late after a hella long day. The State was seeking around 13 years. 

    So I get there late, and find her and our client back in holding. Another client tried to chat with me, and co-counsel says "hold on, I need to talk to Seth." I say, well just a second, I want to hear what he's got. She says, "It can wait, we need to talk to you." I step into the room, and she says "We got an offer... 9 years." I said, "out of 13 max? No, let's have the hearing, their enhancement factor is bullshit and we can win on appeal." Here's the important part the guy has two other aggravated robbery trials pending. He could get upwards of at least 37 years if just everything goes wrong. She goes "No, Seth, they want to settle every case today. 9 years concurrent at 85." Meaning he'll be eligible for parole in a bit over 7 years. He already has 2 years of credit. This kid is looking at 5 years in the face of 37. He'll be 23 when he gets out and goes home to his kid. I'm very happy with that result, and I hope he turns things around. Today was a good day.
    That's... The happy ending?



  • IsmayIsmay
    All hail the cultinary genius that is the creator of almighty Chinese food. Who knew that after hitting midlife, I would finally broaden my horizons and actually try something new, and love it! This stuff is gold, and I don't even know what most of this food is. I can say, however, that I have already had to throw on a nice, loose pair of pajama bottoms because - mmm.
    Give us -real- shop logs! Not another misinterpretation of features we ask for, turned into something that either doesn't help at all, or doesn't remotely resemble what we wanted to begin with.

    Thanks!

    Current position of some of the playerbase, instead of expressing a desire to fix problems:

    Vhaynna: "Honest question - if you don't like Achaea or the current admin, why do you even bother playing?"


  • SzanthaxSzanthax San Diego
    Dortheron said:
    Szanthax said:
    Jinsun said:
    A lot of days, I really hate being an attorney. It wears me down, and I just want to quit. Not today.

    We had a client go to trial on two aggravated robberies. He was picked up as a juvenile and tried as an adult. The came back on the lesser included simple robberies. Much less on the sentencing, but I was really upset. I wanted to win. That day, I sat in my office, pouting and drinking beer from my darth vader coffee mug. Today was the sentencing hearing. My co-counsel on the case wasn't with our office anymore, so she was going to handle the hearing. I was going to swing by for support. I showed up pretty late after a hella long day. The State was seeking around 13 years. 

    So I get there late, and find her and our client back in holding. Another client tried to chat with me, and co-counsel says "hold on, I need to talk to Seth." I say, well just a second, I want to hear what he's got. She says, "It can wait, we need to talk to you." I step into the room, and she says "We got an offer... 9 years." I said, "out of 13 max? No, let's have the hearing, their enhancement factor is bullshit and we can win on appeal." Here's the important part the guy has two other aggravated robbery trials pending. He could get upwards of at least 37 years if just everything goes wrong. She goes "No, Seth, they want to settle every case today. 9 years concurrent at 85." Meaning he'll be eligible for parole in a bit over 7 years. He already has 2 years of credit. This kid is looking at 5 years in the face of 37. He'll be 23 when he gets out and goes home to his kid. I'm very happy with that result, and I hope he turns things around. Today was a good day.
    That's... The happy ending?
    5 years sucks, but it's way better than 37. Not only that, they're settling all cases, which means that as long as nothing happens his legal battles are over. This is completely a victory.


    But I bet it was the vadar mug. After gaining the powers of the Sith, he approached the opposing council who had a deal of 35 years. "I am altering the deal to all cases for 9 years." he said, slowly force choking one of the attorneys, "Pray I don't alter it any further. "
    Parole is a bitch. Hope he stays out when he gets out.



  • JinsunJinsun TN, USA
    Szanthax said:
    Dortheron said:
    Szanthax said:
    Jinsun said:
    A lot of days, I really hate being an attorney. It wears me down, and I just want to quit. Not today.

    We had a client go to trial on two aggravated robberies. He was picked up as a juvenile and tried as an adult. The came back on the lesser included simple robberies. Much less on the sentencing, but I was really upset. I wanted to win. That day, I sat in my office, pouting and drinking beer from my darth vader coffee mug. Today was the sentencing hearing. My co-counsel on the case wasn't with our office anymore, so she was going to handle the hearing. I was going to swing by for support. I showed up pretty late after a hella long day. The State was seeking around 13 years. 

    So I get there late, and find her and our client back in holding. Another client tried to chat with me, and co-counsel says "hold on, I need to talk to Seth." I say, well just a second, I want to hear what he's got. She says, "It can wait, we need to talk to you." I step into the room, and she says "We got an offer... 9 years." I said, "out of 13 max? No, let's have the hearing, their enhancement factor is bullshit and we can win on appeal." Here's the important part the guy has two other aggravated robbery trials pending. He could get upwards of at least 37 years if just everything goes wrong. She goes "No, Seth, they want to settle every case today. 9 years concurrent at 85." Meaning he'll be eligible for parole in a bit over 7 years. He already has 2 years of credit. This kid is looking at 5 years in the face of 37. He'll be 23 when he gets out and goes home to his kid. I'm very happy with that result, and I hope he turns things around. Today was a good day.
    That's... The happy ending?
    5 years sucks, but it's way better than 37. Not only that, they're settling all cases, which means that as long as nothing happens his legal battles are over. This is completely a victory.


    But I bet it was the vadar mug. After gaining the powers of the Sith, he approached the opposing council who had a deal of 35 years. "I am altering the deal to all cases for 9 years." he said, slowly force choking one of the attorneys, "Pray I don't alter it any further. "
    Parole is a bitch. Hope he stays out when he gets out.
    No doubt. I hate to see anyone go away but 5 years means he can do the work house which is in the county so his wife and baby can visit him every week, and he might be eligible for work credit on his sentence. His codefendant got fifteen just on the case we took the trial. He's going to the pen.
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  • MamiMami
    @Sarathai nice. My surgery was 2 weeks ago. Opened me up, took like half a basketball lump and I was able to walk very slowly the next day. I had the operation in the US, imagine if I did it in Asia where newish doctors were supposed to do it for me instead of the expert I got here. 
  • ExelethrilExelethril
    Acquired a pretty powerful router today. RIP phone tethering days and doing combat with 200+ ping (hopefully).



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  • PieraPiera
    I've been looking for podcasts as a suitable replacement for Welcome to Nightvale (got very bored of it), and I found a few that fit in a similar vein - some are a bit more similar to Serial in the way narration is done, but all of them are fictional and I absolutely love them!
    • SAYER
    • Kakos Industries
    • The Black Tapes
    • The Hidden Almanac
    • TANIS
    skrt skrt
  • ExelethrilExelethril
    edited March 2016
    Went to see The Who then drove home in a snowstorm yesterday. Awesome band and finally figured out how to use my car's manual transmission override so I could increase traction - didn't end up snowstuck like many of the cars along the way home.

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  • PeakPeak
    I've been consistently getting bonuses that amount to close to half of each paycheck and got a raise today. 

    Also, my dog is the best dog in the world. She just turned one and I've already got people lining up to buy her puppies just over a year from now.
  • ElipiseElipise
    I also was just informed that there is a slight difference between sonogram and ultrasound.

    Torinn Chiragh, Herald of Fire says, "Good, darn it."
    Talamond Averial says, "You are the least charming siren ever."
  • GamdenGamden
    Tom Clancy's The Division coming out in 2 days!!Woohoo
    Goodbye Achaea


    Then again,its Ubisoft so ill prob be back in a week

  • AnedhelAnedhel
    I'm still not decided on rave or rant, but

    Last episode of Downton Abbey :O
  • KlendathuKlendathu Eye of the Storm
    Anedhel said:
    I'm still not decided on rave or rant, but

    Last episode of Downton Abbey :O
    If you like that kind of dribbly saccharine period horseshit (guess which side of the fence I am on, having been forced to sit in front of it on more than one occasion by Mrs Klendathu), you might be interested in his new show, Doctor Thorne, which started airing in the UK yesterday.

    Tharos, the Announcer of Delos shouts, "It's near the end of the egghunt and I still haven't figured out how to pronounce Clean-dat-hoo."
  • AnedhelAnedhel
    How dare you! Pistols at dawn, you cur!

    (Downton Abbey's the only show like that I've enjoyed, I've tried others :D)
  • LorielanLorielan
    @Anedhel The BBC's miniseries rendition of War and Peace was really rather good, you might give that a try.
  • AnedhelAnedhel
    Oh, heard about that one, I sure will! :O
  • SannaSanna
    I have ten pages to write on War and Peace tonight, so give me a quick summary once you finish!   ;)
  • ExelethrilExelethril
    Klendathu said:
    Anedhel said:
    I'm still not decided on rave or rant, but

    Last episode of Downton Abbey :O
    If you like that kind of dribbly saccharine period horseshit (guess which side of the fence I am on, having been forced to sit in front of it on more than one occasion by Mrs Klendathu), you might be interested in his new show, Doctor Thorne, which started airing in the UK yesterday.
    I really enjoyed Downtown Abbey - the plot, acting and production was masterfully done. Then again, I'm a huge sucker for British-based productions like Becoming Jane / The Atonement / Pride & Prejudice / Love & Friendship etc.

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  • EldEld
    Sanna said:
    I have ten pages to write on War and Peace tonight, so give me a quick summary once you finish!   ;)
    A bunch of people fight for a while and then don't fight for a while. Life is hard, especially in Russia.
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