@no hope.. they don’t care about getting sued. Actually, litigation goes to the politicians law firm friends who get paid $350 an hour or more, on the taxpayers backs. Then said law firm probably “returns the favor” to the politician for referring the work to them. Sometimes it’s the politicians sons or daughters who work at or own these connected law firms. Big game in this part of NY.

@CherokeeJack: I dunno that I agree with losses helping our cause. It’s the winner of a case who gets to pen in the other side a little bit more each time. Me, I’ll take any and every win, no matter how small or (seemingly) inconsequential. Eating an elephant happens bite by bite.

As for the chumminess among the officers of the court, I concur. In my case, it greatly worked in my favor. I won’t give details about any of it but shocked the reaction from other attorneys in the court room regarding my relatively light said it all.

This has nothing to do with our case or Florida

Also, sometimes we get a win that is a loss. Look at Michigan. It took years for the state to actually start enforcing the court orders to fix the registry. AND no one did anything about it but send a stern letter saying they would be sent to the corner with no cookie if they didn’t comply.

I do know something most do not know. Since I worked in law enforcement I saw some things most do not see. After a court hearing, sometimes the Prosecutor and the defense go have lunch together. It doesn’t happen often because it can be seen as a conflict of interest, but nothing keeps them from talking “After” the case is resolved. Some of the guys and gals I knew on opposing sides were actually friends outside of work.

My point is, if you have a shady lawyer who throws you under the bus, he or she may have made a behind the scenes deal behind your back. For example, you are pleading not guilty and your attorney tells the prosecutor to not give you life and you will plead guilty without consulting you. Believe me, it happens occasionally.

Bingo! Ding ding ding ding.

Hello all this crap violates Ex post facto clause, and yet getting judges to agree is harder than a blind Grandma tightrope walking across the grand canyon.

And sadly, it was just the lawyers saying it and again, not a judge. But perhaps this win can be used for some good in similar situations.