Oops.....Tom DeLay PWNed by his lawyer

[marmar]

from the WaPo:



In the Tom DeLay trial in Texas, the former House Republican whip's defense lawyer introduced DeLay's calendar into evidence to prove that DeLay did not meet with political aide Jim Ellis during a crucial period in 2002 when an alleged money laundering scheme occurred. But during cross-examination, prosecutors revealed that DeLay's lawyer had overlooked a meeting DeLay had with Ellis just two hours after Ellis received the $190,000 check used in the alleged scheme. "I just missed that one," DeLay's lawyer explained.


http://voices.washingtonpost.com/compost/2010/11/mulligans_at_tom_delay_trial_h.html

[barbtries]

1. lol

it will be sweet to see that bastard go down. any chance it will happen???

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. I sure hope so

I can't stand this bastard.

[dennis4868]

5. Repubs don't go down....

Only Dems do....

[BrklynLiberal]

3. doh!

[Shandris]

4. I would DEFINITELY avoid small planes if I were that lawyer (n/t)

[unblock]

6. when all else fails, you set up the "incompetent lawyer" defense.

[Frustratedlady]

7. That was my thought from the first time I heard this. Was it intentional?

Could it be that they saw they were losing the case, so this "accidental" error could be used by DeLay to stay out of prison for a few more years until they appealed because of an incompetent lawyer? I'm not that knowledgeable on legal defense, but common sense and fair play would tell me that this shouldn't have happened and DeLay would have some recourse to fight for his rights by coming back on his lawyer.

[hobbit709]

10. De Guerin called incompetent would be laughed out of any court.

[unblock]

11. any lawyer can be considered incompetent on any given case

a brilliant lawyer can be deemed to have been distracted, working on other cases, not paying particular attention, on medication or in need of medication due to a new or temporary medical condition, etc.

[hobbit709]

12. Not in TX.

you have to try hard here in this state.

[xchrom]

8. Sah-weet. Nt

[HoosierStateDem]

9. Delay

Uggggghhhh - Delay needs to be in jail.