Comments on: Hoist With His Own Petard http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/05/hoist-with-his-own-petard.html the tao of criminal defense trial lawyering Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:51:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hunter http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/05/hoist-with-his-own-petard.html/comment-page-1#comment-3186 Hunter Fri, 02 May 2008 16:34:52 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/05/hoist-with-his-own-petard.html#comment-3186 Can't wait to see what happens with this case... Oh yeah, for your readers (and not too wise about medieval warfare like me): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petard Can’t wait to see what happens with this case…

Oh yeah, for your readers (and not too wise about medieval warfare like me):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petard

]]> By: Ron in Houston http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/05/hoist-with-his-own-petard.html/comment-page-1#comment-3182 Ron in Houston Fri, 02 May 2008 09:03:34 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/05/hoist-with-his-own-petard.html#comment-3182 Irony is sometimes a beautiful thing. Irony is sometimes a beautiful thing.

]]> By: Mark Bennett http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/05/hoist-with-his-own-petard.html/comment-page-1#comment-3179 Mark Bennett Fri, 02 May 2008 04:53:24 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/05/hoist-with-his-own-petard.html#comment-3179 John, thanks. Michael: because Krusee's "driver mobility program" surcharges were designed to punish -- and do punish -- people in his <i>exact</i> position. Often the sober driver, SOAB, RBSE, HGN 6/6, etc. etc. ad nauseam, doesn't have the resources or good fortune to hire a lawyer who'll try these "bag of crap" DWI cases. Sometimes the State even gets lucky and gets a jury that'll convict on facts just like these. John, thanks.

Michael: because Krusee’s “driver mobility program” surcharges were designed to punish — and do punish — people in his exact position. Often the sober driver, SOAB, RBSE, HGN 6/6, etc. etc. ad nauseam, doesn’t have the resources or good fortune to hire a lawyer who’ll try these “bag of crap” DWI cases. Sometimes the State even gets lucky and gets a jury that’ll convict on facts just like these.

]]> By: Michael http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/05/hoist-with-his-own-petard.html/comment-page-1#comment-3178 Michael Fri, 02 May 2008 04:15:59 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/05/hoist-with-his-own-petard.html#comment-3178 Why is Mr. Krusee's arrest for DUI by a State trooper show anyone to be a hypocrite? I'm going by the info I got from the Austin-American fishwrap: "swerving" (not mentioned in the Texas Transportation Code), expired inspection tag, "strong smell" of alcohol, (i.e. smelled like he drank a glass of wine), "failed" the field sobriety tests (which are designed to fail; Krusee should never have taken them), and declined to take a "Breathalyzer" test (more likely an Intoxilyzer, but more accurately referred to as a policeman's whore). I'm no fan of Mike "I like toll roads" Krusee, but I'd love to take this bag of crap DWI case to trial. Why is Mr. Krusee’s arrest for DUI by a State trooper show anyone to be a hypocrite? I’m going by the info I got from the Austin-American fishwrap: “swerving” (not mentioned in the Texas Transportation Code), expired inspection tag, “strong smell” of alcohol, (i.e. smelled like he drank a glass of wine), “failed” the field sobriety tests (which are designed to fail; Krusee should never have taken them), and declined to take a “Breathalyzer” test (more likely an Intoxilyzer, but more accurately referred to as a policeman’s whore). I’m no fan of Mike “I like toll roads” Krusee, but I’d love to take this bag of crap DWI case to trial.

]]> By: john floyd http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/05/hoist-with-his-own-petard.html/comment-page-1#comment-3172 john floyd Fri, 02 May 2008 00:39:45 +0000 http://bennettandbennett.com/blog/2008/05/hoist-with-his-own-petard.html#comment-3172 Mark, the asshat stuff is great! I laughed out loud several times. Great idea. Mark, the asshat stuff is great! I laughed out loud several times. Great idea.

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