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 February 17, 2012 in 

So I was in Harris County Criminal Court at Law Number 14 this morning waiting for the judge to return from a long break when I saw this (PDF) on the state’s table for young prosecutors.

This explains some of the objections you hear prosecutors making: they’re choosing at random.

I was amused.

Then I noticed that there were three columns of eight objections each, and I was highly amused.

3*8 = 24 = 5^2-1.

Bingo!

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  1. Mike Paar February 17, 2012 at 2:12 pm - Reply

    You should see the cheat sheet they have for those ADA’s testifying in front of grand juries. It’s six-pages long and they are forced to memorize it and pass a pop quiz.

  2. TJIC February 17, 2012 at 3:13 pm - Reply

    > 3*8 = 24 = 5^2-1

    I understand the math there…but why does that amuse you? Is 521 a legal code reference, or something?

    • Kerri Donica February 29, 2012 at 2:57 pm - Reply

      You know – like a BINGO card with a free space!!

  3. Mark Bennett February 17, 2012 at 3:53 pm - Reply

    It amused me because I realized I could create the second linked PDF.

  4. Michael Drake February 17, 2012 at 4:09 pm - Reply

    Right, and if you just rattle them all off seriatim at every interposed objection, you can be near-certain you’ve preserved your issue.

    • Mark Bennett February 20, 2012 at 7:58 pm - Reply

      “Your honor, may I have the following twenty-four running objections to every question that the state asks, and every response that its witnesses give, in the course of this trial…?”

  5. Scott C.Pope February 17, 2012 at 6:10 pm - Reply

    Paar–it takes six pages and a quiz to explain how to take the Fifth?

  6. joanne musick February 19, 2012 at 9:45 am - Reply

    if you can make some random bingo cards (shuffling up the spaces) then we can host a new member bingo!

    • Mark Bennett February 20, 2012 at 5:09 pm - Reply

      I’m going to distribute them to jurors on my next trial.

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