Overheard at the pd’s office
Posted on
January 06, 2009 by
Gideon
Public defender 1 to public defender 2 about a client who believes God will help her obtain a verdict of not guilty:
PD1: Well, what do I do now?
PD2: Look at it this way. If she gets convicted, she can file a petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging ineffective assistance of divine counsel in violation of the Sixth Commandment.
You had to be there.
I kindly remind my clients that invoke the power of the almighty God that most of Jesus’ disciples were put to death doing the work of the Lord.
When you win, it’s God’s will. When you lose, it’s the lawyer’s fault.
Hilarity.