Michael Irving
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Sunday, May 11th, 2008You know how I said that the government’s case had finally picked up some momentum on Thursday? All gone. Two government witnesses that should have taken up no more than three hours between them dragged out into an all day event, thanks to a glacial-paced judge and a defense attorney who — well, you’ll see. [...]
Day 3: Death by papercut
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Housekeeping: In an attempt to catch up on my blogging, (I blame the apple martini) I’m posting two entries today. If you haven’t checked the blog in the last couple of hours, be sure to scroll down and read “Day 2: Popsicle toes and many unhappy returns” prior to reading this entry. There was a [...]
Day 2: Popsicle toes and many unhappy returns
Thursday, May 8th, 2008Glacier Judge earned his moniker today in a new way. Since yesterday was comfortable in the courtroom and since the weather here is warm this time of year, everyone came in wearing short sleeves and in my case sandals (I call it “courtroom grunge†attire.) By 10 am, as a result of his honor lowering [...]
Day 1: Homicide detective Michael Irving criminal trial
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008My apologies for not blogging yesterday’s events sooner, but given a choice between an apple martini followed by kick-ass Indian food (Bombay Club in downtown DC) and logging in to describe the day’s event, well … you know how it goes. First off, the Judge on this case moves very very slowly, and is not at [...]
A new tax denier criminal trial
Monday, May 5th, 2008A federal jury is being chosen today for a new tax denier criminal trial in the Washington DC US District Court. Opening statements are scheduled for Tuesday morning, and this case promises to be one of the most interesting trials yet. So stay tuned for daily blogs covering the trial. The defendant’s name is Michael Irving, and [...]
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