June 2009

 I have previously confessed that I am an Apple Mac loving lawyer, and in my office I have all but converted the flock.  Only the former judge among us insists that the Dark Empire (Microsoft) produces the perfect "professional" pc.  Last week she said so while I helped her pack up the Vaio for another cross-country trip to that great…

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 This was the message on my phone today – "the cops are here, they think I have illegal pornography on my computer and want to search.  Can they search it without a warrant?  Should I talk to them?" And then the phone went dead.  I suppose the caller had a little talk with the nice officers and they straightened it…

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 I am so saddened by today’s news that another young man – a wonderful, bright, respectful young father and husband – was needlessly killed by an inattentive driver last night on Hill Road.  I knew this kid, he was truly a kind and caring young dad.  He leaves behind a heartbroken wife and two-year-old child.  We are hurt by this…

Continue Reading We Should All Be Grieving The Loss Of Another Bicyclist – Killed By Inattention

So this week I am really concentrating on getting to Saturday’s Ironman 70.3 – alive.  This morning on my ride some guy in a green Ford Expedition ran through the right turn lane (off Grove at Broadway) and about half a block later passed me on my right.  That’s right – my right!  I wondered what this guy was thinking…

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 A funny thing happened on the way to the courthouse – I was approached by Charles Crafts to join in the defense of Zachary Neagle.  I have been covering the case in this Blog but now that must change. I can only say that I have met with Zachary – and in person he is every bit as young and…

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 On a day when Canyon County Prosecutor John Bujak announced that his office had taken over the contract to provide "prosecutor services" to the City of Nampa, his office also announced that it had charged a 15 year-old girl with tricking another girl into sending her a nude photo, which she then distributed to other students at her high school.

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