Today's DJ reports on yesterday's "first meeting of the Criminal Law Section of the
Orange County BarAssociation, an unprecedented group of judges, private practice attorneys,
deputy district attorneys and public defenders from the state and federal
level." The group "plans to meet six times a year - next in July - with brown bag lunch
discussions and presentations aimed at fostering better relationships in a
system strained by allegations of prosecutor misconduct and overreaching
conspiracy theories by public defenders."
Sounds good; but why is this of appellate interest?
Well,
Justice Bedsworth gave the keynote address, making the following comments: "You should be drinking beers and watching ball games with [each
other]. We did 45 years ago, and the smart ones among us still do." "If you can't do it because it makes your life better because these are
such wonderful people, do it because it will make your life better
professionally."
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| OCBA? Beer? Sounds great! |
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