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Thursday, April 2, 2020
First paragragh says it all
Here's a short nonpub involving a pro. per. appellant with a "killer" first paragraph:
An appellate opinion often begins with a recitation of the
pertinent background facts. The sparse record provided by
defendant and appellant [] makes that difficult to
do. And that difficulty ultimately drives our resolution of the
appeal.