Hit Send Twice
First, on the trial I watched, my friend Dave did the opening statement. The trial was for a school superintendent charged with four counts of third degree sodomy, which happened thirty years ago. There's no statute of limitations on delayed discovery sexual abuse. My friend Dave started his opening statement by saying: "This is not a story about now, this is a story about her (the victim's) 14 year old mouth on his then 32 year old penis."
Pretty effective, I'd say.
Convicted.
Oh, btw, I'm done with law school after I send off two papers. I feel strangely bereft. I think I'm just one of those people who like having an excuse for not really participating in the real world. For example, for most of my life, I've been preoccupied with children, and school and work. I'm kind of glad to have a break now before I start the bar review.