My law partner, David Rudolf, just won a new trial today for Michael Peterson. See:
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/12/14/1710482/lawyers-poised-to-make-final-arguments.html .
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DEFENDING THE CONSTITUTION
A couple of years ago I walked into a Superior Courtroom I had not been to for a long while, and up on the bench was a judge that I had not seen in an even longer while. The judge and I had fought cases against each other in the 1990s when he was a prosecutor.
Upon spying me, the judge bellowed, “Well, how the hell are you Counselor Fialko?” Caught off guard in the full courtroom, and without thinking, I replied, “Your honor, I’m just trying to defend the Constitution one day at a time.”
The judge laughed, and said “I see how that could be a full-time job.”
Ever since that day, I’ve been using that catch-phrase often, whenever I meet someone new, or see someone I haven’t seen in a while. While I say it mostly to be funny and break the ice, it also appears to be a barometer: the people who laugh and appreciate the comment tend to understand the crucial role of a criminal defense lawyer in our society. On the other hand, if my quip is greeted by frowning silence, I become immediately wary.
So, here’s my blog, mostly about issues that arise when criminal defense lawyers go about defending their clients, and the Constitution. Thanks for reading. –Chris
Upon spying me, the judge bellowed, “Well, how the hell are you Counselor Fialko?” Caught off guard in the full courtroom, and without thinking, I replied, “Your honor, I’m just trying to defend the Constitution one day at a time.”
The judge laughed, and said “I see how that could be a full-time job.”
Ever since that day, I’ve been using that catch-phrase often, whenever I meet someone new, or see someone I haven’t seen in a while. While I say it mostly to be funny and break the ice, it also appears to be a barometer: the people who laugh and appreciate the comment tend to understand the crucial role of a criminal defense lawyer in our society. On the other hand, if my quip is greeted by frowning silence, I become immediately wary.
So, here’s my blog, mostly about issues that arise when criminal defense lawyers go about defending their clients, and the Constitution. Thanks for reading. –Chris
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