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The suspect told police ‘give me a lawyer dog.’ The court says he wasn’t asking for a lawyer.
Wasington Post ^
| 11/2/17
| Tom Jackman
Posted on 11/03/2017 8:13:07 AM PDT by Blue House Sue
When a friend says, “I’ll hit you up later dog,” he is stating that he will call again sometime. He is not calling the person a “later dog.”
But that’s not how the courts in Louisiana see it. And when a suspect in an interrogation told detectives to “just give me a lawyer dog,” the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled that the suspect was, in fact, asking for a “lawyer dog,” and not invoking his constitutional right to counsel. It’s not clear how many lawyer dogs there are in Louisiana, and whether any would have been available to represent the human suspect in this case, other than to give the standard admonition in such circumstances to simply stop talking.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: lasupremecourt; lawyer; lawyerdog; mirandalaw; missingcommas; righttoanattorney
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To: Blue House Sue
It should have been “Give me a doggone lawyer!”
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:16:06 AM PDT
by
Genoa
(Luke 12:2)
To: Blue House Sue
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:16:12 AM PDT
by
Lurker
(President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
To: Blue House Sue
My dog is smart but not interested in a legal career.
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:16:38 AM PDT
by
Rennes Templar
(Morning in America Again, again.)
To: Blue House Sue
If he simply asked for a Caveman Lawyer, he'd be in fine shape now.
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:17:36 AM PDT
by
C210N
(It is easier to fool the people than convince them that they have been fooled)
To: Blue House Sue
Way to violate rights. Even if he was asking for a “lawyer dog”, wouldn’t that STILL BE A LAWYER?
Man these courts are getting more idiotic by the day.
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:17:40 AM PDT
by
FreedomStar3028
(Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
To: Blue House Sue
Some people have roots in this country going back more than 200 years. And yet they cannot speak their own native language properly. Not my problem.
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:17:41 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Benedict McCain is the worst traitor ever to wear the uniform of the US military.)
To: Blue House Sue
It’s obvious he meant ‘dog’, as a pronoun, the way you say
Man’. The Court belittles itself by pretending not to understand this very common slang expression.
And in Louisianna too, with the high level of black population? People talk that way all the time.
To: Blue House Sue
How dare that court expect regular English without colloquialisms. Must be RAAAAAAAAAACISS!
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:17:59 AM PDT
by
Don W
(When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
To: Blue House Sue
Stupid perp.
Even more stupid judge.
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:18:24 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: Blue House Sue
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:19:02 AM PDT
by
GladesGuru
(Islam Delenda Est. Because of what Islam is - and because of what Muslims do.)
To: Don W
Dude. Come on.
What if he said give me a lawyer, man.
Off with your nonsense.
They know what he meant, just an excuse to trample rights.
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:19:05 AM PDT
by
FreedomStar3028
(Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
To: lee martell
Yep. Just an excuse to trample rights.
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:20:23 AM PDT
by
FreedomStar3028
(Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
To: Blue House Sue
Here you go, pal!
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:21:14 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(John McCain treats GOP voters like he treated his first wife)
To: Blue House Sue
Lawyer dogs usually only practice bird law. I don’t see why that would apply in this case.
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:21:29 AM PDT
by
nitzy
To: Blue House Sue
Possibilities...
- Give me a lawyer, dog. Dog refers to police or judge.
- Give me a lawyer DOG. Wants a dog as a lawyer.
- Give me a lawyer DOG. Wants Gloria Allred as a lawyer.
-
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:21:36 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: FreedomStar3028
Maybe he should talk correctly, and not come out with that crap, serves himself right.
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:22:40 AM PDT
by
manc
( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
To: Blue House Sue
Aren’t the police required to provide translators?
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:23:48 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Headline: Muslims Fear Backlash from Tomorrow's Terror Attack - Mark Steyn)
To: Blue House Sue
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:24:46 AM PDT
by
Oratam
("Let justice be done tho' the heavens fall.")
To: Blue House Sue
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posted on
11/03/2017 8:24:49 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Headline: Muslims Fear Backlash from Tomorrow's Terror Attack - Mark Steyn)
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