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Greetings: I am a retired attorney. A few years ago, a man came to me with a letter. He asked me to verify the fact this was legal to do. I told him I would review it and get back to him. When I read the letter that my client brought me, I thought it was some “off-the-wall” idea to make money. A week and a half later we met in my office to discuss the issue. I told him the letter he originally brought to me was not 100% legal. My client then asked me to alter it to make it perfectly legal. I asked him to make one small change to the letter.

I was still curious about the letter, so he explained to me how it works. I thought it seemed like a long shot, so I decided against participating. Before my client left, I asked him to keep me updated on his results. About two months later, he called me to tell me he had received over $800,000 in cash. I didn’t believe him, so he asked me to try this idea and find out for myself. I thought about it for a couple of days and decided I really didn’t have anything to lose, so I asked him for a copy of the letter. I followed the instructions exactly, mailed 200 copies, and sure enough the money started coming in! It arrived slowly at first, but after about three weeks, I was getting more mail than I could open in one day. After about three months, the money stopped coming. I kept a precise record of the earnings, and in the end, it totaled $978,493! I could hardly believe it. I met my friend for lunch to find out exactly how it worked. He told me that there are quite a few similar letters around, but this one is different because there are six names at the end of the letter, not five like some others. This fact results in your name being in far more returns. The other fact was the help I gave him, to make sure the whole thing was legal, since no one wants to take the risk of doing something illegal.

By now you are surely curious to know what small changes to make. If you sent a letter like this one out, in order to be completely legal, you must sell something in order to receive a dollar in return. So when you send a dollar to each of these names on the list, you must include these words, “Please put me on your mailing list” and include your name and address. This is the key to the program. The item you receive for the dollar you send to the six people below the letter.

At the time I first tried this idea, I was earning a good living as a lawyer. Every one in the legal profession will tell you that there is a lot of stress that comes with the job. I told myself if this thing worked out, I would retire from my practice and play golf. I decided to try the letter again, but this time I sent 500 copies. Three months later, I totaled $2, 341, 178!

Here are a few reasons a person might give for not trying the program:

>Some people think they can never make a lot of money with something simple.
>Some are afraid they will be ridiculed for trying.
>Some dream of large sums of money, but do nothing to actually achieve it.
>Some are plain lazy.
>Some are afraid of losing their investment. They think this program was designed to
beat them out of a few dollars. The system works if you try it. But you must follow the
simple instructions exactly, and in less than three months, you will receive $800,000
GUARANTEED!
>Keep what you are doing to yourself for a while. Many will tell you it won’t work and
will try to talk you out of you dreams. Let them know of your success after it works.
Instructions:

1. Immediately send each of the six people on the list at the end of this letter $1.00.
wrap the dollar bill in a note saying “Please add me to your mailing list” and
include your name and address.

2. Remove the name next to the #1 on the list and move the rest of the names up one position (#2 becomes #1, #3 becomes #2 etc.) then place your name in the #6 position.

3. When you have completed the instructions, take this letter to the copy shop and make at least 200 copies. The more you send the better the results.

4. Get a list of 200 names from a mailing list company. The following company does not “over-use” their list. They promise that each name on the peel and stick labels/list has recently requested moneymaking information with in the last 45 days.

Quality Services: 18635 N. 35th Ave. Ste. 110, Phoenix, AR 85027
Order Desk: 1-800-659-6030
150 names- $28.00 200 names- $37.00 250 names- $46.00
300 names- $56.00 500 names- $93.00 1,000 names- $133.00

5. While waiting for your mailing lists to arrive, place the letters in the envelopes and stamp them. Do put a return address on the envelopes.

6. When the list arrives, it will have pre-glued labels or “peel and stick”. Put them on the envelopes and drop them in the mail. Within 90 day, you will receive $800,000 in cash.

7. Keep a copy of this letter so you can use it a second time. Mailing it out again in six months, but mail it to the addresses you receive with each dollar. It will work better the second time.

Note: This service is 100% legal- Refer to Title 18, 1302 and 1342 of the U.S. Postal & lottery laws.

How does it work? When you send out 200 letters, it is estimated that at least 15 people will respond and send you $1.00 ($15.00). Those 15 will mail 200 letters each & 225 people will send $1.00 ($225.00). Those 225 people will mail letters each and 3,375 people will send you $1.00 ($3,375.00). Those 3,375 people will mail out 200 letters each and 50,675 people will send you $1.00 ($50,675.00). Those 50,675 people will mail out 200 letters and 759,385 people will send you $1.00 ($759,385.00). At this point your name-drops off the list, but so far you have received $813,615.00.

Letters from participants in this program:

My name is David Rhode. In 1992, my car was repossessed and bill collectors were hounding me. I was laid off and my unemployment ran out. In October of 1992, I received a letter telling me how to earn $800,000 any time I wanted. Of course, I was skeptical, but because o was so desperate and virtually had nothing to lose, I gave it a try. In January 1993, my family went on a 10-day cruise. The next month, I bought a brand new Mercedes with cash! I am currently building a home in Virginia and will never have to work again. This money program really works perfectly every time. I have never failed to receive less than $500,000. This is a legitimate moneymaking opportunity. It does not require you to sell anything or come in contact with people. And best of all, you only leave the house to mail the letters. If you have always believed that someday you would get that lucky break, then simply follow the instructions and make your dreams come true. David Rhodes, Norfolk, VA.

Six months ago, I received this letter and ignored it. Five more came within a period of and I ignored them also. I was tempted, but I was convinced that they were a hoax. After three weeks of deliberating, I decided to give it a try (not expecting much.) Two weeks went by and nothing happened. The fourth week was unbelievable! I cant say that I received $800,000, but I ended up with over $400,000. For the first time in years, I am debt free. I will be doing it again, only this time starting with 500 name. I strongly recommended that you follow the instruction outlines in the letter.

P.S. When your money begins to come in give 10% to your favorite charity with joyful spirits and share the good fortune.

1. Kevin O’Neil 370 Fraser LN. Ventura, CA 93001

2. Henry Broadnax 5655 Shelley CT. Baton Rouge, LA 70805

3. Ruth Henry 3801 W. Oklahoma Ave, Apt. 1 Milwaukee, WI 53215

4. Sharon Welch 4980 Galen ST. Lake Oswego, OR 97035

5. John Manning 6049 Main ST. Mayslnding, NJ 08330

6. D. Sents 4028 Oneida ST. New Hartford, NY 13413

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Originally posted by SoulOfSerenity:
Call me gullible for believing this

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Originally posted by KuangZheDe:
The legality of this is seriously in question and as you have transmitted funds across state lines, it is probably now a Federal Crime. Not to mention the fact that this is highly unethical. Hope you avoid a "pound you in the ass" Federal prison sentence.

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Originally posted by KuangZheDe:
yeah that was my mistake, I apologize and realized what i did immediatly and edited it, my bad

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Originally posted by SoulOfSerenity:
So I need some advice. Call me gullible for believing this,

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Ponzi scheme.
Charles A. Ponzi (ca. 1882-1949), Italian-born American swindler.
an investment swindle in which early investors are paid with sums obtained from later ones in order to create the illusion of profitability.
-Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996
http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com

Ponzi scheme.
A fraudulent investment scheme in which money contributed by later investers generates artificially high dividends for the original invetors, whose example attracts even larger investments. Money from the new investors is used directly to repay or pay interest to old investors, usually without any opeartion or revenue-producing activity other than the continual raising of new funds. This scheme takes its name from Charles Ponzi, who in the late 1920s was convicted for fraudulent schemes he conducted in Boston. PYRAMID SCHEME.
-Blacks Law Dictionary - 7th Ed

pyramid scheme.
A property-distribution scheme in which a participant pays for the chance to receivecompensation for introducing new persons to the scheme, as well as when those new persons themselves introduce participants. Pyramid schemes are illegal in most states. Also termed endless-chain scheme, chain-referral scheme, multilevel distribution program, pyramid distribution plan.
-Blacks Law Dictionary - 7th Ed

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scheme.
1. A systematic plan; a connected or orderly arrangement, especially of related concepts; legislative scheme. 2. An artful plot or plan, usually to deceive others; a scheme to defraud creditors.
-Blacks Law Dictionary - 7th Ed

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fraud.
1 a: any act, expression, omission, or concealment calculated to deceive another to his or her disadvantage
specif
: a misrepresentation or concealment with reference to some fact material to a transaction that is made with knowledge of its falsity or in reckless disregard of its truth or falsity and with the intent to deceive another and that is reasonably relied on by the other who is injured thereby
-Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996

actual fraud.
: fraud committed with the actual intent to deceive and thereby injure another
(called also fraud in fact).
-Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996

constructive fraud.
conduct that is considered fraud under the law despite the absence of an intent to deceive because it has the same consequences as an actual fraud would have and it is against public interests (as because of the violation of a public or private trust or confidence, the breach of a fiduciary duty, or the use of undue influence).
-Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996

mail fraud.
: fraud committed by use of the postal service esp. as described in title 18 section 1341 of the U.S. Code.
-Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996

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intrinsic fraud.
: fraud (as by the use of false or forged documents, false claims, or perjured testimony) that deceives the trier of fact and results in a judgment in favor of the party perpetrating the fraud.
-Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996

extrinsic fraud.
: fraud (as that involved in making a false offer of compromise) that induces one not to present a case in court or deprives one of the opportunity to be heard
also
: fraud that is not involved in the actual issues presented to a court and that prevents a full and fair hearing
(called also collateral fraud)
-Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996

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A deliberate effort is made, in many cases, to confuse prospective victims with regard to the distinction between a legitimate “multi-level marketing” (MLM) scheme, and an illegitimate pyramid scheme. I'm no fan of MLM; I regard even “legitimate” MLM schemes as ethically questionable at best. But there is a vital distinction. The important distinction is this: With a legitimate MLM, you have a real product, that is of significant value in and of itself. Most of your profit comes from the sale of this product to people who will use this product according to its own value and usefulness, and not just try to sell it to someone below them. Though MLM encourages you to build a “downline”, so that you can make some profit by taking a cut of the sales made by those below you, you do not need to recruit even a single person below you in the pyramid in order to profit; you can profit by selling the product itself, even to people who have no interest in joining the MLM. In those pyramid schemes which try to pass themselves off as MLM, your “product” is something that has very little inherent value, if any at all, beyond the requirement that one must buy it from you in order to join your “downline”.

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Every US citizen has a God-given Constitutionally guaranteed Natural Right to travel

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Every US citizen has a God-given Constitutionally guaranteed Natural Right to travel

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Nobody's stopping you. You can walk as long and as far as your feet will carry you. But if you want to drive...I'll need to see a liscense and proof of insurance.

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VIDEO DOWNLOAD: Institute on the Constitution
The 2004 Libertarian Presidential Candidate, Michael Badnarik, attorney at law, teaches his famous class about the Constitution. If you don't know the difference between a right and a privilege, this is a must see! Is the right to travel by driving an automobile a privilege or a right?
www.archive.org/details/Michael_Badnarik

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pro se.
One who represents himself in a court proceeding without the assistance of a lawyer.. Also termed pro per.
-Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Ed

attorn.
1. to agree to be the tenant of a new landlord.
2. To transfer money or goods to another.
-Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Ed

attorney.
Strictly, one who transacts business for another; a legal agent. Also termed attorney-in-fact; private attorney.
2. A person who practices law; LAWYER. Also termed attorney-at-law; public attorney.
-Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Ed

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"Strictly speaking, a driver can register a BAC of 0.00% and still be convicted of a DUI. The level of BAC does NOT clear a driver when it is below the 'presumed level of intoxication.'"
—Tennessee Driver Handbook and Driver License Study Guide
www.state.tn.us/safety/publications.htm

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"It is extremely easy to beat this type of ticket in court. Your easiest defense is to simply throw the ticket away. If it does not come with a return receipt that requires a signature, there is no proof that you actually got the ticket and they cannot prosecute you on that. What the legal system wants you to do is just send in the fine and not ask any questions. This can be a big money maker for some communities. One other form of defense to utilize on your behalf is the fact that when you are accused in court you must be faced by your accuser. Obviously the computer cannot appear in court as a defense method for the prosecution. Also, you do not have to identify yourself as the driver of the vehicle because it would violate your sixth amendment rights against self incrimination."
-Norman G. Fernandez, attorney at law, and Jes Beard, attorney at law in Chattanooga, Tennessee, JesBeard.com, "How to Beat a Speeding Ticket - Photo RADAR"
www.jesbeard.com/s11.htm

"Mr. Speaker, my subject today is whether America is a police state. If we are, what are we going to do about it? Most police states, surprisingly, come about through the democratic process with majority support. The masses are easily led to believe that security and liberty are mutually exclusive, and demand for security far exceeds that for liberty. Our government already keeps close tabs on just about everything we do and requires official permission for nearly all of our activities. One might take a look at our Capitol for any evidence of a police state. We see: barricades, metal detectors, police, military soldiers at times, dogs, ID badges required for every move, vehicles checked at airports and throughout the Capitol. The people are totally disarmed, except for the police and the criminals. But worse yet, surveillance cameras in Washington are everywhere to ensure our safety. Like gun control, people control hurts law-abiding citizens much more than the law-breakers. Centralized control and regulations are required in a police state. Not only do we need a license to drive, but we also need special belts, bags, buzzers, seats and environmentally dictated speed limits. Or a policeman will be pulling us over to levy a fine, and he will be toting a gun for sure. Let's reject the police state."
—Congressman Dr. Ron Paul, MD (R-TX, 1988 Libertarian Party candidate for President), speech in House of Representatives, United States Congress, "Are We Doomed To Be a Police State?" June 27, 2002
www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2002/cr062702.htm

"Court finds $27,500 fine for second offense driving on a revoked license to be excessive."
—State vs Taylor, 70 S.W.3d 717 (Tenn. 2002)

$50,000 parking tickets: John Lee vs City of Knoxville, et al
www.geocities.com/parking_ticket_appeal

"I sure learned alot today."
-Judge John Rossen, John Lee vs City of Knoxville, et al

"In your lifetime most existing roads will have tolls."
-Texas Transportation Commissioner Ric Williamson, October 11, 2004, "King of Spain awarded $3.85/gallon gasoline tax in Texas USA - 1,000% tax increase - current gasoline tax is 38-cents/gallon," (NAFTA/SHAFTA) December 2005
www.CorridorWatch.org
www.TexasTollParty.com

"Government control of Communications and Transportation."
-Communist Manifesto, 6th Plank

"I saw two officers as before, who rode up to me, with their pistols in their hands, said God damn you stop, if go an Inch further, you are a dead Man, and swore if we did not turn in to that pasture, they would blow our brains out. Major Mitchel of the 5th Regt clapd his Pistol to my head, and said he was going to ask me some questions, if I did not tell the truth, he would blow my brains out. I told him I esteemed myself a man of truth, that he had stopped me on the highway, & made me a prisoner, I knew not by what right; I would tell him the truth; I was not afraid."
—Lt Col Paul Revere, owner of RevereWare, sworn affidavit: "Memorandum on Events of April 18, 1775" (declassified Top Secret), while under arrest (and subsequent escape) from Redcoat martial-law traffic police at Minute Man National Historic Park, Paul Revere Capture Site, on the eve of the American Revolutionary War and kicking off the Battle of Lexington and Concord, against the army, navy and courts of King George III, heriditary dictator of England who attempted "gun control" by an Assault Weapons Ban of defensive 50-caliber muskets and cannon, Paul Revere's Ride, by David Hackett Fischer
www.patriotresource.com/documents/revere.html

April 19th, 1775 (Redcoats Massacre Waco: April 19; Redcoats Massacre OKC Fed Bldg: April 19)
www.nps.gov/mima/

"Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you."
—Benjamin Franklin

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Originally posted by piratenews:

In Gideon vs Wainwright, pro se Gideon WON in US Supreme Court, with appeals hand-written in pencil on prison paper. He won the right to counsel for indigent defendants, setting legal precedent for all Americans. His best-selling book, "Gideon's Trumpet", is a must-read for trial lawyers.

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In Gideon vs Wainwright, pro se Gideon WON in US Supreme Court, with appeals hand-written in pencil on prison paper. He won the right to counsel for indigent defendants, setting legal precedent for all Americans. His best-selling book, "Gideon's Trumpet", is a must-read for trial lawyers.

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'Gideon's Trumpet' was written by Anthony Lewis, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist who was famous for his coverage of the Supreme Court in the 1960's.

Never read the book, good movie though. If you can stay awake the whole way through you'll notice that Mr. Gideon was given a lawyer once his appeals were accepted. The lawyer was none other then future Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas who went on to successfully argue on Mr. Gideon's behalf in front of the Supreme Court.

For the record, PN can bluster all he wants about practicing law without a license. If he walks into a courtroom he has the right to represent himself, pro se, same as anybody does, but without a license he will not be allowed to practice on anyone else's behalf. The divider between the gallery and the tables and bench in the front of a courtroom (with a little gate usually) is called a "bar", only witnesses, defendants, and officers of the court are allowed "past the bar" for trial. Hence the big test we all take and PN would fail is called the "bar exam" and once we've passed the bar we can pass the bar.

Although to be honost, I know a lot of lawyers who can't pass up a bar. Oddly, that was Gideon's problem too. He was tried for robbing a bar that he frequented.

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Greetings: I am a retired attorney. A few years ago, a man came to me with a letter. He asked me to verify the fact this was legal to do...

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You Might Be A Lawyer If....

You are charging someone for reading these jokes.

The shortest sentence you have ever written was more than eighty words long.

You have a daughter named Sue and a son named Bill.

Your other car is a BMW.

When you look in a mirror, you see a lawyer.

When your wife says "I love you," you cross-examine her.

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jailhouse lawyer.
A prison inmate who seeks release through legal procedures or who gives legal advice to other inmates.
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State and federal authorities are looking into what an attorney calls a "garden variety wreck" involving a judge who pleaded guilty to extortion. Authorities say former Roane County General Sessions Court judge Thomas Austin's bond specifies he not drink alcohol or use marijuana after court evidence showed he regularly did both. The 57-year-old Austin is free on bond, pending his August sentencing. Austin pleaded guilty last month to three counts of extortion for receiving kickbacks from two driving schools where he sent traffic offenders. Austin crashed his 1993 Lincoln into a pole on a Roane County road Wednesday night. He wasn't injured and said he was blinded by the lights of an oncoming car. Safety Department spokeswoman Melissa McDonald said the investigating trooper saw no evidence of alcohol consumption, but did not order a blood test on Austin.
www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=33325&provider=rss
http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/piratenewsrss/message/112

"Oklahoma's attorney general wants a state judge removed on suspicion he frequently masturbated and used a device for enhancing erections while his court was in session, a spokesman for the office said Thursday. Attorney General Drew Edmondson filed a petition Wednesday with state judicial authorities seeking the removal of Sapulpa District Judge Donald Thompson, 57, for 'conduct constituting an offense involving moral turpitude in violation of the Oklahoma Constitution,' Edmondson's spokesman said Thursday. The judge flatly denies the charges made in the petition, his lawyer, Clark Brewster, said Thursday. He said the judge received a penis pump for his 50th birthday as a gag gift, which became a source of a running joke in the courthouse. 'The allegations are bizarre and preposterous,' Brewster said. "Recently, some members of local law enforcement that are upset with a number of his rulings, used this situation to embarrass and attack him.' In the petition, the attorney general charged Thompson used a penis pump, a device billed as providing sexual pleasure and promising better erections and larger penis size, during trials and exposed himself to a court reporter several times while masturbating on the bench. 'On one occasion, Ms. (Lisa) Foster (Thompson's court reporter for 15 years), saw Judge Thompson holding his penis up and shaving underneath it with a disposable razor while on the bench,' the petition reads. Several witnesses, including jurors in Thompson's court and police officers called to testify in trials, said in the petition they heard the 'swooshing' sound of a penis pump during trials and saw the judge slumped in his chair, with his elbows on his knees, working the device. The witnesses said the pump sounded like a blood pressure cuff being pumped up. According to the petition, Thompson admitted he had a penis pump under the bench during a murder trial but he told investigators it was a gag gift from a friend."
—CNN TV News, CNN.com, Reuters, "Judge suspected of masturbating in court," June 24, 2004
www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/24/odd.judge.reut/index.html

Here Comes The Judge
State Bounces Oklahoma jurist for "pumping it up" on bench
www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0624041pump1.html

"Judge Thompson's trial is starting. This is so weird. Bob Sherrill says the trial will be graphic. Then the felony indecency charges in January 2005. If it were a Hollywood film the upcoming indecent exposure trial of former District Judge Donald Thompson likely would get an X rating. Thompson is charged with three counts of indecent exposure. Jury selection is expected to begin Monday morning in Bristow. Defense attorney Clark Brewester failed to totally convince Comanche County District Judge C. Allen McCall to suppress some of the suggestive sexual language, pornographic photographs and a penis pump from jurors. The allegations against Thompson are that he masturbated while presiding at two murder trials and a civil case in 2003. Oklahoma County Assistant District Attorney Patricia High said Thompson's alleged sexual conduct supports the state's allegations the judge exposed his genitals to three different courthouse employees on three different occasions. In Tuesday's hearing Brewester attempted to get the entire hearing moved behind closed doors because of the graphic, sexual language and exhibits. However, McCall ruled the public had a right to know and the media had the right to report. Lisa Foster, Thompson's former court reporter said she took pictures of the pump because of the fear no one would believe her. There were sobs and tears at times as Zelma Hindman, Lisa Foster and Dianna Horath Stricklin told of allegedly observing masturbation, exposure and propositions of sexual acts. Foster said she had told a friend of how Thompson had been exposing himself deliberately in front of her for years. "My friend asked me why I did not tell someone what was going on," she said. "I told her that I was afraid that I might find myself dead in a ditch someday." One reporter asked what prompted her to make that statement and Foster said, "You just don't know Creek County." Strickland said she had worked as a minute clerk in Thompson's courtroom for 23 years. The court application requests that Comanche County District Judge C. Allen McCall issue a ruling that would give the defense team possession of the pump seized by the state so their own forensic expert may conduct tests. If convicted, Thompson could face up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine on each charge and would have to register as a sex offender upon his release. What is kind of, well, funny in a sick way, is that in July of 2003, Thompson rejected a plea bargain and sentenced John Marquez to life in prison for spitting on a police officer. Thompson served six years in the state House of Representatives starting in 1975."
http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2004/06/speechless.html

"My god! A judge was arrested for using a peterpump on himself in court?! During a murder trial?! It doesn't surprise me."
-My cousin, Sharon Lee, the state appellate court judge
www.tncourts.gov/geninfo/Bio/Appeals/Biotca.htm

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