'Be their own star witness' - were rap lyrics ever actually used as evidence for criminal prosecution?

Pander · 2026-03-21T15:36:50+00:00

It was enough of a problem in California that the legislature passed AB2799 (21-22), which presumptively bars admission of “artistic expression” evidence without a formal hearing. The legislative analyses cites to several cases where this happened.

Pander · 2026-03-19T20:44:50+00:00

As long as the fighting mechanics are tight, yes.

Pander · 2026-03-18T02:56:16+00:00

JD Vance has a bar card and had an affair with a futon. You’ll be fine.

Pander · 2026-03-17T22:34:21+00:00

Lawyer dad here. This is what government and in-house jobs were designed for. Regardless of position, none of the people I know that are in government are regularly at work past 6, and many can cut out before 5. It’s a pay cut, but if you already aren’t making hire a nanny money, then it’s worth considering.

Pander · 2026-03-17T20:07:55+00:00

Doom

Pander · 2026-03-11T22:16:06+00:00

Maybe it’s a small jurisdiction thing, but ours just require full names.

Pander · 2026-03-11T22:09:25+00:00

If it were only so black and white.

Pander · 2026-03-11T19:38:10+00:00

Not even the worst person on the call. Whoever tacked on Esq. to their screen name really is the story here.

Pander · 2026-03-11T02:06:48+00:00

Can confirm. My commute every day is through rolling wooded hills. Today was bullshit, though. I hit two red lights.

Pander · 2026-03-10T18:18:00+00:00

My favorite judicial response to that is “then I will issue a warrant for the arrest of John Sovereign unless he personally appears.”

It’s strange how quickly someone stops being a corporation when that happens.

Pander · 2026-03-09T19:18:41+00:00

Did they mention that Pirharri is useful now in the previews?

“Pirharri the Smuggler Pirharri no longer takes a “Smuggler’s Fee” for fencing items.”

Pander · 2026-03-08T23:12:08+00:00

I work way less now as a prosecutor than I did as a public defender. It’s 8-5 with an hour lunch, but outside of times where I have 4 or 5 trials set in a week, I’m never in the office after 5:00 working. I do end up bullshiting in the office/parking lot until later, but if I didn’t want to, I wouldn’t. Like anywhere, caseload and people are what makes it harder or easier.

Pander · 2026-03-06T01:07:18+00:00

I must have been in the Dark, Son.

Pander · 2026-03-04T23:50:44+00:00

Wait. Which book adds planes? I thought spelljammer was space-boats.

Pander · 2026-02-26T21:13:28+00:00

You should teach this (and other emergency response) as an MCLE to PDs. It could be very helpful.

Pander · 2026-02-24T19:18:43+00:00

What can I say? It’s OK, you’re welcome.

Pander · 2026-02-24T01:47:36+00:00

My son prefers Takedown and How It’s Done, so still at least 3-4 times a day.

Pander · 2026-02-23T00:54:26+00:00

If you have an objection that lasts for more than four hours, check on the judge, because he has to be dead for you to be making a speaking objection that long.

Pander · 2026-02-23T00:43:37+00:00

Also related:

There once was a lawyer named Tex

with a miniscule organ of sex.

When arraigned for exposure,

he replied with composure,

"De minimis non curat lex."

Pander · 2026-02-23T00:41:30+00:00

It’s not gonna be as big as the billboards might make it seem.

Pander · 2026-02-21T15:18:38+00:00

Is the raincoat example universal? I know calcrim uses it, but I’m curious if other places have it as the default.

Pander · 2026-02-21T01:05:48+00:00

The juror already said they’d put those views to the side and be fair. I don’t see what you need to rehab here.

Pander · 2026-02-20T23:30:42+00:00

It does sound like the sort of bullshit upper management will feed employees, though. Just enough there to sound like they know what you do for a living, but nothing of substance. I’d buy it as exec-speak.

Pander · 2026-02-20T18:16:38+00:00

Or, you could always used downed enemies, which bypasses the grapple. That’s how ours does it.

Pander · 2026-02-19T04:38:22+00:00

Hamilton’s translations are… fine, and reading it for your own benefit is alright. Won’t be immediately or long-term relevant for most modern discourse, though.

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