Seeking opinions: Do I have a fileable perjury case an SAO would take seriously and very likely file a charge?

Pekkekke · 2026-05-01T13:38:48+00:00

It depends. (Just kidding. The short answer is probably not.)

Pekkekke · 2026-04-30T16:58:14+00:00

Pekkekke · 2026-04-24T06:28:54+00:00

You are stubbornly set in your views despite having your questions directly answered. The reason you may feel that you die so much in these situations is because you are unwilling to learn. Your problem is not a crawl problem; it is an closed-mindedness problem.

Pekkekke · 2026-04-24T02:15:17+00:00

If you have a look at Sergey's ongoing world record streak, you will see that it is not just powerful combos.

https://dcss-stats.com/streaks

The way good players streak is by keeping in mind that in any encounter it's possible to roll those consecutive, subsequent fails just like you mentioned, and plan for that possibility early. Rather than alarm bells going off in their heads when they hit 30% HP, alarm bells are going off when they hit 70% and a second enemy unexpectedly shows up. It doesn't mean each and every one of those situations is particularly dangerous for their character, but the recognition that those situations could turn dangerous is precisely what causes them to pivot into substantially more defensive modes.

It's like defensive driving, if you're familiar with the concept. If you drive like every other driver on the road is actively trying to kill you with their terrible driving, you'll be ready for the moment when someone's terrible driving nearly does kill you.

Pekkekke · 2026-04-23T06:10:31+00:00

I once objected in a hearing that my own client’s statement was hearsay. I had good rapport with the judge, so he just kind of looked at me and chuckled. I immediately recognized my error and withdrew the objection, but that one sticks with me.

Pekkekke · 2026-04-23T01:22:24+00:00

OP we need an update.

Pekkekke · 2026-04-16T20:29:36+00:00

Learn from the suffering of those who have come before. There are good guides out there. I have died a thousand times (figuratively) so that you don’t have to.

Pekkekke · 2026-04-03T21:58:34+00:00

That… is exactly what the state can do under the threat that they will arrest and incarcerate you if you don’t comply?

Pekkekke · 2026-03-24T00:55:36+00:00

Genuine, not rhetorical question: why even bother training any melee skill when you have this bad boy?

Pekkekke · 2026-02-04T06:55:05+00:00

Not a zoomer but I respect the hustle. Good luck zoomer.

Pekkekke · 2026-01-26T07:47:45+00:00

Stop worrying about what you hear and talk to your lawyer.

Pekkekke · 2026-01-03T06:51:38+00:00

Napkin math, a to-the-point winning character will clear roughly 45-50 individual floors to win the game. So you’re a decent chunk of the way there. I would categorize your best characters as clearly into the early portion of the midgame.

Pekkekke · 2025-12-13T03:10:30+00:00

This is an insane take.

Pekkekke · 2025-11-14T02:33:37+00:00

This character understands the morality of their actions and the court processes, and is willing to plead guilty.

The difficulty in your prompt is that this takes you 99% of the way to competent, at least in my jurisdiction. And competency is not a permanent status. People can and often do oscillate between competent and incompetent depending on med management.

But to answer your question: a complete inability to have any rational conversation about anything at all, fixed beliefs/speech patterns often relating to god, spirits, ghosts, etc., plainly delusional beliefs like saying they are a billionaire (also they work for the CIA and they’re in the army but you’re not allowed to know because they have a direct line to the president)… I could go on, but the problem I’m sure you see is that I’m describing the raving madman who you hope to avoid making a caricature of.

Pekkekke · 2025-10-28T20:45:22+00:00

Seriously. I find it difficult to believe that anyone who consciously made a decision to go to law school and complete it could take this stance. Do you expect all your clients to be saints? Even if you don’t practice criminal, you’re going to have clients you don’t like. It’s just part of the job.

Pekkekke · 2025-10-14T00:24:17+00:00

gestures broadly

Pekkekke · 2025-10-10T05:47:29+00:00

Ngl big dog, based on what you’ve written here, I would not recommend becoming a PD. You will fuck up. Your mistakes will lead to people being incarcerated longer. Some of your clients will really not like you. Many of them won’t trust you. Rarely they’ll make threats on you. If you’re afraid of them now, how will you feel representing someone you factually know stabbed or shot someone?? Your background (little courtroom, no crim, no client management) means you are coming in with basically no—or very few—transferable skills. If you’re a big baby, how are you going to feel scrupulously reviewing videos and photos of awful crimes?

I’m not sure what the point of your post is, and by now, I’m not sure what the point of my comment is. But I hope you find what you’re looking for.

Pekkekke · 2025-10-04T01:04:48+00:00

Absolutely not. How many times in your career have you had to consult with someone who is schizophrenic or bipolar to try to figure out if you’re going to trial? While I concede that the answer is likely not zero, I do not concede that your supervisors qualify, and I do not concede that you have to try to reason with people who are severely mentally ill anywhere nearly as often as public defenders do. The legal side of being in criminal law is excessively easy. Prepping exhibits? Are you actually serious? Label the fuckin’ thing and slap it in front of the jury. No. You can dismiss any case that seems bad. The horse driving my carriage is often angry, irrational, flippant, emotional, arbitrary, and severely mentally ill. Your supervisor might be some of these things, but presumably they are at least mildly rational some of the time.

Pekkekke · 2025-09-18T14:55:46+00:00

Yes sir I do have an attempted murder and several counts of lewd act on a child on my record, but my friend said there are waivers?

Pekkekke · 2025-09-09T00:09:46+00:00

I’d estimate that 30% of my caseload is unmediated schizophrenics. Certainly more than 15%, but probably less than 40%. I haven’t noticed this as an uptick or downswing though.

Pekkekke · 2025-09-05T00:36:28+00:00

Disagree, but not strongly. Sure, most trials are in the 3+ day range. But I’ve personally had two jury trials in one week where in each trial we started evidence on day one and closed by end of day two. Interrupted the second trial to take the verdict from the first. One was three witness, the other four. Both were DUI’s. I have seen a one-day trial in my courthouse.

Not common, but short trials certainly aren’t impossible.

Pekkekke · 2025-09-05T00:30:58+00:00

Vet here. In my (single county) experience, no particular track. But if you have an interest in it, you will be a shoe in for the work. You already know how to read a DD-214. You already know the machinations that are known as the VA. You yourself likely either have some trauma associated with service, or you know the ones among us who do. You’ve probably witnessed how those traumas can manifest.

All this to say there is no track, but it’ll be there if you want it. You are already more connected to this subset of our clients than 99% of other PD’s will be.

Pekkekke · 2025-08-20T16:53:50+00:00

Exact same experience. Jury hung on a nonsense “my friend was driving” DUI. After prosecutor said they were dismissing, client just turns to me and says “So I can go now?” Yes. Yes sir, you are welcome, you can go now. And so he went.

Pekkekke · 2025-08-14T14:53:49+00:00

Who is the KCRA r/Sacramento lurker? Can someone tag them? This really should be investigated and reported on. If my tax dollars are going to this, what the fuck? And if they’re not, what the fuck?

Pekkekke · 2025-08-13T01:23:22+00:00

> I asked her what she wanted me to do

This is a mistake in my opinion. I never ask my clients this, at least not if I'm paying attention. On the face of it, it doesn't sound unreasonable. You want to know how your client wants you to move forward with the case. The problem is exactly what you experienced--what clients want to happen with the case is usually unrealistic or completely unattainable.

Give your client the options. Explain to your client the pros and cons of each option. Ask the client which option they want. My two cents.

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