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Defense Counsel Doesn't Like 'Poopyheads'

A public defender has some fun with her filings.

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Even if what Stanley D. Rauls says to a potential witness is technically correct, somehow, the defense submits, as a result of the communication, the witness or their agent comes away unreasonably afraid. That’s the “poopyhead” part defense counsel really can’t countenance.

— Sharon Kiel, a former deputy public defender in Arkansas who showed a little personality in chastising a lawyer that she felt was intimidating a witness. She even worked emoji into her filing. Hawg Law Blawg, which recently brought us the dog-piss RFAs, uncovered this gem of yesteryear. It’s a tad unorthodox, but if you’ve got a friendly judge, why not break up the tedium of their day by giving them something fun to read?

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