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DeWees,Michael Valicek),Wichita Falls(Versel Rush)—andAlbany,N.Y.(Kathryn Kase)—whoexplains her submission,\"I used to be aTexas lawyer,but now Iam a New Yorklawyer and every month when I read etcetera I resolve to try to make up for it.\"  \n# THE ARREST\n\nFrom Weston C.Loegering of Dallas(Davis,LeClair,Loegering &Daniel),these “descriptive blocks”in the ArrestReport form of McLennan County:  \nSpeech  \n□1.Northern Accent □ 8.Polite  \n□2.Foreign Accent□ 9.Rude  \n□3.Other Accent□10.Profanity  \n□4.Fast□11.Stutters  \n□5.Slow□12.Lisp  \n□6.Loud□13.Slurred  \n□7.Soft□14.Other/Unknown  \nWes adds these astute(after all,he is oneof my former law clerks)observations:  \nI guess if you don't have a Texasaccent,you either have 1.NorthernAccent,2.Foreign Accent,or 3.Other Accent.I also wonder why theform includes a box 1 for“NorthernAccent,”as well as a box 9 for\"Rude,\"since people with Northernaccents are always rude.  \nFINDING AN ATTORNEY:  \nTHAT SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL  \nA criminal defense lawyer in Dallas  \n—one Who Prefers To Remain Anony-mous —received the following “unso-licited letter from one of the shut-ins atwhat used to be called the TexasDepartment of Corrections.”The nameshave been changed,of course,to protectthe truly guilty.  \n## Mr.Lawyer:\n\nFor sometime now I have been goingto the law library reading the Bookswith the lawyers in them and I ranacross some good lawyers.But out ofall of them I couldn't find a lawyerthat could match your knowledge inthe law.I was very impressed on allthe things I read about you.And I saidto myself if I ever wanted a lawyer todo anything for me it would be you,Mr.Lawyer.Mr.Lawyer,sir,I wouldlike to have you as my lawyer.Theonly problem is,is the money,which Ihaven't got any.As a matter of fact  \nI've got nothing at all as of now.  \nMr.Lawyer,sir,I want you as mylawyer,and as I've said my only prob-lem is the money.It's a problem forme being locked up,but it wouldn'tbe ifI was out.I feel I know for a factif I had you as my lawyer I wouldn'tbe here in TDC.  \n## THE TRIAL:\n\n# STATE YOUR NAME,PLEASE\n\nFrom Kathryn M.Kase of Albany,  \nN.Y.(who “used to be a Texas lawyer”),this excerpt from a murder case tried byher and Terence L.Kindlon,who isconducting cross-examination:  \nQ.Ernest Horge is your name.  \nA.Yes.  \nQ.Michael Sanders is also your name.  \nA.Yes.  \nQ.Michael Johnson is also your name.  \nA.Yes.  \nQ.Donald Horge is also your name.  \nA.Yes.  \nQ.Ernest Carey is also your name?  \nA.Yes;I used that name before,too.  \nQ.And Daniel Stevens is also yourname?  \nA.Yes.  \nQ.How many other names do youuse,Mr.Horge,Sanders,John-son,Carey,Stevens?  \nA.You have to look at my rap sheetto figure that out.I don't know.Ican't remember myself.  \n# DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?\n\nFrom Gerald T.Culver of Houston(Gerald is a certified fraud examiner,Special Crimes Bureau of the HarrisCounty District Attorney's office),thismarvelous(!!)excerpt from a motionfor new trial hearing in a criminal case:  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No. The only one experience I  \nhave is just to— to know how is  \nthe valuable of the land is going  \nto go up or down. That's I'm  \ngood only. But legal phrase like  \nthis one, I’m zero. Like I say ear-  \nlier, I have gift know when is  \ngood piece of ","cbCaiu7iYBswfL8h","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiu7iYBswfL8h","pdf",290641,"English","# The Arrest\n## State Your Name, Please\n## Do You Speak English?\n## But I've Got an Alibi\n## Cruel and Unusual Punishment\n## Promises, Promises\n## And You, Sir, Are Adios","[{\"question\":\"What are the “descriptive blocks” used in the Arrest Report form?\",\"answer\":\"They are checklist categories for speech and behavior traits, such as accents, politeness level, profanity, speed, stutters, lisp, and slurred or other/unknown responses.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the “State Your Name, Please” exchange illustrate identity issues?\",\"answer\":\"The defendant confirms multiple names during cross-examination and admits he would need a rap sheet to know how many names he uses.\"},{\"question\":\"What choices appear in the sentencing excerpt under electronic monitoring?\",\"answer\":\"The judge explains the defendant must stay near a telephone while monitored, offering a choice between staying with an ex-mother-in-law for 15 days or serving 15 days in jail.\"}]","THE ARREST - State Your Name, Please | PDF"]