Never Tell Me The Odds

  • Law

  • What is the future of recreational marijuana in Nevada? [TNI]
  • RIP Linda Brown, the woman who was, as a schoolgirl, at the center of Brown v. Board of Education. [NPR]
  • Not Nevada, but after a lawyer gave a one-hour closing argument in a jury trial, the Judge asked him to do a breathalyzer test. He blew a .337. And, yes, he lost. This happened in December and the Kentucky Supreme Court issued an order temporarily suspending him last week. 
  • The Golden Knights have clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in their inaugural season. [ESPN]
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March 27, 2018 4:02 pm

As to the attorney with the .337 breathalyzer test: It took the judge the entire hour of the attorney's closing argument to realize the attorney might be that impaired?

I'd like to say "only in Dixie" but I wouldn't be too surprised if a similar fact pattern occurred in the Vegas courts. It all has a Vegas-like feel to it.

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March 27, 2018 4:21 pm
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March 27, 2018 4:48 pm
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Why? It couldn't happen in Vegas? I remember the(apparently) impaired attorney who appeared in District Court, claiming he was delayed by a car accident, etc. He went on and on for long time in this apparently impaired condition

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March 27, 2018 5:55 pm
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And the postconviction petition will be denied…..(sigh)

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March 27, 2018 7:12 pm
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The order says the test was done after the verdict. Possible he had a few drinks waiting for the verdict?

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March 27, 2018 4:09 pm

There are 31 teams in the NHL. 16 of them make the playoffs. Discuss.

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March 27, 2018 4:16 pm
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Lower percentage than the NBA (16/30)…

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March 27, 2018 6:05 pm
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For the NBA and NHL, why even have a regular season? Really. They play 82 games to eliminate less than half the teams. Seems kind of futile and, frankly, silly. Just make the whole season the playoffs instead.

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March 27, 2018 4:30 pm

I think it is great that the Golden Knights are going to the playoffs. They were 500-1 odds to win the Stanley Cup. Now they are 7-1. They are only 5 points from having the best record in the league. They didn't just make the playoffs, they kicked butt!

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March 30, 2018 3:57 pm
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VGK season ticket holder here. I love the team and the run they are on. But playofff hockey in the nhl is a very different game. Things get faster and the hits are bigger. The Knights are speedy but small, watch for the "big" teams start to lean on them and wear them down. Its a long season….

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March 27, 2018 7:07 pm

I heard an attorney, born in the 1920's, say that he never gave a closing argument when he was sober.

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March 27, 2018 7:56 pm

Does his first name start with a "P"?

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March 27, 2018 8:30 pm
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that was my guess as well

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March 27, 2018 10:59 pm

Does anybody follow case 72931 SFR INVESTMENTS POOL 1, LLC VS. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON? I just read Nevada Legislature's Amicus Curiae Brief and it sounds like HOA must afford Due Process to banks. Any thoughts? I wonder why Nevada Legislature didn't get involved with that argument in 2014…

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March 27, 2018 11:46 pm
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Trying to pull up that brief, but it the website says it is "unavailable" when I try to download it. :

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March 27, 2018 11:58 pm
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That's from last summer; case now submitted for decision without argument.

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March 28, 2018 4:31 pm
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SFR Investments? Never heard of that case! Doubt anyone else has either!

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March 30, 2018 10:49 pm
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There are total of 117 cases that SFR investment pool is involved. Finally easy money will not be available for these "investors"…