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...judgment's important enough, they can take it to civil courts," he said...
This would mean that a defendant could be imprisoned for driving without a license-effectively "raising a small claims judgment to a criminal level," Blaustein said...
...Harvey won his motion for summary judgment. And normally that would be the end of it. But in this case, the defendant [prosecutor Horan] has appealed. Which I find absolutely astounding - after all, what's the worst that could happen in this case as far as a prosecutor is concerned? If the evidence comes back showing Harvey to be guilty, you know the system works. If it comes back proving he's innocent, you've corrected an egregious wrong...
...pious exultation oscillating with the grossest carnage. Or sometimes carnage and exultation at once. "Men rode in blood up to their knees and bridle reins," wrote an 11th century Crusader fresh from a massacre of Muslims on the Temple Mount. He added, "Indeed, it was a just and splendid judgment...
Here in Seattle you'd think it was Judgment Day from the sheer panic that market volatility has created in the minds of business as well as in the local and national media. Seattle hasn't been shaken as much by the earthquake and Boeing's decision to relocate its headquarters as by the inane spin the media are putting on the market's downturn. Instead, the media should be reporting on the intricacies and complexities that truly make for stability in business. ELIZABETH HARRIS Seattle...