FREE SOPHISTRY LESSONS
Free sophistry lessons are available here, at Howard Bashman’s “20 Questions for Stephen Reinhardt.” Marvel as Judge Reinhardt carefully explains why, in the twelve death penalty cases on which he has cast a vote, he was compelled by law to strike down the death verdict in each and every one:
Perhaps fortunately, I have not yet been compelled to cast a vote in a case in which I believed that a proper application of the controlling law would require me to affirm a death penalty. If I were to confront such a case, I would have no choice but to so vote.
You heard right, folks. He was just doing his duty.
Can you say “Rose Bird”?
UPDATE: Pejman Yousefzadeh has some interesting comments about the interview, which he says “shows Reinhardt to be a character replete with inconstancy.”
We can, and did, vote Rose Bird out.
This fucker will be on the bench until the day he dies, and if he’s smart, he’ll never take senior status.
Pregerson is worse though- he explicitly and obstinately refuses to obey binding Supreme Court precedent on the application of Three Strikes.
Comment by The Angry Clam — 2/4/2004 @ 11:47 pm
[...] Congratulations to Howard Bashman on the fourth anniversary of his indispensable blog How Appealing. He is celebrating by resuming his excellent “20 questions fot the appellate judge” feature. This is great news. I have linked past installments numerous times, and look forward to more. [...]
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