Comments on: Michael George’s lawyer wants verdict set aside http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/04/michael-georges-lawyer-wants-verdict-set-aside/ The Blog@ Team and prominent comics personalities share what’s on their minds. Tue, 21 May 2013 07:56:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: W. M. Petish http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/04/michael-georges-lawyer-wants-verdict-set-aside/comment-page-1/#comment-475475 W. M. Petish Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:11:45 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/04/michael-georges-lawyer-wants-verdict-set-aside/#comment-475475 Now that it's October 4, 2009, what happened???? Has he had a new trial?? Is he still in jail??? Thanks you W.M.Petish Now that it’s October 4, 2009, what happened???? Has he had a new trial?? Is he still in jail???

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]]> By: John http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/04/michael-georges-lawyer-wants-verdict-set-aside/comment-page-1/#comment-360272 John Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:47:58 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/04/michael-georges-lawyer-wants-verdict-set-aside/#comment-360272 Actually, I should add that to the extent it's "unusual" it's unusual because most attorneys won't waste a court's time by making the same loser argument twice. Actually, I should add that to the extent it’s “unusual” it’s unusual because most attorneys won’t waste a court’s time by making the same loser argument twice.

]]> By: John http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/04/michael-georges-lawyer-wants-verdict-set-aside/comment-page-1/#comment-360269 John Sat, 05 Apr 2008 02:44:29 +0000 http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/04/michael-georges-lawyer-wants-verdict-set-aside/#comment-360269 "As the Detroit Free Press notes, it’s routine for defense lawyers to ask for directed verdicts, and for judges to deny them. However, it’s unusual for that request to be renewed after conviction." I don't know about Detroit, but it's routine in Los Angeles. It's also routine for the judge to deny the "repeat" motion for the exact same reason he denied it the first time - - typically the judge doesn't even say anything other then "denied." “As the Detroit Free Press notes, it’s routine for defense lawyers to ask for directed verdicts, and for judges to deny them. However, it’s unusual for that request to be renewed after conviction.”

I don’t know about Detroit, but it’s routine in Los Angeles. It’s also routine for the judge to deny the “repeat” motion for the exact same reason he denied it the first time – - typically the judge doesn’t even say anything other then “denied.”

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