RanchoLaPuerto

I’d rather crawl naked through broken glass than listen to any Dave Matthews songs.

He is the best example ever in why self-education sometimes exceeds the formal version.

He learned to learn. And because he wasn’t taught through someone else’s point of view, he saw connections that few others would have.

He was also a tough MF. He didn’t mind if you underestimated him. And those who learned that lesson the hard way often became his closest colleagues.

30 minutes into his JazzFest set and he hasn’t shown yet.

This is a fowl story.

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We were at what was their 2nd show back after the breakup

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Billy Bob’s?

Aggie board.

It’s excellent.

I saw them at Big Sky last year.

The next day I ran into a group on a mountain in Glacier National Park that had been to the festival.

They asked which band I enjoyed the most. I gushed on the Troubadours. They walked on, but a few minutes later, one of them walked back and tapped me on the shoulder.

“My wife is making me do this. I’m Ryan Engleman, guitarist for the Turnpike Troubadours. I’m glad you enjoyed the show.”

I hadn’t recognized him! Great guy.

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Her having sex the night before seems very relevant

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It might still come in.

The court of appeal left it open:

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admissibility of the expert opinion that injuries to M. B. may be suspicious for sexual assault" and thus whether the origin of the injuries may implicate La. Code Evid. art. 412( A)( 2)( a).

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The 412 reference is the rape shield law. The specific reference is to an exception in the shield:

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Evidence of past sexual behavior with persons other than the accused, upon the issue of whether or not the accused was the source of semen or injury; provided that such evidence is limited to a period not to exceed seventy-two hours prior to the time of the offense, and further provided that the jury be instructed at the time and in its final charge regarding the limited purpose for which the evidence is admitted

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If the prosecution argues that the injuries negate any consent, or that no cognizant person would consent to sex that caused the injuries, the defense can (I think) put on evidence that the injuries occurred before.

(Sorry for the long post, and the indelicacy, but . . .)

That could really hurt the defense from a persuasion standpoint. If she had prior injuries from the day before, the sex that night would have been extremely painful, which undercuts any consent argument.

This all points up why we should all pray that this pleads out. I cannot imagine a parent having to sit through this trial.

Take my take FWIW.

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There was a poster, "JudgeHolden," who posted extensively in the first thread on this case. I think he was a lawyer, not a judge. He hasn't posted since 3/9/23. Just wondering whatever happened to him.

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Ban hammer. He dared an admin to ban him. The admin obliged.

I am always shocked the the number.

And even though it’s a small fraction of the whole, that additional Medicare tax just pisses me off.