Remember when I told that DUI's are where new criminal prosecutors often cut their teeth on jury trials? Jury trial #3 involved a DUI where the defendant had been pulled over for speeding, he exhibited routine objective signs of intoxication, admitted to having 1 beer with dinner, and had marginal success on the field sobriety…
Driving under the influence is one of the most common jury trials to cut your teeth on as a new prosecutor. I got my chance my second trial in. The case essentially revolved around the discovery of an abandoned vehicle in the roadway which was had major damage to the driver's side of the vehicle,…
The year was 2012. I had been a lawyer for about 6 years in the civil sector with nary a jury trial to my name. You see, what they don't tell you in law school, that jury trials in the civil sector are expensive, which means working for a small boutique law firm in rural…
Tutus on the Barre at Northern California School of Ballet, Oroville Getting up in the morning and moving a bit has been one of the best things I have done for myself in a long time. It gets my body moving, helps to stretch me out and gets the blood flowing to my brain. My…
Life occurs between the ears. You don't become what you want, you become what you believe.Katie L. Woods Week 2 of The Jourse tackled the first of the four buckets we discussed last week (Physical, Mind, Soul, and Relationships), namely our MINDSET and was all about paying attention to the voices in your head. Katie…
You can't know who you are without knowing what you need.Katie L. Wood Katie L. Wood is one of my favorite trainers. She recently branched out of the business world and developed a series of training's designed for specifically for women and their personal development. Her terminology of "Jourse," which I can't say without trying…
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