It could be an attempt at the Trial by Ambush strategy. Ruse.
Opponents size each other up continually and play at that level, by operating in a low key manner he can be trying to cause the SA to lower their game. They are getting used to the mumbling bumbling Defense perception.
At Trial it becomes game on, showtime and CM changes radically and blindsides the SA with both his arguments and some surprises. I don't think so but he could be playing 'off his game' on purpose to lull everyone into a false sense.
I do think while the SA are laughing along they are also staying at the top of their game.
Respectfully Quoted cyberborg :cool2:
BBM
Your theory in bold(by me) made me think about a scene from "The Princess Bride" where the hero reveals, in a sword fight-(to the man he is against)that he has been using his one hand when in fact he is other handed. IIRC, they both end up switching hands...
CM might not be the only one "operating in a low key manner"(if ya don't mind the quote cyberborg its a good one). I read in the news, the motions written by the prosecution and the sanity is refreshing to say the least. The very least. :rocker: Maybe these tactics have worked for CM before, worked for Jose before...they worked for Casey before. But this is now. I have faith in the prosecution because they speak in facts not spin, I hear this-the jury will hear this, imo. ITA they are "on top of their game."
I do not know what is wrong with CM, I am open to all these suggestions. My grandfather passed due to Parkinson's and my mom was the one to notice his behavior change, which ended up being close to ten years before he was diagnosed. When she expressed concern to my grandmother and my aunt(her sister)they became upset at the suggestion there was anything wrong with my grandfather's mind. It wasn't until my grandfather was doing things like telling the lady at the grocery store he didn't know why "this lady/my grandmother" was following him around, or telling us that Ozzy and Harriet lived down the street-that they were willing to see and admit.
Also, in my grandfather's case there began to be physical symptoms(tremors, speech difficulty, etc.)that could not be denied or ignored.
Maybe with CM it is a combo deal: he is/does practice smarmy law and there is something mentally/physically wrong with him. I know from my generation and point of view, we were told that some elderly folk were "senile." We know now that you don't have to lose any of your mental facilities just because you are aging, is my understanding. I am sure there are plenty of 90 year olds that are sharper than I will ever be. What we once may have lumped into a category under the title of "that's what happens when you are elderly", we now look at and understand it is a disease and not everyone gets this disease. I should add that in the case of Parkinson's, I thought it was an elderly disease but then it is my understanding that Michael J. Fox has been diagnosed with Parkinson's. So, young people can get Parkinson's and I do not know about Alzheimer's to speak on the subject.
Anyway...the
whole team can't have the
same disease, can they? :crazy:
Thank you for this thread. A lot of information is coming in, I had to read this page twice(last two days of posts for me)in conjunction with the news reports(thank you WS News Thread)to understand even remotely what is going on.
Thank you to TWA who blew my mind with the video's she posted re: JB and the evidence recovered from the Anthony home and the money trail video. A question was asked, "could the verdict be overturned on appeal because of how Jose was paid", because of where the funds came from? Then reading LambChop's take that Jose wants a message to get out that he is the type of atty that will do what it takes to get his client off or a lesser sentence. As I read that I thought about organized crime and gangsters and how they might be the type Jose wouldn't mind defending. And I thought, is that what he is up to? He is not trying to impress people like me...his tactics seem A-OK with ICA, so why not others? I guess we will see with the outcome of the trial.
I was so naive. I thought when it came to law, lawyers-that they of all people(next to LE)had to follow the rules/law. Has Jose Baez/his team broken the law or has he only violated ethics? TIA.
One more thing for now. A quote from RH that I had to post because it confirms for me my personal thoughts regarding Jose Baez. "Most law he cites pretty much goes against what he's arguing for." That sums up my experience of the defense team while following this case. :waitasec:
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