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Guilty by Reason of Stupidity
Judge? Check. Jury? Check.Sense of humor? Check!
If a woman driving alone in a carpool lane is pregnant, are there still two people in the car?
This is no riddle—believe it or not, members of one jury had to make that exact decision, and they are far from being the only ones to find themselves face-to-face with some distinctly odd cases over the years.
The votes have been counted and a verdict reached—author Joel J. Seidemann is guilty of compiling an outrageous yet entertaining collection of more than 100 legal oddities that may make even Lady Justice drop her scales in shock.
A security worker for MacDill Air Force Base approached two uniformed cops in Tampa, Florida, and asked them to test his crack pipe. He doubted that he had been sold actual crack cocaine and wanted the two officers to test it for him.
This turned out to be a good news–bad news situation. The good news is that the man had not been defrauded; it was, in fact, crack cocaine. The bad news is that after the residue in the pipe tested positive for cocaine, the man was arrested and taken to jail. —p. 47
From bestiality and cheating carpool lane laws, to billion dollar bill counterfeits and belligerent Easter Bunnies, Guilty by Reason of Stupidity (Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, $9.99) explores many of the outright comical and downright bizarre cases shaking the judicial branch in recent years. Aided by his lengthy background in law, Joel provides a laugh-out-loud, witty commentary on the state of the legal system today.
Jaws will drop, eyes will roll, and eyebrows will arch as readers speed through 208 pages of 100-percent-true cases you have to read to believe. Whether you are a Supreme Court Justice or simply someone who enjoys an episode of Law and Order, this guide to the more peculiar side of our justice system is sure to please.
About Joel J. Seidemann
Also the author of In the Interest of Justice, Joel is currently a district attorney. He also spent time as an adjunct professor at Pace University’s School of Law, later earning the award of Outstanding Adjunct Professor of the Year in 1999.
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Guilty by Reason of Stupidity
By: Joel J. Seidemann
ISBN: 978-0-7407-7712-7
Format: Paperback: 5 x 7, 208 pages
Price: $9.99 ($10.99 Canada)
