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342. From the mouths of babes

By Joel Jacobsen

Not real babies, of course.  They never say anything deserving of scorn.  But recently the Kansas appellate courts have ingenuously revealed things that more worldly-wise judges have learned to cloak in wordy euphemism.  The first case is officially "unpublished" and Kansas is one of those states that continue to hide their unpublished opinions, presumably because their authors have something to hide.Here's the opening passage:On December 16, 1994, an information was filed alleging that Downey had sexually abused S.R., a 2-year-old girl, in Reno County, Kansas, during September 1994. This is the fifth appeal. ...At trial in March 2006, Downey did not deny he had sexually abused S.R. Downey's counsel argued instead that what “Downey did to that little girl was despicable...continue to full post

Full post as published by Judging Crimes on February 10, 2008 (boomark / email).