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NO BODY....NO PROBLEM

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

Chalk up a nice win for Abbe Rifkin and the Dade SAO, as today Dade jurors returned a verdict of guilty of second degree murder against Christopher Phillips. The verdict was rendered after an hour of deliberation. The Herald quoted Abbe as saying this, probably in opening (they need to get their act straight over at our local fish wrapper.) `There is no body, but there is no doubt that she is dead. There is no doubt that the defendant is responsible for her death,'' prosecutor Abbe Rifkin said on the first day of Phillips' trial for second-degree murder.Well done, Ms. Rifkin. Here is the link for the wonderful obituary for Judge Lando's late husband-the remarkable Michael Gil. Here is an excerpt from the obit:Maxine and Michael met while both were students at Coral Gables High School in the 1960's...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on September 02, 2010 (boomark / email).