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The CM Law Library Blog seeks to inform the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law community about key legal education, research, practice, and law library news, with a particular focus on Cuyahoga County and Ohio as well as faculty research interests.

Multi-Tasking in Court

Sue Altmeyer, Electronic Services Librarian, sue.altmeyer@law.csuohio.edu | May 19, 2008 - 14:15

In the past, lawyers who read the newspaper or court transcripts during CLE programs were criticized as not taking CLE seriously. Recently, I attended a CLE, and everybody had their Blackberries out. It is now an accepted practice, known as "multitasking". There has been lots of discussion regarding students multitasking on their computers during class. See Multitasking in the Classroom (Law Career Blog) and our prior post, Laptops No More?

But what about multi-tasking during a court proceeding? It could earn you the wrath of the judge ....

Recently, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge David Matia noticed a defense lawyer checking his Treo wireless device while the judge was delivering jury instructions in a DUI case. The judge said he would hold the attorney in contempt unless the attorney donated $250.00 to Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The defense attorney said the judge was reading something that he and the prosecutor had already agreed upon, so it was OK for him to check his Treo for his next court date. See McIntyre, Michael K., Lawyer Learns His Lesson in Kindergarten Courtroom, The Plain Dealer, May 17, 2008.


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Spit---The Newest Deadly Weapon

Jessica Mathewson-Library Media Technical Asst.-jessica.mathewson@law.csuohio.edu | May 19, 2008 - 12:35

Willie Campbell, a homeless gentleman from Dallas, TX, was recently sentenced to 35 years in prison for harassing a public servant with a deadly weapon. His deadly weapon of choice...his spit. See, Mr. Campbell is HIV positive. Police responded to a call of an unconscious man lying outside a downtown building. When they approached, Mr. Campbell began kicking and finally spitting in the eye and mouth of an officer, yelling he was HIV positive. According to the Center of Disease Control, saliva has not been shown to transmit HIV. Mr. Campbell has been convicted previously of attacking officers and biting inmates. In Texas, habitual-offender statute, section 12.42 mandates that he serve half of his sentence before he is eligible for parole.

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Summer Semester Hours

Jessica Mathewson-Library Media Technical Asst.-jessica.mathewson@law.csuohio.edu | May 19, 2008 - 08:37

The Law Library hours for Summer Semester, Monday, May 19 - Thursday, July 3rd, are as follows...

Monday-Thursday---8am - 10pm

Friday---8am - 6pm

Saturday---9am - 5pm

Sunday---Noon - 8pm

We will be closed Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day.


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