A Public Purpose
I once defended a man charged with attempted second degree murder. The person he shot was a notorious crack dealer. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of aggravated battery, a less severe crime. Did not my client's act serve a public purpose by taking one of our community's parasites off the streets for a couple of months? Yet, the jury held my client accountable, nothwithstanding whatever service he may have provided our community.

I suspect we will be hearing, in the near future, alot about how certain drainage work on Mr. Ray Cheramie's property served some public purpose. When you hear that, think about my client. I think he has about 5 more years of his sentence to serve.