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Letter to the Editor

Jan. 14, 2014

Even without tentatives, justices focus arguments

Re: "Appellate Attorneys, Flailing in the Dark," Jan. 3. By Gary A. Watt

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN

I enjoyed reading Paul Berger's piece on oral argument in the Court of Appeal, "Appellate Attorneys, Flailing in the Dark" (Jan. 3). I agree that increased use of focus letters is a positive development. I write to respond to the notion of attorneys "flail[ing] around, trying to locate the pivotal issues and sway possibly wavering justices." Berger's colorful and entertaining rhetoric aside, my experience has been that quite of...

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