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David Yannetti

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Criminal Defense Attorney, with offices in Boston, Salem and Dedham, practicing throughout Massachusetts and tweeting about law ... and stuff.

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Joined February 2010

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David Yannetti

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7 months

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly;

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4 months

So grateful for this team, assembled in the name of Justice. Enjoy your weekend, everyone. We start up again on Monday.

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“Innocent and Defiant”

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7 months

The most insightful and supportive feedback I have received on the #KarenRead case has come — off the record — from police officers, both current and honorably retired. Nothing angers a good cop more than the corruption of bad cops. #Justiceiscoming

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@CoffindafferFBI @LaurenObrr511 My goodness, what a silly, unsophisticated person you are. As if anyone does not recognize the famous words of Teddy Roosevelt, words that have inspired many for generations — and continue to inspire me today. I put his words between quotation marks specifically to attribute

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@MeganTrueCrime Exactly, Megan. The other side cannot stop lying. From Day One I announced that Karen was innocent. She remains innocent today. The truth never changes.

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“The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.” “Attack him where he is unprepared, appear

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@itsmeagaindoll You are the most hilarious person on the Internet. Thank you. 😊

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@OnTheRecordSC @WildIrish7227 Lighten up, Francis.

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@itsmeagaindoll @TaillightWhispr Okay… this is a little much…

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@WMurphyLaw @DoctorTurtleboy I am disappointed in you as a former colleague. We have not paid anyone a dime. Nor did we tip off Turtleboy to report on this case. He found this story completely on his own reading our public filings. Also, your “theory” of the case is nonsense. It is clear you have done

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@PathForwardYT @itsmeagaindoll Ha!

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Karen Read has been fighting for her innocence for 15 months. After these false allegations led to the loss of her employment and health insurance, she has had to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to do the investigation that the police chose to ignore. #karenread #framed

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@JoeyJustSaying Thank you, sir.

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People have asked how they can help. A legal defense fund has finally been established for those so inclined. Karen and her family are so appreciative of the help. #karenread #framed

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@richardvetstein Rich, you are too kind. And an excellent attorney as well. Thanks for your support.

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@DYanetti_Wife @itsmeagaindoll I really wish my wife would learn to spell my name correctly.

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3 years

Another case of overreach by a district attorney's office. This case is a horrible tragedy, but it is not a crime. And it is certainly not a manslaughter case. I will defend my client vigorously to achieve justice in this case.

Girlfriend of Mass. police officer charged in his death during nor'easter

A Massachusetts woman has been arrested on a manslaughter warrant three days after Boston police Officer John O'Keefe was found unresponsive outside a home.

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Who is on Karen Read’s defense team?

“I got into this business to right wrongs and there was no way I was going to walk away from this case.”

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11 months

@AlexAri49329440 @DoctorTurtleboy It’s a slippery slope to start replying to all of trolls on here and I have no interest in doing that. So I will say this once and then you and your friends can continue your gossiping: My post was 100% accurate and 100% truthful. We did not tip off @DoctorTurtleboy . And

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5 years

Thank you to @BestLawyers for recognizing me for the seventh consecutive year in the 26th Edition of #BestLawyersInAmerica .

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3 years

Good reporting in the @BostonGlobe this morning.

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7 years

Proud to be in the studio audience tonight for my cousin @TonyAtamanuik ’s @PresidentShow .

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4 years

The Yannetti Law Firm remains available for consultations during these difficult times. I will not be shaving until the courts open up again, but we are still here to help those in trouble. Stay safe, everyone.

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2 years

What is a 209A restraining order?

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5 years

Today, I accepted an appointment to the Criminal Justice Section Council of the @MassBar for 2019-2020. I am looking forward to working on criminal justice reform with my fellow lawyers and the esteemed judges who make up the Council.

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8 years

@marclamonthill It wasn't a Brady victory. It was a Patriots victory. Blacks and whites working together as brothers. A beautiful thing.

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6 years

Just received my copy of the “2018 New England Best Lawyers” edition, which was also distributed by the @BostonGlobe . Thanks for the honor!

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7 years

This would be like taking down the Citgo sign in Kenmore Square. Say it ain't so!

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7 years

One of #Chelsea 's most iconic symbols, the #Soldiers Home water #tower to be demolished to make room for a new community living center

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5 years

Sorry... I typed out that last tweet on my iPhone. Had I actually been writing in English, I would have discussed Sixth Amendment rights, not tights. And I would have included a link to THE video. Oh brother, I get embarrassed by typos ...

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8 years

I will be interviewed on @WCVB by @JorgeWCVB tonight re: Whitey Bulger's appeal to the US Supreme Court. Tune in! @mariastephanos

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8 years

Here is the link to the video of the #DirkGreineder story with my commentary, from the 6 PM edition of @fox25news :

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8 years

Will Supreme Court decide if goading someone into suicide = manslaughter? Read my quote in @BobMcGovernJr 's article:

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2 years

Breaking down the three main stages of a criminal case

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The difference between misdemeanors and felonies in Massachusetts

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5 years

I will be interviewed on the 6 PM @boston25 news by @rgoulston re: the double murder of two South Boston doctors. Can a criminal defendant forfeit or waive his right to appear at his own sentencing? Tune in!

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I will be interviewed tonight at 5:45 PM on @WCVB by @Channel_Mike re: the #FredWeichel murder case. Tune in!

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5 years

Why did the #KevinSpacey accuser drop his civil suit? There may be several reasons. Read my thoughts in today’s @AP article by @philmarcelo

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9 years

Happy Father's Day to the best Dad I could ever have! http://t.co/zRBLdec7P6

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Congratulations to @TonyAtamanuik , my super-talented, about-to-be very famous first cousin!

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5 years

Check out my thoughts on Mayor Walsh’s testimony, from today’s article in the @bostonherald by @andrewomartinez :

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Mayor Walsh should tread carefully if called to stand, attorneys advise

Mayor Martin Walsh has been named on a witness list in the extortion trial of two of his City Hall lieutenants set to begin Tuesday — a tricky situation that court watchers say could harm the…

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8 years

Manslaughter prosecutions for drug overdoses? Read my thoughts in today's @bostonherald piece by @BobMcGovernJr :

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5 years

Here is the link to the video of interview I gave to @rgoulston of @boston25 re: the South Boston double murder case, focusing on the defendant’s Sixth Amendment tights and what they mean in the context of his outbursts.

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@SNJulieManganis I also said, “no interviews today, Julie.”

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6 years

Terrific piece by @EvanMAllen in Sunday’s @BostonGlobe , accurately conveying that there are two sides to every story in a case of mine:

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8 years

I am watching the Celtics at the Garden. The crowd is doing the wave. Johnny Most is rolling over in his grave.

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7 years

I just finished reading #ManFromTheTrain by @billjamesonline , a fascinating book about a vicious serial killer which paradoxically (IMO) makes an airtight case against the death penalty.

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6 years

I will be interviewed on the 5 PM and 6 PM @cbsboston newscasts tonight by @Lisa_Gresci re: the #KevinSpacey arraignment this morning. Tune in!

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9 years

I was just interviewed live on @WRKO680 by @kkcarrigan on the new @BostonDotCom morning show re: James Holmes and the insanity defense.

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David Yannetti

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The Yannetti Law Firm has just been named one of 2015's "Best Law Firms" by U.S. News & World Report. Congratulations to the whole team!

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9 years

Marijuana activist arrested with political implications. Read my thoughts in a piece by @MetroSpencer in @MetroBOS :

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5 years

I am honored to have been asked to take part as a panelist in a seminar focusing on #CourtroomPresence at @MCLENewEngland in Boston, beginning now. There is still time to sign up and watch live via webcast... tune in!

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3 years

Which criminal charges carry a mandatory minimum sentence?

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7 years

Farewell to the underappreciated leader of the 1986 Boston Red Sox:

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Former MLB player, manager Don Baylor dies at 68

Former MLB Player, Manager Don Baylor dies at 68

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Leaving court just now, I passed by a man waiting to see the judge. His t-shirt had "REALLY GOOD AT MAKING BAD DECISIONS" on the front.

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5 years

Are there potential challenges that could be made to delayed driver’s license suspensions in MA? Read my thoughts in today’s @bostonherald article by @Rick_Sobey :

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6 years

Well deserved. The Globe is lucky to have you.

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I'm thrilled to be the new Washington Bureau chief of the @BostonGlobe . It's hard leaving my fabulous @latimes colleagues. But this a dream job for a Boston kid, at an outstanding news organization. And I get to work with the talented @jessbidgood , @lizcgoodwin and @laurakrantz .

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What is an arraignment?

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6 years

This is a sad day for a kid in his 50’s who still appreciates the work of Spider-Man’s co-creator.

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R.I.P. #SteveDitko . When you think of Ditko think of a guy who didnt play by anyones rules , and didnt bend his ideology to get a paycheck. Ditko was a true "Creator" in every sense of the word.The comics business lost a innovator. I proudly wear his creation as my Twitter avatar

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I have been appearing at clerk magistrate hearings for almost 20 years. The overwhelming majority of magistrates I have encountered are conscientious and try to do the right thing.

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My high school buddy @JimPuzzanghera just quoted me in an article on the Red Sox in the LA Times. I’m not sure I can convey how excited I am.

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Op-Ed: The Red Sox have healed their curse-infected psyche. I'm still working on it

The view from the Fenway Park bleachers Tuesday night was mostly the same as it was four decades ago when I sat there during one of the most gut-wrenching games in Red Sox history.

www.latimes.com

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@gehrig38 I have been a huge baseball fan since I was 6 years old, when I went to games with my grandfather in 1969. The slow pace of games had made the sport unwatchable. The pitch clock has now brought back the crisp pace of games from my youth. I believe it will save the game.

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8 years

Thank you to @rgoulston for interviewing me regarding the #DirkGreineder murder case appeal on @fox25news tonight.

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3 years

Which drug crimes are heard in which courts?

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9 years

Banning books at colleges. Speech codes and trigger warnings at universities. How on earth did we land here?

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9 years

ICYMI: SJC chips away at cell phone privacy rights. Read my thoughts in @BobMcGovernJr 's @bostonherald piece:

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6 years

We just published an article that will be interesting for people looking for a job or considering changing jobs:

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6 years

Oftentimes, false and/or frivolous claims are brought by a civilian. To subject someone to an arraignment — and permanent public shame — as a result of that would be unjust.

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Free speech should be defended by all — and especially by those who consider themselves to be liberal. This is America.

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10 years

Congratulations to my friend and colleague @attybradcroft for being named "Massachusetts Construction Lawyer of the Year" by @BestLawyers !

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7 years

Read @BobMcGovernJr 's article today (with my input) re: a goading-into-suicide case and the right to a bench trial:

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@JimPuzzanghera And... the next question is why his number was “3.” You know the answer. You should reveal it and stop keeping everyone in suspense. :)

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6 years

Proud to be a member of the transition team for incoming Suffolk County DA @Rollins4DA

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13 years

This is my wife Robin and me at a Halloween party tonight. I never agree to get dressed up unless I can be a Beatle. http://t.co/wcqfhbH2

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I will be interviewed tonight on the 5:30 PM and 6 PM Fox 25 Boston @lbostonfk newscasts by @rgoulston re: the alleged #collegeadmissionsscandal . Tune in!

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11 years

I will be interviewed on Fox 25 News at 10 tonight by @TedDanielFox25 re: the latest developments in the Aaron Hernandez case. Tune in!

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ICYMI: Read my commentary about "driving while stoned" in this past week's @bostonherald piece by @BobMcGovernJr :

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6 years

Video of my appearance on @cbsboston last night re: the #KevinSpacey arraignment:

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7 years

Congratulations to my friend @randychapman4 for being nominated as a judge of the district court! Difficult to find anyone more qualified.

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10 years

I'm usually not a big fortune-cookie guy, but this one struck a chord with me tonight. http://t.co/TGXAQ3zbvE

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5 years

Shameful, Harvard.

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This is so incredibly unAmerican. John Adams, who defended the British after the Boston Massacre, went to Harvard. He wouldn’t go today. Really, for shame.

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6 years

@TWallack @Cappy201 @KevinSpacey @BostonGlobe Thank you for discussing this issue with me by phone, which is a better vehicle through which to avoid misunderstandings. As I explained, I am against changing the current magistrate-hearing system, which works very well.

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Got my coffee today at the original Dunkin' Donuts location in Quincy, MA today. Love the old sign. http://t.co/7m0WAbUeY1

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Here is my latest TV commentary, in an investigatory piece by @tvnewzted on @boston25 tonight re: @MassRMV suspension of licenses for old, out-of-state traffic tickets:

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Minor out-of-state traffic tickets leading to major headaches for Mass. drivers

Some cautionary advice for Massachusetts drivers who may be heading out of state to join family and friends for Thanksgiving: think twice before pleading guilty to a seemingly minor traffic offense...

www.boston25news.com

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8 years

Yannetti Law Firm Attorney Greg L. Johnson argued before the SJC today ...and three new judges: @BostonGlobe :

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6 years

Forget politics. As a lawyer, this is chilling.

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9 years

Thank you to @KerryKavanaugh and @fox25news for interviewing me at 5 PM re: the latest legal filings in the #TomBrady #deflategate case.

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@lexcohan asked me yesterday about how the victims’ rights statute plays into @DARollins ’s decision not to prosecute certain crimes. Read my thoughts in today’s @bostonherald :

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9 years

Clark University sued for unfair sexual assault investigation. Guilty till proven innocent is never right:

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9 years

Read my thoughts in @BobMcGovernJr 's @bostonherald article about the SJC's ruling sanctioning corporal punishment: http://t.co/qlt8DKoLvc

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Read my take on a murder case that may need more evidence in @BobMcGovernJr 's piece in this morning's @bostonherald :

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8 years

The juvenile brain impacts the defense of a criminal case. Read my thoughts in @BobMcGovernJr 's @bostonherald piece:

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12 years

Monday morning commute http://t.co/OZBbEWVP

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7 years

Yet the American Bar Association urges that there should be no right of cross-examination in college disciplinary hearings. Unbelievable.

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6 years

@Cappy201 @KevinSpacey @BostonGlobe I’ve had many clerk’s hearings for felony charges over the years, representing people who are neither rich nor powerful. Nothing untoward happened here. The complaint in this case ISSUED after the hearing. The current hysteria over “secret courts” is unjustified.

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7 years

@billjamesonline Anyone who played the “All Star Bsseball” board game in the early ‘70’s knows Earl Williams. Oh, what a slice of the pie were those HR’s!

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11 years

Kids today can't appreciate just how big a hit "Sledgehammer" was in the mid-80's.

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12 years

Bases loaded in the third. Opening Day. What's better than this? http://t.co/h5cO8v7L

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@davidaxelrod Yes, a strange principle called, “the presumption of innocence.”

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7 years

"The Supreme Court has called cross-examination, 'the greatest legal engine ever invented for the discovery of truth.'"

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