Friday in Mt. Pleasant
For the first time in many years, I am back in a courtroom. At one time I covered killers and other scoundrals. Today, I am watching the trial of five men accused of violating South Carolina’s gambling statute.
The charge is a misdemeanor. If convicted, the guys will more than likely pay a small fine. If you hadn’t gathered by my presence in the Lowcountry, this trial is about much more than a misdemeanor. Though I don’t feel like typing it all on my iPhone’s screen, this is a case that has one of poker’s bigger names as an expert witness and more than a couple Perry Mason moments.
I miss being in a courtroom. After years of doing this on TV, it feels really good to be back in my current capacity as a…whatever I am.
I have to get back inside.
Happy weekend, all.
3 Comments
February 14th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
OK, there is no meanazz news director pushing your buttons but where is the news?
You may not be a newsy any more but you have the teaser down better than TV news does around here. (And they are annoying good at teasers.)
February 15th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Ken,
Wasn’t my intention to tease. Long story short…judge declared poker a game of skill, but didn’t rule on guilt or innocence. That will happen this coming week. I was there writing for a magazine, so my article won’t be out for a bit.
You probably aren’t much for the social networking, but I did update everything on my Twitter feed. You can find that…
http://twitter.com/_otis_
February 19th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Hi Otis-
It’s not like you to have such a blatant typo. Feeling OK?
“Mt. Pleasant”
emme