On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:37:51 -0400, Saul Luizaga wrote:

> Depends, some cases are fictional so those will stay out of
> consideration but, real-life cases maybe be a good reference. 

There's almost always some dramatic license taken with the cases shown in 
movies or on television.  I'm a huge fan of Law & Order (the TV series), 
but I hold no illusions that their presentations are very highly 
dramatized for effect.  I've been in court a few times (never as a 
defendant, once as an observer and twice as a prospective jurist - and I 
was selected once), and it's generally fairly boring stuff that wouldn't 
make good TV.  (I've also got family in the legal profession and a cousin 
who works as a sheriff's deputy, and they confirm that it never really 
gets that exciting in the actual courtroom).

> I wouldn't
> call it a guide since it doesn't guarantee any success but I think would
> give you an idea what to expect. 

I really don't think so.  My experience is limited, but as I stated 
above, it seems that dramatizations have to add stuff to make it more 
entertaining.

> But since our friend here is English
> won't be much of a help, probably he knows better about legal outcomes
> in UK.

Probably, but L&O UK wouldn't be my choice as a guide, either.

Jim

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