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Justice, Texas Court of Appeals, First Dist., Pl 6. Former public defender. Revolutionary consensus builder. Covering 10 counties around HOU. #Appellatetwitter
May 29, 2019 8 tweets 2 min read
As advocates, and especially as judges, we must guard against a phenomenon I have identified as “Law Feelings.” #AppellateTwitter 1/ “Law Feelings” can be identified by a sentence that may begin with “I feel that. . .” and go on to state a legal conclusion without reference at any point to a relevant statute, rule, or case. The legal conclusion may, in fact, be contrary to authority. 2/