Proof Positive (2006) by Phillip - Jaffe 3 Margolin

Author:Phillip - Jaffe 3 Margolin [Margolin, Phillip - Jaffe 3]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-03-18T15:58:51+00:00

AMAN DA JAF F E P LAN N E D O N VI S ITI N G JAC O B C O H E N AT TH E JAI L

after she finished her eleven o'clock hearing. The clock on her computer told her that she had time to get a latte before the hearing if

she left right away. She looked out of her window at the dark clouds

drifting over the West Hills. They looked threatening, but there was no

rain predicted for today. She didn't trust the prediction, so she packed

a small umbrella in her attache case and headed for the coffee shop,

which was catty-corner from the courthouse.

It was brisk out, but Amanda was preoccupied by thoughts of the

legal argument she was going to make. She was asking for discovery of

a policeman's notes, and the DA was arguing that the discovery statutes

did not require the officer to turn them over to the defense. The facts

were unique, and Amanda was not certain that she would win. She was

thinking about a recent court of appeals case that contained language

useful to both sides when she got in line to order her latte. She had just

paid when she spotted Mike Greene sitting by himself at a back corner

table, studying a position on a wallet chess set that he often carried in

an inside suit pocket. Mike was a rated expert who had played on the

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USC chess team as an undergraduate and still competed on occasion.

He kept a chess set on the credenza in his office and was known to

work on his game when he had spare time.

Mike looked up from the chess position and saw Amanda watching

him. He looked surprised at fi rst. Then he broke into a grin and beckoned her over. Amanda realized that there was no way she could turn

down the invitation without being incredibly rude, so she grabbed her

latte and sat down across from the prosecutor.

Mike nodded at the attache. "Going to court?"

"I've got an eleven o'clock hearing in front of Peterson, a discovery

motion. It's an interesting issue. It was discussed in a footnote in State

v. Lorca, but the court didn't resolve the problem. It'll make for an interesting appellate issue if I lose the case." Amanda pointed at the chess

set. "What are you doing?"

"I'm playing in a small tournament this weekend and I'm working

on my openings. I'm really rusty. All the young kids are using computers to learn the latest wrinkle these days and I'm afraid I'll get my butt

kicked by some ten-year-old if I don't put in some time preparing."

Mike hesitated, then gathered his courage. "What are you doing this

weekend?"

Amanda was embarrassed by the fact that she had no plans. "I was

just retained on the Cohen case, so I'll probably be at the offi ce."

"You're not going to be at the office on Saturday night, are you?"

"Uh, no, why?"

"There's a French thriller at Cinema 21 that's supposed to be pretty

intense. I was thinking of going."

"What about the chess tournament?"

"We don't play at night.

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