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ain't doing a very good job of that either." He was probably right.
But time is passing so I'm not going to get into all of that. I could keep you here the rest of the day there. Wait a minute.
Let me tell you about this one. I used to hear motions on Monday morning in Gulfport and they'd come from Washington, from Jackson, from all over the country, to appear before me. They'd usually send their briefs on Saturdays and Sundays for me to spend the weekend reading them there. But one Monday morning I had this ambitious young lawyer from Jackson who came down, and he had filed a motion for a speedy trial in a criminal case and I was up to my elbows here. I said, "I don't believe he really wants it but he wants to take advantage of me, and knowing that I can't try it and I'll probably have to dismiss it." So before I went on the bench I called Judge Cox in Jackson. I said, "Judge Cox, can you try an ambitious young lawyer down here who wants a speedy trial?" "I'll give him a jury in the morning." "Thank you." I went on the bench and I said, "Let
JAMIE L. WETZEL, CSR - CIRCUIT COURT REPORTER