Caballero Puts Self on Stand; Examines Witness
It what was described as one of the strangest proceeding ever heard by eyewitnesses, prominent El Paso Attorney Theresa Caballero represented herself in a proceeding and called herself as a witness.
She then proceeded to interview herself.
The old addage, "A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client", comes to mind, as written about in this Houston Business Journal piece.
People in the courtroom said that she would look in one direction to ask the question and would look toward the judge to answer the question.
It sort of reminded me of an old episode of Taxi. Louie, played by Danny DeVito, ran into an old lady and represented himself in court. I tried to find the video on youtube, but I couldn't find the actual part were Lou asks himself questions.
For now, just try to imagine this scene from A Few Good Men, but instead of Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson, just imagine a prominent member of the El Paso legal community.
She then proceeded to interview herself.
The old addage, "A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client", comes to mind, as written about in this Houston Business Journal piece.
People in the courtroom said that she would look in one direction to ask the question and would look toward the judge to answer the question.
It sort of reminded me of an old episode of Taxi. Louie, played by Danny DeVito, ran into an old lady and represented himself in court. I tried to find the video on youtube, but I couldn't find the actual part were Lou asks himself questions.
For now, just try to imagine this scene from A Few Good Men, but instead of Tom Cruise and Jack Nicholson, just imagine a prominent member of the El Paso legal community.
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