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... Jones' attorney Norm Pattis in a 14-page argument to the Connecticut Appellate Court this week calls the October 2022 jury trial in Waterbury that stunned observers with the size of the award a "horrible case" of "litigation lotto" that "called into question the integrity of the Connecticut judicial system."

"Mr. Jones was an unwilling and often defiant participant in the litigation initiated by the (families) ... And yes, he testified in the jury's presence that he had contempt for the trial court judge," Pattis wrote. "Given the manner in which the case was handled, his response was understandable."

Pattis argues that the appeals court should "reverse" the verdict and send the case back to a different trial judge because the Sandy Hook families and their attorneys held all the cards. ...

@#1 ... "Mr. Jones was an unwilling and often defiant participant in the litigation initiated by the (families) ... And yes, he testified in the jury's presence that he had contempt for the trial court judge," Pattis wrote. " ...

Whoa, wait, what?

This is what a defense lawyer is saying?

I have questions....

@#3

btw, did you ever notice that "Missing Persons" and the album title "Spring Session M" both contain the same letters?

Yeah, I know, I need to stop staring at album covers.....