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continued from page 1 Ole Miss law school. “There was nobody brighter than Robert Weems in school,” Khayat said. “We knew he enjoyed teaching. He was born to do it, and we at the law school knew that he would add so much.” With the blessing from his law firm that he could return to work if he did not enjoy teaching, Weems joined the law school as an associate professor. He has taught Wills and Estates, Torts, and Evidence during his 36 years at Ole Miss. Weems has written seven books on wills and estates, and he has been cited as writing the “Bible on wills and torts” by Khayat. The books have not just been used as a research tool not for lawyers, as Grisham admitted to using them for his upcoming novel, a sequel to “A Time To Kill,” which is scheduled for an October release. “(The novel) is set in a fictional county in Mississippi about a will contest that goes to trial, and I had to buy a new Weems book to research for the novel,” he said. “Will contests can get complicated, so you really have to do your research. Bob’s book is the Bible of wills and estates in Mississippi.”
A six-time law school teacher of the year and 1994 university teacher of the year, Weems has been widely recognized for his teaching at Ole Miss. He described his in-class teaching style as the Socratic method where he asks a lot of questions and holds class discussions. His teaching was not lost on Khayat, who would periodically stop in on Weems’ classes. Grisham said that when he was a “rookie” lawyer, he would continuously go back to his notes from Wills and Estates. “He did a great job, and (Weems’ students) were so wellrounded because of the job he did,” Grisham said. “He was funny, too, because he could tell a lot of stories about wills and will contests.” Despite writing several wellreceived books, Weems hope that the years of teaching are what will carry on. “I’m most proud of being an effective law teacher. There have been several things written about my books, but I’m much more proud of my teaching,” he said. Weems will continue to teach one Wills and Estates class each spring at Ole Miss. When asked what other plans he has after he retires, Weems laughed and said, “To do whatever I want to do.”
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Prosecutors move quickly to build Marathon case WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has a range of legal options in the Boston Marathon bombings, and they could include seeking the death penalty against the 19-year-old suspect in the case. The administration has indicated it intends to move quickly to build a criminal case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But investigators plan to first question him without informing him of his legal rights to
remain silent and have an attorney present. Several Republican lawmakers on Saturday criticized the administration’s approach because they said it would afford Tsarnaev more rights than he deserves. The federal public defender for Massachusetts called for the quick appointment of a lawyer to represent Tsarnaev because of serious issues involving his interrogation in the absence of a lawyer. Prosecution of Tsarnaev in
federal court would seem a natural course for an administration that previously won a life sentence against Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab of Nigeria for trying to blow up a packed jetliner using a bomb sewn into his underwear on Christmas Day 2009. As a U.S. citizen, Tsarnaev could not be tried by a military commission under current law; the only option for prosecuting an American is in civilian courts.
Ex-wife: husband innocent of ricin-laced letters TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — The ex-wife of a man accused of mailing a poisonlaced letter to the president says she and all of his family and friends are sure he is innocent. Laura Curtis of Booneville says she gave the FBI the names of people she thinks might have tried to frame him.
Curtis contacted The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal http://bit. ly/11tMnZ9 on Saturday to speak out for 45-year-old Paul Kevin Curtis, who is accused of sending letters containing powdered ricin to President Barack Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker of Tupelo.
A hearing for Curtis will continue Monday. He was arrested Wednesday on federal charges of intentionally mailing threats to the officials. She said the FBI has been easy to work with and she believes investigators will find whoever sent the letters.
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