U of M UM Hits the MSM
It's time for a brief update on the possibly propositioning professor, D. Marvin Jones of the University of Miami School of Law. We first reported the news of his arrest for allegedly soliciting a prostitute last week.
Now it's in the Miami Herald. Most of the piece will be familiar to those of you who read our coverage. But the article does include some new material, including comment from the law school:
A law school spokeswoman declined to comment on the arrest Thursday, but the school's dean, Dennis Lynch, told The Miami Hurricane student newspaper he was aware of the charge against Jones.''He is a respected member of our law school community, and the validity of the charges will be determined through the appropriate judicial proceedings,'' Lynch said, according to The Hurricane. ``I mean, he's only been charged.''
Jones pleaded not guilty to the solicitation charge last month and has requested a trial, court records show. If convicted of the second-degree misdemeanor, Jones would face up to 60 days in jail.
Dean Lynch, by the way, is stepping down (but related in no way to L'Affaire Jones). Considering the weird publicity the school has been experiencing lately -- see examples collected here -- we don't blame him. We've been hearing about a fair amount of infighting over there, which we may report on in the future.
P.S. Speaking of UM, we'd love to interview the law students featured here and here. If you know either or both students, please convey our invitation to them. Thanks.
UM prof accused of offering money for sex [Miami Herald]
Comments
Don't care that I'm first.
Posted by: Bob | October 25, 2007 02:58 PM
Bob, you're like the running back that scores a TD and merely flips the ball to the ref, rather than doing the moonwalk or something. I like your understated style even if some may find you as exciting as melba toast.
Posted by: Go BOB! | October 25, 2007 03:11 PM
Third, Bitches! (does moonwalk)
Posted by: Anonymous | October 25, 2007 03:14 PM
3:14 - act like you've been there before, bro!
Posted by: Anonymous | October 25, 2007 03:17 PM
Interview with the two students? Are you serious? If I was them I wouldn't touch you with a 10 foot pole. They both have been through enough and talking to you can only make things worse.
Seriously, go get some real jobs instead of trying to make money by ruining the lives of others.
Posted by: your mom | October 25, 2007 04:16 PM
I can feel our law school ranking dropping by the minute.
Posted by: UM law grad | October 25, 2007 04:18 PM
Hey, c'mon, Lat!!! Don't make the headline "U of M"! My heart nearly skipped as I thought that you meant University of Michigan. I think that most people associate "U of M" with Michigan.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 25, 2007 04:49 PM
I heard from a reliable source that the Professor was already given something called "pre-trial diversion", which basically is a probation program whereby if he behaves the charges will be dropped. Anyone in the Miami-Dade PD or SA able to confirm?
Another UM Law grad, Vanessa Rousseau, is on the World Poker Tour. By all accounts she's a major donk. Go canes!
Posted by: JonesKilledMyGPA | October 25, 2007 07:55 PM
"pre-trial diversion" is standard in most jurisdictions.
He will have to go to some aids awareness classes and that will be it.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 25, 2007 07:58 PM
4:16, Oona O'Connell did a nice job rebuilding her reputation by interviewing with Lat.
(But she's probably smarter than the two students from the YouTube clips. They'd probably just make things worse for themselves.)
Posted by: Anonymous | October 26, 2007 01:13 AM
4:16: "Ruining the lives of others"? You're a bigger drama queen than Lat.
Lat wrote -- on a stupid blog, for pete's sake -- about two UM students whose stupidity was already on YouTube.
He didn't make public anything that wasn't already out there. He didn't mention either student's name.
If Lat wants to poke harmless fun at morons on YouTube, while keeping them nameless to protect their reputations, there is nothing wrong with that.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 26, 2007 11:56 AM