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- ↑ Adam Duvernay, "Caddo District Judge Scott Crichton wants to be Justice Crichton", Shreveport Times , May 1, 2013
- ↑ "The suspect told police ‘give me a lawyer dog.’ The court says he wasn’t asking for a lawyer."
- ↑ "Suspect Asks For A ‘Lawyer, Dog,’ Willfully Ignorant Court Denies Comma, Counsel"
- ↑ "Orleans rape suspect's 'lawyer dog' request lacking, state Supreme Court finds"
- ↑ "A defendant asked the police to 'get me a lawyer, dog,' and was ignored. A judge ruled he could have wanted a litigious canine."