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A Houston man named Perry Mason was arrested, accused of practicing law without a license. The 43-year-old has been charged with barratry, a third-degree felony.

For some of you youngsters, Perry Mason was a TV show, starring Raymond Burr, about a defense lawyer who never lost a case. The show orgininally aired 1957-65.

IMO, this show probably is probably responsible for more misinformation about the court system and practice of law that any other TV series or movie in history. Perry Mason was such a great attorney that he could intimidate witnesses so they would break down sobbing and confess to a murder while on the witness stand.

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Wow. And to think my doctor, Dr. Kildare, just recommended Mr. Mason last week.

Not only is it hilarious that a guy whose real name is Perry Mason would be arrested for practicing law without a license, but I even learned a new word!

Skiprr wrote:Wow. And to think my doctor, Dr. Kildare, just recommended Mr. Mason last week.

Not only is it hilarious that guy whose real name is Perry Mason would be arrested for practicing law without a license, but I even learned a new word!

"Barratry?" I had to look that one up, too.

Another thing that I didn't realize was the author [and former lawyer] Erle Stanley Gardner wrote more than eighty Perry Mason novels which sold more than 135 million copies.

WildBill wrote:

Skiprr wrote:Wow. And to think my doctor, Dr. Kildare, just recommended Mr. Mason last week.

Not only is it hilarious that guy whose real name is Perry Mason would be arrested for practicing law without a license, but I even learned a new word!

"Barratry?" I had to look that one up, too.

Got a new wrinkle in my brain, too!

Dick Tracy caught up with him I guess.

WildBill wrote:Another thing that I didn't realize was the author [and former lawyer] Erle Stanley Gardner wrote more than eighty Perry Mason novels which sold more than 135 million copies.

The books are quite good -- better than the old TV series -- well worth a read!

I think this is also a related story:

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i8godzilla wrote:I think this is also a related story:

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/met ... 08026.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thanks for the link. It brings a whole new perspective to the orginal story. The headline of the first story was very misleading and the story made no mention of a real lawyer being involved.