Leeks v. State

MURPHY, Judge.

Hope and a longing for reward for one’s efforts lie at the heart of the human condition.

Knox et al. v. Lanham et al., 895 F.Supp. 750, 758 (D.Md.1995).

[E]ven an untruthful man will not usually lie without a motive.

Gates v. Kelley, 15 N.D. 639, 110 N.W. 770, 773 (1906).

These insightful observations, the first by the Honorable J. Frederick Motz of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, and the second by the Honorable Edward Engerud of the North Dakota Supreme Court, explain why every litigant must be afforded a full and fair opportunity to establish “the…