BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4895adf6459a0c1b1d0da4291aae4927125 CATEGORIES:Events SUMMARY:CLE: Third Annual Abraham Lincoln's Legacy—Lessons for Today's Lawyers LOCATION:Metamora Courthouse and Museum\, 113 E. Partridge Street\, Metamora, IL 615 48 DESCRIPTION:
In 1857, Abraham Lincoln was th e defense attorney for Melissa Goings, who was charged with the murder of h er husband, Roswell Goings—a 77-year -old man with a reputation for heavy drinking and spousal abuse. The abuse led to a tragic ending when, according to Melissa, Roswell tried to strangl e her and she defended herself by striking him with a piece of firewood. Ro swell died of the resulting skull fracture four days later. On the first da y of trial, Lincoln conferred with Melissa during a break, but when court r esumed, Melissa was nowhere to be found—and was never seen again in Metamora. When asked if he knew anything ab out her absence, Lincoln allegedly quipped that “she wanted to know where s he could get a good drink of water and I told her there was mighty good wat er in Tennessee!” Don’t miss this full-day seminar from 8:45 a.m. u ntil 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6 that examines the Melissa Goings case in the very courthouse where Lincoln was present.
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The progra m is presented by the Illinois State Bar Association and co-sponsored by th e Abraham Lincoln Association. It qualifies for 5.75 hours MCLE cre dit, including 2.5 hour Professional Responsibility MCLE credit in the foll owing category: Professionalism, Civility, and Legal Ethics PMCLE (subject to approval).
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