Those Dang(ling) Modifiers

Reading the following statements from newspaper sto­ries, we may well ask ourselves what's going on in our courts these days:

1. The juror never was asked if he had been molested by either defense or prosecution attorneys.

2. Bernard Constantino pleaded guilty to charges of distributing marijuana Wednesday in front of judge Hart.

3. A homeless man accused of breaking into a whale watching boat on Rose's Wharf was ordered to receive inpatient treatment in the Plowshare program for his drinking problem in district court Monday.

4. The Collier County sheriff's office has announced that one of its dog deputies has been named number one dog deputy for capturing a kidnap suspect after holding a female hostage for several hours.

5. Grodskins was arrested for illegal consumption of alcohol by the sheriff's department on Sunday.

6. Ms. Innes testified that the defendant was told by a child abuse specialist that her daughter was more than likely being sexually abused in Belknap County Superior Court.

7. Arlene Tollman received a suspended sentence for operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol level of more than 10.

8. Anna Anderson requested that she be cremated before her death.

9. The blaze was extinguished before any damage was done by the local fire department.

10. Gregory Hartell, Dover Township, is awarded a Purple Heart Medal 41 years after he was injured in the Korean War by George Best, commissioner of the State Veterans Affairs Office.

11. I am a single parent with a 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter who has been unable to attend Craig University because of student loans.

12. The meetings held on Monday and yesterday included presentations by a priest who is a psychiatrist specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders among other experts.

13. Vice President Gore hobbled up to a small stage filled with Democratic, candidates on crutches, having ruptured his Achilles' tendon while playing basketball.

14. He provided background information about the life of a man who gained national attention after being mutilated by his wife for the NBC news program Now with Tom Brokaw.

15. The senator used the term the titty bill in referring to a bill that would ban nude dancing during a discus­sion with another lawmaker.

16. Do not sweep an area where there have been rodents with a broom.

17. A Grand Rapids neighborhood is getting some help in fighting crime and protecting children from the city commission.

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