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jailhouse lawyer
noun
a prisoner with some expertise, real and/or perceived, in the criminal justice system US, 1926- “Jerry the Jew,” as he was called, was a principal “jailhouse lawyer” at Attica, and he frequently advised the rebel committee on legal technicalities. — Russell Oswald, Attica, p. 26, 1972
- I don’t know if you are listening to any of these jailhouse lawyers. — Miguel Pinero, Short Eyes, p. 107, 1975
- [A]ll the cons went ape, everybody writing papers, and the jailhouse lawyers were ridin’ high talking all that jive about searching and seizing illegal evidence. — Edwin Torres, Carlito’s Way, p. 50, 1975
- The guy I shot’s got a brother was in Jackson, was in Marquette, and learned a few things there talking to the jailhouse lawyer. — Elmore Leonard, Split Images, p. 28, 1981
- Chester, after 15 years of incessant legal activity on his behalf by the eminent jailhouse lawyer, Victor Huge Feldman, was being released. — Odie Hawkins, Great Lawd Buddha, p. 57, 1990
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