what does "overwhelmed by finer points of law"mean? The oath is another matter. The U.S. Attorney should have been able to provide that. But Barefoot had become so immersed in 18 U.S.C. 2385, 18 U.S.C. 1114, and 18 U.S.C. 372 that he had become overwhelmed by finer points of law. He couldn't imagine where the Presidential pledge could be, and was rummaging through statute volumes from three libraries —his own, Sarah's, and that of Judge Joe Estes—when a clerk said, "Hey, what about the Constitution?" "Of course," said Barefoot, feeling foolish. He needn't have blushed, though.