Tuesday, November 25, 2003

Disorder in the Court

1. "Judge ticked off, even if he wasn't flipped off"
   <http://www.sptimes.com/2003/07/08/Tampabay/Judge_ticked_off__eve.shtml>

2. "Man found guilty after mooning jury"
   <http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2003/07/18/139717-ap.html>

3. "Drug defendant spits at prosecutor in court"
   <http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&
       display=rednews/2003/11/06/build/wyoming/60-spitter.inc>

4. "Indian lawyer lands in jail after hurling shoe at magistrate"
   <http://quickstart.clari.net/qs_se/webnews/wed/az/Qindia-lawyer-offbeat.R-hi_DaD.html>

5. "Man jailed after arguing with judge"
   <http://www.cincypost.com/2003/08/23/marsh082303.html>

6. "Trial adjourned after defendants turn up drunk"
   <http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_791068.html>

7. "Man whose lawyer snoozed pleads guilty"
   <http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/news/state/6131576.htm>

8. "This is the law ... hello!"
   <http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/09/07/1062549076056.html>
"Indian judges hoping to make an example of a man by jailing him for not switching off
 his mobile telephone in court got a rude awakening when a policeman's cellphone rang
 just as they meted out the punishment"

9. "Ga. Courthouse Attack Injures 4 People"
   <http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=783377>

10. "Judge joins disorder in the court (Judge kicks crazed defendant's butt)"
   <http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/935010/posts>
I don't agree with the views expressed in this "Conservative News Forum" but they did
something useful by archiving this article from the Chicago Sun-Times.