The Screaming Itches
Today's Quiz: "The Screaming Itches" would be: (a) unwise to bring up on a first date (b) a good name for a band (c) a bad excuse for failing to appear in court (d) all of the above Of course…
Contempt of Court
Order Requiring Socks
COMES NOW your humble correspondent and hereby gives notice of the fact that on August 25, 2014, in the case entitled In re Proper Courtroom Attire, then pending in the Circuit Court of Blackford County, Indiana, Judge Dean A. Young, presiding, the…
Judge Skeptical of Joe Francis’s Explanation
True of every judge he has faced, probably.
Tagger Arrested for Tagging Courtroom While Awaiting Prosecution for Tagging
Is it worth doing jail time to become a legendary tagger at the ripe old age of 18? Francisco Canseco is probably about to find out. "Tagging" is sometimes used to mean "graffiti" in general, but more specifically refers to…
“Bound by Honor to Defy a Judge … and Eat a Document”
That's how Richard Masten felt on Friday, according to Ari Odzer of NBC6 in South Florida. And that's why, as you can see, Masten did indeed eat a document in defiance of a judge's order to turn it over. Masten,…
Portland Pimp Has a Point (But Suit Is Still Stupid)
Everyone seems to have rushed to judgment in the case of Sirgiorgio Clardy, the pimp sentenced to 100 years in jail for, among other things, stomping someone's face while wearing Air Jordans, and who has now sued Nike for allegedly failing…
How to Avoid Jury Duty, #10: F-Bomb After Being Selected
There was also huffing and puffing.
Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson Gets 30 Days in Jail After Slapping His Attorney’s Butt [FIXED?]
Not for slapping his attorney's butt, after slapping it, in sort of an NFL-style congratulatory buttslap for having just gotten him a deal that would have resulted in no jail time. Doing this in view of the judge and spectators turns out to…
Judge Holds Himself in Contempt for Cellphone Violation
"I thought it would never happen to me," said Judge Raymond Voet, who is the chief judge in Ionia County, Michigan. He was referring to the fact that his cellphone made noise in court on April 13 during a trial….
TIP: Middle Finger to Judge Probably Contempt of Court
Especially unwise at a bail hearing, I think.