CLOSING STATEMENT INTERRUPTUS

The blog is agog with rumors and accusations about trials on the second floor and one Judge who interrupted a closing statement of a defense attorney. We didn’t see it so we don’t exactly know what occurred. Getting interrupted in trial by Judges who have no idea what we’re doing (or their doing for that matter) is part of the business.

As Paul Newman said in The Verdict: “Your honor, if you’re going to try my case for me, I would appreciate it if you didn’t lose it.”

Here’s what the readers are writing:

Judge Thomas interrupted the Defense into her closing statements, but come one , he's not the only that does it. Just this week, Ms. Penny O'Connell had her closing statements interrupted by another Judge who lodged an objection even though the State was represented by two capable attorneys. so Thomas is not the only one. I'm glad to report that even though we had side bars at least eighteen times throughout the closing, Ms. O'Connell together with Ms. Golson from the PD's office won their case.peace and out


The Riddler said:

My sources tell me that Ms. Stefel and her co-counsel Gary "half" Pont won a trafficking case despite Judge Thom-ass doing everything in his robe to interfere with the defense. Next trial may I suggest that the Judge actually get off the bench and tackle Ms. Stefel during her closing. This way the State and Judge Thomas (a.k.a. Shaft) might have a chance at a conviction. Or maybe Judge Thomas should just require Ms. Stefel to try a case blindfolded after picking a random defense from a hat.Maybe the defense should not complain. I hear there have been NG's coming out of there often. And when you lose in there, you have to listen to the Judge tell you what you did wrong while the next panel waits in the hallway at 7:00 p.m. wondering what lottery from hell they won to have to be subjected to what has become the Guantanamo Bay of the REGJB for jurors.

Memo to J. Thomas: Let the lawyers try the case. Do your best to rule on the law.
Why make this so difficult?
For 200 years we have followed this system of law.
No one person has the right to violate the rules we all share.
As to Ms. Stefel, you go girl.

Rumpole notes, for those robed readers unfamilar with the last few lines of the Riddler's post, he/she was quoting from the criminal jury instructions.
As we understand it, the PDs didn't just win a case. They SPANKED a prosecutor who works for the DRUG CZAR - DR. NO and walked a client facing 25 big ones.


A certifiable genius writes:

the new judges have black robe fever.


A reader weighs in:


You should have seen how Judge Emas handled a trial.He was judge, jury and executioner.He would take over and make sure it went only HIS way.I too am tired of activist judges who can not shut up and watch.

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