Thursday, March 29, 2012

People in court

Yesterday, I made another appearance. My boss called me early in the morning asking if I can make it to court in less than two hours. I told him I can appear so I just had a small bowl of Frosted Flakes before changing and heading to work. My time in court went longer than expected. The judge arrived in her bench half an hour late. There was a somewhat erratic defendant in the courtroom. A man approximately 6 feet tall with a very hefty build in his late 20s or early 30s,  approached the bailiff and was asking about his case. When the bailiff told him he would need to sit back down and wait, the man raised his voice and said something to the extent, "Who the hell are you?!" The man was accompanied by his father who was trying to calm him down. The defendant eventually went outside  where he was met with additional officers. The father explained to the bailiff, who was still inside the courtroom, that he didn't take his medicine today. Apparently, he was there for his arraignment. When his name was called, he was surrounded by the officers just in case there would be a fiasco. The judge talked about his case and eventually he was ordered to come back on another date. He left the courthouse but the officers didn't escort him.

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