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Criminal defense lawyer throws a fit when client denied bail, but judge missed it

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

A criminal "defense lawyer went ballistic" in court when his client is denied bail. See Philly.com: A defense lawyer went ballistic at the Criminal Justice Center yesterday after a judge initially refused to lower his client's bail or change his sentence in a contempt case. According to observers, the attorney, Adam J. Rodgers, threw a pen and his leather bag, pushed or hurled a chair, and raised a chair over his head, then slammed it down. Rodgers then stormed out of Common Pleas Judge Chris R. Wogan's courtroom, repeatedly screaming "Bull----!" and yelling about the percieved injustice. It turned out that the judge confused the lawyer's client with somebody else and reconsidered. The lawyer also avoided contempt because it was not in the judge's presence.continue to full post

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on June 22, 2009 (boomark / email).