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Why would a judge let air out of someone's tire?

By Marks & Katz, LLC

In a democratic society, no judge nor any other public official should escape scrutiny for their actions. In that light, this week, Charles County, Maryland, Circuit Court Administrative Judge Robert Nalley admitted both to the press and to the regional chief administrative judge that he let air out of the tires of another car for being parked where he said it should not have been parked in the courthouse parking lot. Before his admission came to light, a sheriff's deputy said he caught the deflation on video.  My level of commentary on this case is limited by Judge Nalley's courthouse being one in which my clients and I appear from time to time. In any event, I wonder what -- if any -- kind of crime Judge Nalley's action exposes him to? Possibly the misdemeanor of reckless endangerment...continue to full post

Full post as published by Underdog on August 13, 2009 (boomark / email).