Constitutional Law

Phoenix courtroom event

A while back I blogged a report that a Maricopa County detention officer had been caught on security cam rummaging thru a public defender's file while her back was turned, and taking something from it. Today's newspaper reports that the judge held the officer in contempt, and ordered him to apologize (lot of good that would do). He refused, and is presently jailed for contempt.

He's appealing, and may have a good point.... an order to apologize amounts to "say something you may not believe, or go to jail."

Full post as published by Of Arms and the Law on December 04, 2009 (boomark / email).