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Sunlei

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15. grumpie judges upset over thousand of jury trials. Everyone will demand their right to a jury trial

Reply to NeoConsSuck (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2013, 02:34 PM

May 2013

The protesters were within their rights and should not have been arrested or charged with crimes.

The DA knows this, looks like the Judge wants thousands of jury trials where in the end the citizens will get off anyway. Then the citizens can sue the city.

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Occupy Albany arrest case flares up in court [View all] NeoConsSuck May 2013 OP

We need more prosecutors like David Soares, premium May 2013 #1

What's up with this judge? mountain grammy May 2013 #2

Just following orders... like any good soldier. DCKit May 2013 #3

I am sure there not paying him anything. Some Judges like to give lawyers crap for anything Dustlawyer May 2013 #4

The judge knows who "put" him on the bench ... zbdent May 2013 #6

If he is an elected Judge I agree with you! Some are appointed, some elected. Those appointed Dustlawyer May 2013 #8

This is not a federal judge. former9thward May 2013 #9

The judge is a Dem! Champy May 2013 #16

Welcome to DU my friend!l hrmjustin May 2013 #17

I think this is the key... pacalo May 2013 #12

Well, mostly it's that he's pretty much of an asshole... DeadLetterOffice May 2013 #13

Occupy still exposing chinks in the system. Downwinder May 2013 #5

That's a pretty astounding thing for a judge to do. Poll_Blind May 2013 #7

Bizarre. Hope to see more on the whatever legal basis the judge thinks he has for objecting, snot May 2013 #10

It sounds like a screw-up on Soares' part.(?) Dr. Strange May 2013 #11

Judge William Carter lacks such power and has been censored before for unprofessional conduct. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #14

grumpie judges upset over thousand of jury trials. Everyone will demand their right to a jury trial Sunlei May 2013 #15