MSmith
Line Up and Wait
This article in the Sun-Sentinel of Florida talks about a case of judicial overkill.
Judge Eileen O'Connor sentenced a 19-year-old man (Stacey Forbes) to 4 MONTHS in jail for accidentally lying on a jury questionnaire. Mr. Forbes has been arrested twice but never convicted, and he answered "no" to a question asking if he'd ever been arrested. Mr. Forbes has a reading disability, and claims that he thought they meant "convicted".
Compare that to the 90 day sentence handed down in 1999 to an FBI agent who killed two men in a drunk-driving accident.
Judicial activism indeed. Anybody want to guess who appointed Judge O'Connor?
Judge Eileen O'Connor sentenced a 19-year-old man (Stacey Forbes) to 4 MONTHS in jail for accidentally lying on a jury questionnaire. Mr. Forbes has been arrested twice but never convicted, and he answered "no" to a question asking if he'd ever been arrested. Mr. Forbes has a reading disability, and claims that he thought they meant "convicted".
Compare that to the 90 day sentence handed down in 1999 to an FBI agent who killed two men in a drunk-driving accident.
Judicial activism indeed. Anybody want to guess who appointed Judge O'Connor?