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Next Time, Avoid Eye Contact

From the “You Mean You’re Not Supposed to Do That?” files:

Lawyer held in contempt for simulating masturbation in court.


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Mark Bennett
Mark Bennett got his letter of marque from the Supreme Court of Texas in May 1995. He is famous for having no sense of humor when it comes to totalitarianism.

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5 Responses to “Next Time, Avoid Eye Contact”

  1. Wow! What a complete idiot. When I read the title, I thought it was in the context of imitating a fact before the jury, I didn’t know it was actually to a judge. Very inappropriate.

  2. Mark Bennett says:

    WJ,

    Thanks for the comment. Funny you should say that!

  3. Jigmeister says:

    Its a gender problem. A male judge might not have been so offended. Apparently Charlie wasn’t. I know. I know. Carry the PR bond in your pocket.

  4. Michael says:

    As an Austinite, I can tell you the most amazing thing about this story is the judge involved. Judge Breland is probably the most easy-going, non-vindictive judge in the courthouse. I imagine Reposa must have been pushing her buttons for months to get a trip to the crossbar hotel.

    There’s more to this story, but you’ll have to wait to read it in the TBJ.

  5. Ron in Houston says:

    Nice post, I needed a laugh in the morning.

    Thanks Mark, er – I mean Batman.