Post by Logan on Feb 1, 2016 20:57:50 GMT -6
Former Maryland judge pleads guilty to having defendant shocked in his courtroom
A former Maryland judge pleaded guilty Monday to a civil rights violation for ordering a defendant to be physically shocked in his courtroom.
Robert C. Nalley of La Plata, Maryland, gave the order in July 2014 while presiding over a criminal trial for a man who was representing himself, according to the plea deal's statement of facts.
During jury selection, the defendant, reading from a prepared statement, objected to Nalley's authority to conduct the proceedings. After the man repeatedly ignored Nalley's questions and his commands to stop speaking, Nalley ordered a deputy sheriff to activate a "stun-cuff" the defendant was wearing around his ankle.
"Do it. Use it," Nalley said.
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/02/former_maryland_judge_pleads_g.html
A former Maryland judge pleaded guilty Monday to a civil rights violation for ordering a defendant to be physically shocked in his courtroom.
Robert C. Nalley of La Plata, Maryland, gave the order in July 2014 while presiding over a criminal trial for a man who was representing himself, according to the plea deal's statement of facts.
During jury selection, the defendant, reading from a prepared statement, objected to Nalley's authority to conduct the proceedings. After the man repeatedly ignored Nalley's questions and his commands to stop speaking, Nalley ordered a deputy sheriff to activate a "stun-cuff" the defendant was wearing around his ankle.
"Do it. Use it," Nalley said.
Read more: www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2016/02/former_maryland_judge_pleads_g.html