Courtroom Deputy Steals Document From Defense
Mind-bogglingly unbelievable. Radly Balko has the full story: The amazing video below was taken on October 19 in Arizona's Maricopa County Superior Court.
No kidding. Somewhere, Lady Justice is weeping.
As defense attorney Joanne Cuccia discusses her client's sentencing hearing with the judge, Maricopa County Sheriff's Department detention officer Adam Stoddard walks up behind her, and begins sifting through one of her files, which she has placed on the defense table. Remarkably, Stoddard then removes a document from the file and hands it off to another deputy, who then leaves the courtroom with it. They don't even bother to inform Cuccia, who has her back turned the entire time. The judge appears to have missed the incident as well...
I would be interested in hearing what any of my legal-type-readers have to say (I'm looking at you Liz). Sound off below...
Head nod: Doug Mataconis
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