Saturday, October 5, 2019

Juror Oversleeps and is Imprisoned

A Florida juror has been sentenced to 10 days in prison after he overslept and missed the start of a court case.

Deandre Somerville, 21, of West Palm Beach, was chosen to serve on a jury in August.

But on the first day of the trial he overslept by at least two hours and failed to notify the court.

Judge John Kastrenakes held him in criminal contempt, also imposing 150 hours' community service and a $223 (£180) fine as well as the jail term.

After serving his time in prison, Somerville is appealing against the sentence, arguing it was "excessive".
I am rather skeptical about this one. An enterprising reporter might want to find out how many white guys the judge has sent to jail for anything similar.
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2 comments:

  1. CenterPuke8810/05/2019 10:54 AM

    Yep, I bet a review of similar cases with that judge will show something he probably didn’t want known. Of course, it is Florida, so who knows.

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  2. The New York Crank10/06/2019 12:03 AM

    On the other hand, I've seen judges dozing on the bench during trials. No penalty for that. Judges need their beauty sleep.

    Also let me drag this in by its three-hundred-and-something-years-old ear, for whatever it's worth, courtesy of Alexander Pope:

    The hungry judges soon the sentence sign
    And wretches hang, that jurymen may dine.

    Yours crankily,
    The New York Crank

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