Lawyer Jailed For Turning Off His Phone

from the not-quite-what-you'd-expect dept

There are so many stories about how people keep trying to get others to leave their mobile phones alone -- whether while driving or in restaurants or at a performance. However, this story goes in the other direction. Many courthouses actually ban the use of mobile phones, but apparently that's not the case at the courthouse in this story. A judge who was trying to reach a lawyer during his lunch break about a case, later ordered the lawyer to leave his mobile phone on. The lawyer refused and was sent to jail. The article says the lawyer gave no reason for refusing, but it's hard to understand what law would require you to leave your phone on for a judge to call you whenever he wants.

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    Bad Judge

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    Don, Jun 21st, 2004 @ 1:19am

    I have an expectation that judges should be good people who will always do the right thing. This judge does not meet that expectation, he or she should be reprimanded to prevent such a reoccurance. This was poor judgement by a judge- something that should not happen.

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    No Subject Given

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    Anonymous Coward, Jun 21st, 2004 @ 7:40am

    Mike, Why oh why do you link to stories that require my first born child for a glimpse at the story ?

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    Re: No Subject Given

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    Beck, Jun 21st, 2004 @ 8:22am

    Use:
    ID: nopass
    Password: nopass
    This works for many news sites.

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    Mike (profile), Jun 21st, 2004 @ 8:32am

    Weird. It didn't ask me for reg info at all, and I certainly don't have reg info cookied for this site. However, now, when I go, I get the same request to login. That's bizarre. Anyway, I've changed the link so hopefully the new link won't suddenly switch from open to reg required also.

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    Judges rule.

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    Anonymous Coward, Jun 21st, 2004 @ 8:46am

    ...what law would require you to leave your phone on for a judge to call you whenever he wants.
    Judges don't really need specific laws to accomplish their means. Or, if they want cover, they can always rule that some law means whatever they want it to mean. Like the saying goes, "Laws state, but judges rule." Just ask the lawyer in jail.
    Laws? We don't need no stinkin' laws!

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    Re: Judges rule.

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    Anonymous Coward, Jun 21st, 2004 @ 9:11am

    Thanks Beck & Mike !

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    Re: No Subject Given

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    -O., Jun 21st, 2004 @ 2:43pm

    try out bug me not..
    http://bugmenot.com/

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    No Subject Given

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    Greg, Jun 21st, 2004 @ 3:28pm

    Not strange. A lot of online papers will let you look at one page without registering but request a login and password when you try and view a second page (or the same page a second time) on the site.

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