A.J.
03-21-2003, 09:16 AM
From the lighter side of the news:
Defendant moons Texas judge
Thursday, March 20, 2003 Posted: 8:49 AM EST (1349 GMT)
ATHENS, Texas (AP) -- A man who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault had an additional six months tacked onto his eight-year sentence after he mooned the judge.
Judge Jim Parsons held 40-year-old Ray Mason in contempt of court Monday after he dropped his pants and showed Parsons and the rest of the court his backside.
"He said something like, 'Hey, judge, look at this," Assistant District Attorney Barry Spencer recalled. About 70 other people were in the courtroom at the time, Spencer said.
"I've been practicing criminal law for well over 20 years, and I've seen a lot of things," said Mason's defense attorney John Sickel. "This is the first time anything like that has happened."
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Southwest/03/20/offbeat.moon.judge.ap/index.html
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Defendant moons Texas judge
Thursday, March 20, 2003 Posted: 8:49 AM EST (1349 GMT)
ATHENS, Texas (AP) -- A man who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault had an additional six months tacked onto his eight-year sentence after he mooned the judge.
Judge Jim Parsons held 40-year-old Ray Mason in contempt of court Monday after he dropped his pants and showed Parsons and the rest of the court his backside.
"He said something like, 'Hey, judge, look at this," Assistant District Attorney Barry Spencer recalled. About 70 other people were in the courtroom at the time, Spencer said.
"I've been practicing criminal law for well over 20 years, and I've seen a lot of things," said Mason's defense attorney John Sickel. "This is the first time anything like that has happened."
http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Southwest/03/20/offbeat.moon.judge.ap/index.html
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This message was edited by AJinDC on 3-21-03 @ 1:19 PM