Violation of 6th Amendment rights.
I’ve seen some bullshit in my life, but this is just amazing. A Maricopa County detention officer tried to explain Friday why he and a fellow sheriff’s office employee swiped a document from a defense attorney’s file in a bizarre scene that was caught on courtroom videotape. This sort of behaviour is what passes for courtroom conduct? Under state law, an officer can seize evidence or make an arrest if he sees a crime taking place. Essentially, that’s what Stoddard said he saw — or at least what he thought he saw — at the sentencing of Antonio Lozano on … Continue reading →



