December 19, 2008

Famous last words: "what are you going to do, arrest me?"

Unh. Yeah. From Associated Press:
Lawyer arrested for giving client a piece of candy
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) -- A lawyer has been arrested after he reportedly ignored orders not to give his shackled client a piece of candy in court, a Yavapai County sheriff's official said. Damon Rossi, 38, was arrested at his home on Thursday, a day after he asked two detention officers if he could feed his client a piece of candy, sheriff's spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn said on Friday. Rossi went ahead and gave the inmate the food despite being warned against it, reportedly asking the officers "what are you going to do, arrest me?"
And in defense, the lawyer did violate a court rule:
"The concern we have is that no contraband should be passed to an inmate," D'Evelyn said. "That's the rule. We don't know what's in it. If we allow attorneys to feed our inmates it would be a security issue - they get fed three squares a day and we don't feed them in court."
Still, this is a bit over the top... Posted by DaveH at December 19, 2008 8:00 PM
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