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Defense lawyer jailed for making lewd gesture at judge
Adam Reposa "made a simulated masturbatory gesture with his hand while making eye contact" with the female judge. He was jailed briefly for his act. (Austin American-Statesman)
March 20, 2008 | Permalink
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Boy, and everyone's upset about restrictions on the 2nd amendment? I'm far more worried about the 1st and the 4th these days.
In the laaaaaaaaaaaaaand of the freeeeeeeeeeee....
Posted by: Sean, Torrington CT | Mar 20, 2008 1:01:53 PM
I was ready to flip off the piggies that pulled me over yesterday....they said I ran a stop sign when I CLEARLY didn't. It's ok though, I have proof that I didn't and when I go to traffic court, the charges will be dropped and those piggies will look like complete butt-monkeys.
Seriously though, that lawyer didn't deserve to be jailed for making a gesture...it's not like he touched her or anything. She's just being a B*TCH and over-exerting her authority just like those piggies I encountered yesterday.
Posted by: twerp | Mar 20, 2008 1:06:08 PM
Go away. . . 'batin!
Posted by: beavis | Mar 20, 2008 1:06:14 PM
She looks more like the host of a cooking show than a judge.
Posted by: stopeatingmysesamecake | Mar 20, 2008 1:27:26 PM
oooooh yeah baby, I've got some nice gestures for you sweet butter lips....you look so hot in that robe....oh yeah....bang my gavel, yes! yes! yes!
Posted by: sometimesilie | Mar 20, 2008 1:36:23 PM
Motion sustained!
Posted by: sometimesilie | Mar 20, 2008 1:39:12 PM
Man, he did it. He actually did it. I am trying to imagine every time I wanted to do that to a boss or a cop or some petty authority figure. This guy up and did it. I bet it was worth it. I hope it was.
Posted by: elchampino | Mar 20, 2008 1:57:14 PM
"intentional and contumacious conduct during the court's review of the plea bargain offer to his client before jury trial."
I think she was looking for an excuse to use the word "contumacious".
Posted by: JB | Mar 20, 2008 2:04:30 PM
SO MUCH FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
Posted by: ULTRA | Mar 20, 2008 2:11:01 PM
"Contumacious"? Great, I just learned a new word!!!
Wonder if the lawyer was an ol' Beavis & Butthead fan?
Posted by: Mook | Mar 20, 2008 2:14:47 PM
And the point of the jerk off gesture was???
To show contempt for the judge, well, that's good for a reservation for one at the crossbar motel. Shame he made bail, a night with potential clients might have had an interesting effect on his character.
If he really had any cojones, he would have refused bail.
twerp, it doesn't matter if you can beat the ticket or not. Just showing up will annoy the officers sufficiently.
Posted by: nellagain | Mar 20, 2008 2:17:37 PM
Contumacious is an actual legal term, it comes Contumacy
--willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order; can result in a finding of contempt of court
In other words, as Mr. Carlin has observed
"You hadda WANNA!!!!!!!!!!!"
Posted by: nellagain | Mar 20, 2008 2:22:09 PM
Sounds as if this judge is a practicing copraphagacite. I know that all piggies ars, and I once had a dog that was.
Posted by: Rock Marine | Mar 20, 2008 2:22:55 PM
Damn, another typo....are, not ars.
Posted by: Rock Marine | Mar 20, 2008 2:25:08 PM
All these big legal terms make me feel vertigenous.
Posted by: Rock Marine | Mar 20, 2008 2:28:14 PM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BkgMbU-we1o
enjoy
Posted by: boynamedsue | Mar 20, 2008 3:24:08 PM
BNS, you owe me for a keyboard.
"Dude, you never make them touch!"
Ahahahahahahahahahahhaha.
Thanks,
SFL
Posted by: SFL | Mar 20, 2008 3:37:42 PM
The judge was probably a mouthy c*nt like that Judge Judy. The both need some pimp hand layed on'em!
Posted by: 420 | Mar 20, 2008 6:56:31 PM
Well, I don't know what things are like where y'all live, but in this state directing "lewd gestures" at a judge would probably get you the death penalty compared to other things that you can do to get hit with contempt. Such as:
Wearing shorts, tanktops, shirts that expose the belly, jeans that show underwear of any kind, sandals (or no shoes at all), hats or head apparel of any kind, excessive jewelry, or anything ever remotely offensive on a t-shirt will get you 10 days if you do so in a courtroom. As will your cell phone (or pager) going off, answering your cell phone even if it's on silent ringer, using a laptop (unless you're an attorney), using a hand-held video game (or playing a game on your phone), ANY derogatory language directed at anyone at all (or no one in particular) that the judge can hear, or ANY derogatory gestures directed at anyone (or no one).
Plus, for good measure, when you are done seeing the judge about anything at all, the bailiffs will not allow you to leave the courtroom until they have run a NATIONWIDE warrants check on you and it comes up clean.
DID YOU GET ALL OF THAT, ULTRA?
Posted by: msgelter | Mar 21, 2008 2:21:18 AM
Sorry, that was "even remotely offensive".
And I left out using a PDA, unless you're an attorney. Plus if someone has to bail you out, they will only accept EXACT AMOUNTS of money, down to the penny, because they won't make change. Even if you have too much cash.
Posted by: msgelter | Mar 21, 2008 2:24:58 AM
OH! And the person that pays your bail ALSO gets a nationwide warrant check run after they're in the building, and will get arrested if it doesn't come up clean, no matter where the warrant is from. So, make sure Mama has taken care of that parking ticket before she runs down to spring you.
Posted by: msgelter | Mar 21, 2008 2:27:25 AM
Goddammit, boynamedsue, you beat me to it.
And speaking of beating, the jerk-off gesture this lawyer made was astonishingly unprofessional and inappropriate. Not sure it warrants jail time, though. That seems like an overreaction. And the fact that the judge wanted to refuse him bail...um...she appears to be taking it personally. Also unprofessional. Are they both in middle school or something?
Posted by: Dave | Mar 21, 2008 4:26:27 AM
msgelter, well I guess when you say it like that it puts things in the proper perspective.
Wait. Hang on a second. I can't play video games in court?! LOL And, you know, the reason they specify that you can't play video games in court must mean that someone has actually done it.
Posted by: Dave | Mar 21, 2008 4:31:15 AM
I'll admit to not remembering who said what. But I'm kind of amazed that on a list where the consensus was that a woman should not be able to wear an eyebrow piercing to work the consensus is that a man making a sexual gesture to a judge in court while court is in session is having his free speech rights violated when he is cited for contempt.
What do you think he would do next time if he got away with that gesture?
Posted by: Displaced | Mar 21, 2008 7:18:38 AM
Ohhhhhhhhhh, that is a HUGE NO NO. Any lawyer who does that in any court will get a night in the pokey. Dumb ass lawyer. He should know better than that. Just really dumb.
I said "bullshit" under my breath once, and essentially got the same treatment.
Posted by: lawdog | Mar 21, 2008 8:03:36 AM
Moreover, this guy is an officer of the court. Courtrooms are a place of order and decorum, this is just showing contempt for the court. He should be ashamed of himself. I sure the hell know I was ashamed of my behavior. Made a mental note, never to mumble anything under your breath when the microphones are on!
Posted by: lawdog | Mar 21, 2008 8:18:25 AM
Lawdog, you must be a decent human being. I have never known an attorney to be ashamed of thier behavior.
I once told a judge what I thought of the dumb shit, but of course it was not in a courtroom, it was at a social function.
Posted by: Rock Marine | Mar 21, 2008 9:02:34 AM
lawdog,
You'd better keep that to yourself.
You know damn well you can be disbarred for felling any human emotions.
Worse than that, they lock you in a closet with the Marathon Co DA.lol
Posted by: A.V. | Mar 21, 2008 11:00:34 AM
I am guessing that his gesture was his rebuttal to the closing statement given by the prosecutor.
"What do you think he would do next time if he got away with that gesture?"
To answer your question:
Phase 1: The "Hand pump" gesture
Phase 2: The "Crotch grab" to reply to something the prosecutor found 'offensive'
Phase 3: The "Here is what I think of these court proceedings" turn and moon.
Posted by: Ace | Mar 23, 2008 10:08:38 PM
