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Learning disabled electric gunner native
  09/18/14
That ought to be criminal.
Sepia Fanboi
  09/18/14
rofl
Adventurous Medicated Theater Stage Double Fault
  09/18/14
lol. The Judge is right to punish the wicked.
rusted toilet seat
  09/18/14
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lake talented house mad-dog skullcap
  09/18/14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUltrX-ICew
Mentally impaired elastic band faggot firefighter
  09/18/14
Alpha.
autistic station
  09/18/14
the law school from whence this judge graduated ought to los...
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wonderful gaming laptop boistinker
  09/18/14
"DiLeo then advised the Kirklands of their Fifth Amendm...
Nighttime hell really tough guy
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Sepia Fanboi
  09/18/14
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Learning disabled electric gunner native
  09/18/14
I helped a friend in a Phoenix traffic court matter a few ye...
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boyish round eye
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Date: September 18th, 2014 1:35 PM
Author: Learning disabled electric gunner native

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/no_prosecutor_no_defense_lawyer_judge_allegedly_held_trial_anyway

A judge accused of trying two defendants without a prosecutor or defense lawyers may have shed his immunity to a civil rights suit, a federal appeals court has ruled.

The Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Municipal Judge Louis DiLeo of Linden, New Jersey, who was not reappointed to his post after the incident, the New Jersey Law Journal reports.

A trial judge had denied DiLeo’s motions to dismiss on the grounds of absolute judicial immunity and 11th Amendment immunity, and the 3rd Circuit affirmed. The civil rights plaintiffs—who were convicted in the unusual trial—had made out a plausible claim that DiLeo’s actions “went beyond legal error, such that he was no longer functioning in his judicial capacity,” the appeals court said in the Sept. 10 nonprecedential opinion (PDF). The appeals court also allowed claims against the city of Linden.

DiLeo was accused of trying and convicting Wendell and Anthony Kirkland on charges of theft, possession of burglary tools and marijuana possession, the New Jersey Law Journal says. (Earlier coverage identifies the Kirklands as brothers, while the New Jersey Law Journal says they are cousins.)

The Kirklands say the trial began at 9:13 p.m. on May 12, 2010, and wrapped up in less than an hour. It is undisputed that neither the prosecutor nor defense lawyers were present, according to the trial judge’s opinion in the case. DiLeo allegedly told the defendants on a prior occasion that they had waived their right to a public defender after they earlier said they would retain private counsel.

During the trial, DiLeo questioned the arresting officer and allowed cross-examination by the defendants. After the officer’s testimony, DiLeo asked the Kirklands if they had evidence, and they said they had witnesses but they were not present. DiLeo proceeded anyway, according to the lower court opinion.

DiLeo then advised the Kirklands of their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and allowed them to testify. Both did so, and they were cross-examined by the arresting officer. DiLeo then questioned Anthony Kirkland. At the conclusion of the trial, DiLeo found both defendants guilty. Their convictions were later vacated.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2677687&forum_id=2#26351240)



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Date: September 18th, 2014 1:48 PM
Author: Sepia Fanboi

That ought to be criminal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2677687&forum_id=2#26351320)



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Date: September 18th, 2014 1:50 PM
Author: Adventurous Medicated Theater Stage Double Fault

rofl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2677687&forum_id=2#26351328)



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Date: September 18th, 2014 1:56 PM
Author: rusted toilet seat

lol. The Judge is right to punish the wicked.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2677687&forum_id=2#26351369)



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Date: September 18th, 2014 2:07 PM
Author: lake talented house mad-dog skullcap



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Date: September 18th, 2014 2:01 PM
Author: Mentally impaired elastic band faggot firefighter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUltrX-ICew

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2677687&forum_id=2#26351398)



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Date: September 18th, 2014 2:04 PM
Author: autistic station

Alpha.

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Date: September 18th, 2014 2:08 PM
Author: Apoplectic Location

the law school from whence this judge graduated ought to lose its accreditation

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2677687&forum_id=2#26351435)



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Date: September 18th, 2014 3:52 PM
Author: wonderful gaming laptop boistinker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2677687&forum_id=2#26352010)



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Date: September 18th, 2014 2:09 PM
Author: Nighttime hell really tough guy

"DiLeo then advised the Kirklands of their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and allowed them to testify. Both did so, and they were cross-examined by the arresting officer."

That may be the best part.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2677687&forum_id=2#26351439)



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Date: September 18th, 2014 2:37 PM
Author: Sepia Fanboi



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Date: September 18th, 2014 4:40 PM
Author: Learning disabled electric gunner native

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2677687&forum_id=2#26352211)



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Date: September 18th, 2014 3:56 PM
Author: wonderful gaming laptop boistinker

I helped a friend in a Phoenix traffic court matter a few years ago. The state was not required to be represented by a lawyer and could show up via the cops who wrote the tickets.

The cops could have examined the defendants, but based on the trials I saw that day, the cops never did so.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2677687&forum_id=2#26352026)



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Date: September 18th, 2014 4:50 PM
Author: boyish round eye



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2677687&forum_id=2#26352238)