It really isn’t acceptable to say “...cut the cheese” in a courtroom either if you want to be fair about this. THAT is what Ashton laughed at some time back and I would have laughed at such vulgarity coming out of a supposedly educated professional, too had I been in Ashton’s place. Baez is such a buffoon.
This time Ashton had his hand firmly over his mouth so there would be no problem again when Baez POINTED at Ashton and said “that guy laughing over there.” THAT is what I was referring to earlier when I commented that I believe Baez was whining to the judge right before court resumed KNOWING he was going to pull this stunt and THINKING the judge would believe him. I’ve personally seen lawyers like this in court before. Slimy.
Ashton had his hand over his mouth and was getting on his feet to object but the Judge JUMPED up and said sustained before Ashton could finish objecting. This is IMO nothing more than another sleazy tactic from Baez.
Say what you will, they are both going to be slammed by the court for not obeying its order. They could be taken off the case, they could be referred to the bar for disciplinary action, there could be a mistrial. That was a serious breach of professional conduct in the summation of a very serious trial.