The fact that he was in Merchan’s courtroom to gloat over Trump also says something about him...
But it seems that the lawyers all agree that if a judge with jurisdiction ordered a person in the case to commit suicide in the next 10 minutes, that judge could have the person thrown in prison for contempt if he didn’t do as told.
That is just. plain. scary.
Are there no legal limits placed upon what judges can order? What is to keep them from imprisoning all their political enemies in this manner? Especially if they are allowed to get their own prosecutors to do the contempt prosecutions?
In the case of Tina Peters, the CO judge ruled that she could not testify regarding her honest motivations even though the laws she was accused of violating require proof of criminal intent. How the heck does a judge get away with just blowing off all the laws?
There have GOT to be limits on what a judge can order - even within their own jurisdiction.
Does anybody know what law prevents a judge from ordering a petitioner to his court to commit suicide?
Some judge with jurisdiction needs to order Boasberg to commit suicide within 10 minutes of the order.
He would truly be hoist on his own petard.