Posted on 03/31/2015 5:20:23 PM PDT by Whenifhow
Today in a pre-trial hearing, an Ohio judge casually agreed with a motion filed by a prosecutor asking to ban a defendant from bringing up the United States Constitution or the constitutionality of the law under which he is charged with a crime.
Judge Catherine Barber (or Kathryn Barber), a retired judge filling in for the Xenia Municipal Judge Michael Murray stated “there will be no mentioning of the Constitution” and then laughed when the defendant claimed that uttering words on a public sidewalk constitutes free speech. (The audio of the hearing can be found here: http://bambuser.com/v/5372976). This was in response to a suggestion from the prosecutor that bringing up the constitution and civil rights “will confuse the jury.”
About a month ago, Virgil Vaduva, a journalist and editor of The Greene County Herald purposefully stood in front of the Xenia police station in an attempt to raise awareness about the constitutionality of the city’s anti-panhandling law.
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The audio of the hearing can be found here
http://bambuser.com/v/5372976
*facepalm*
Ohio Ping
Well, that’s one way to get a guilty verdict tossed.
Makes sense.
Juries are now being filled with criminal illegals
who will RULE on Americans.
They have no interest, need, or respect for the
now-dead US Constitution (RIP).
Peasants! On your knees!
Are the Police really the problem with the Legal System?
The Stupid is really strong with this Judge. Her VERY position is the result of the constitution she casually tosses out of her courtroom.
That NEEDS to be pointed out to her firmly.... VERY Firmly.
Yep, great grounds for an appeal.
Obama’s fundemental transformation...
will fight for constitution.
I dont think Oprah does street urchins but.. this guy is a candidate.
judges like that need to be removed from office
There are methods to increase the likelihood that this judge might be a bit more respectful of the constitution in the future.
Really.
Think about it.
It’s either that or anarchy.
All judges ought to be given a constitutional course before being allowed to be appointed to the bench.
Judge drank the slightly thickened Lake Erie water.
Well, the defendant needs to cover jury nullification in the arguments.
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