Circuit Judge Daniel Rozak obviously does not like yawning in the courtroom. He sentenced Clifton Williams to six months in jail after he let out a loud yawn when his cousin was being sentenced on a felony drug charge. The cousin actually received probation.
The incident occurred in the Will County Courthouse in Joliet.
The judge (and the prosecutor) believed that the yawn was an intentional effort to disrupt the proceedings. However, the Tribune has found that Rozak routinely jails people for everything from cellphone calls to speaking loudly. Indeed, of the 30 judges in the 12th Judicial Circuit, he is responsible for one-third of the contempt charges.
I am very sympathetic to the judge’s effort to respond to disruptions and this may have been a rather transparent effort to interrupt the proceedings or mock the court. However, six months is a ridiculous sentence and Rozak is clearly too-quick-on-the-trigger with contempt sanctions.
I am also curious how Rozak can eliminate the possibility of an involuntary yawn as a matter of intent. There is a big difference between shouting in a courtroom — which is clearly voluntary — and a yawn that (while suspicious) could be innocent.
He is not alone in such excessive responses to courtroom misconduct, here and here and here and here.
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My sexy wife is making rolled tacos for dinner…. Yum! For desert I think I will feast on her gorgeous, silky, tanned body. I so love being married to a gorgeous, mouthwatering latina. Not only that she is a killer cook. Ciao……….
I’m bored so I logged on to hack on buddha(pest). Is that so terrible? By the way, what is ‘lottakatz” all about? I don’t do this every day, it’s a guilty pleasure, like when you ladys nibble on a cherry cordial, all the while knowing it is gonna cost you three more laps around the block. Can you feel me now “lottakatz”?
Wayne, your contribution on this thread has been nothing but vitriol and distraction; is your life so bereft of entertainment and stimulation that you are reduced to this?
“I just love to log on periodically to mess with you” = Weak dude, weak.
It will be a rude awaking when one gets arrested for Walking Naked in the Ritz Carlton in Jail. Old Adage of a Drunk
By the way buddhaspank, make sure you take your thorazine and klonopin before you go to bed tonight. I would hate to find out that you were picked up again for running naked in the streets like last time, when you thought you were “turning japanese”…
Hate is not a word in my repertoire buddha(pest). I just love to log on periodically to mess with you…. you are so easy, I love to press your buttons. I amuse myself from time to time reading the rubbish you post on this marxist blog. I especially enjoyed reading the archived posts on the Catholic Church from a few months ago. That ‘apologist’ blew you and every other joker on this blog out of the water. His writing was not only cogent and fused together in a brilliant manner, but the contents of it were quite compelling. Needless to say he wiped the mat with you and Mike Spindell and some of the other internet vampires that congest this worthless pseudo-law blog. Pleasant dreams buddhaspank…….
Wayne,
Or whomever, you are a Medical Doctor as well and you like on the east coast with your partner of 15 years?
lol
See what I mean?
Isn’t he just precious?
And hate me? Uh, just a little. Oh yeah, this sounds like Psycho Boy. Welcome back, Wayne. Nice to see they let you off of that 5150 hold and back to your computer.
I so love to hack on you buddha(pest)! I am Wayne or any other sobriquet you wish me to be. You have been punked and exposed by so many bloggers on this site it is beyond amusing. You and your tragic little band of pseudo-intellectuals are easy pickins’ for a true intellectual like me. I love to watch you squirm and get defensive as you cower under “turdley’s” skirt. When you grow up and finish getting your GED at night school, you just might get to play with the “big boys”………
Bob,
Yes, it was weird. But Bron got involved in one of the many Jill/Patty wars and made a tactical error in impersonating Patty. The Prof banned him, allowed him back on only to apologize and then Bron abides the ban except when he slipped in recently from an internet cafe to wish me his condolences.
AY,
“This sure reeks like a unnamed Original Turlee Blawger. Just surprised that my name did not come into play.”
Ya reckon? That might actually be psycho boy Wayne though. He pops up from time to time, usually with some kind of homophobic or Pro-RCC weirdness. If so, he’s truly a dangerous lunatic and merits watching. He’s funny.
Buddha(pest), is living proof that not all lobotomized people wind up in a mental institution. Some wind up on the Jonathan “Turdley” law blog.
Bob, (rhymes with knob), you don’t have to vouch for your girlfriend (buddhaspank) just because she swaps spit with you!
Wayne,
I’m sure Bron was banned because he stopped giving . . . . will also be banned for being the quack intellectual “she” thinks “she” is. Her arrogance and stupidity open her up for all kinds of shit! That’s buddhaspank for ya, all mentally ill and nowhere to go……..
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This sure reeks like a unnamed Original Turlee Blawger. Just surprised that my name did not come into play.
Hey Wayne,
I’ll vouch for Buddha’s analytical skills.
After all, I do despise sloppy thinking.
And by Bron we mean Bron98?
Seems weird.
I’m sure Bron was banned because he stopped giving helmet to buddhaspank and Mike S. Bron loved to talk shit and when he got pulverized for the little punkass girlyman he is, he couldn’t handle it! In time, buddha will also be banned for being the quack intellectual “she” thinks “she” is. Her arrogance and stupidity open her up for all kinds of shit! That’s buddhaspank for ya, all mentally ill and nowhere to go……..
Bob,
Bron was banned for highjacking a regular’s ID. It was a while ago now, something like a couple of months. Well before all the Jim Byrne/Birther trollery started.
Bob,Esq. 1, August 11, 2009 at 7:14 pm
When and why was Bron banned?
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I do not know why or when. You can ask Miss Knowitall.
Buddha,
At first I thought I was in the twilight zone as I could read the dribble on my phone but when I got here to respond. Swoosh it was gone. I did not realize that the posts had been deleted. Oh well live and learn.
Patty C,
Was something directed at you? I think not, now paranoid will get you everything with me, don’t you know. To the best of my knowledge I have not been banned. Are you aware of something that I am not about being banned? Exactly what must I do to get banned.
If it is because the professor has commented on something I have said. I am not jockeying for Teacher Pet or Pest. You have gained that latter distinction all by your selfless wit or lack thereof.
I am guilty as charged. I do make mistakes and am willing to promptly admit my decencies. Can you say the same or do you bury them.
When and why was Bron banned?