Justice Lapses Disturbingly
Posted: August 28, 2011 at 3:32 a.m.
Arecent revelation regarding the local drug court was quite disturbing. Here’s what happened: The Arkansas Times reported on its blog that former Circuit Judge Mary Ann Gunn bullied a defendant who asked that her appearance in local drug court not be televised. The Times also produced a transcript that makes the case.
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Opinion, Pages 14 on 08/28/2011
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The defendant should have thought about this before she used drugs. To whine now about something is a bit late. I applaud Judge Gunn and by the way I am a proud Altrusan.
The defendant should recognize that there is a price for breaking the law. She chose drug court which was a better choice than doing the drugs
Posted by: Maxinc
August 28, 2011 at 4:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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