Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 AUSTIN, Texas - A flick of the wrist has landed an Austin lawyer in jail for contempt of court. A judge sentenced defense attorney Adam Reposa to 90 days in jail on Tuesday for making a lewd gesture and simulating masturbation while standing before a County Court-at-Law judge in March. At a contempt hearing Monday, Judge Jan Breland said Reposa, 33, rolled his eyes and looked at her while motioning with his right hand. Reposa said the gesture came from near his hip and was aimed at a prosecutor while discussing plea negotiations in a drunken driving case. Reposa's attorney asked for a sentence of one day in jail. Visiting State Judge Paul Davis, however, said it was his "honor to uphold the integrity of the judicial process" and sentenced Reposa to 90 days. The attorney was led from the courtroom in handcuffs. Davis said he teaches a course on courtroom decorum to new judges and said such cases are very rare. He also noted that Reposa had fluctuated between apologizing for offending Breland and justifying his behavior as a zealous attorney defending a client. In a closing argument, First Assistant County Attorney Randy Leavitt said Reposa's gesture was just the latest in a string of offensive behavior, which included calling prosecutors vulgar names in court. linkage Quote Link to comment
sarge87 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 The judge found him a place he can put that gesture to good use... Come here lawyerboy......Oh they're gonna like him. Quote Link to comment
real'97champs Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Lol good article Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 And now we know why Drowning's goal in life is to attend law school... Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted April 18, 2008 Author Share Posted April 18, 2008 And now we know why Drowning's goal in life is to attend law school... I can't wait for the first time I get to make a lewd gesture to the judge. Quote Link to comment
huskernumerouno Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 And now we know why Drowning's goal in life is to attend law school... I can't wait for the first time I get to make a lewd gesture to the judge. just show up. That should be LEWD enough to get a contempt of court charge and thrown in jail with bubba which is your goal in the first place. Quote Link to comment
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