Wednesday, December 11, 2019

A new hope

There's been a lot of talk about how the new judges (both district and circuit) will be on criminal justice issues.  One of those judges, Roy Altman, is already distinguishing himself as independent, smart, and not just another government rubber-stamp.  Here's his latest order (which demonstrates those qualities), dismissing a hung count after trial. 

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very sad. Reminds me of the way Judges King and Roettger used to exclude the government's evidence and then blame the government for not having enough evidence to support the charges.

Anonymous said...

He is no Luke Skywalker

Anonymous said...

Looks better than Luke. More of a Hans Solo, but smart as Princess Leah.

Anonymous said...

C3PO

Anonymous said...

Chewy

Anonymous said...

Another en banc travesty by the 11th.

Anonymous said...

@1150 - 2 of the 7 in the majority took senior status. Lagoa and Luck may (or may not) have a different view.