This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact The Epoch Times Reprints.
AD
Judge Fined $5,000 After Ordering Use of Shock Device on Defendant
A former Maryland judge who ordered a defendant to be physically shocked in his courtroom was sentenced Thursday to participate in anger-management classes and pay a $5,000 fine.
Border guards press officer Michel Bachar shows powerful tasers during a press briefing showing illegal weapons seized at a control, on February 3, 2011 in Geneva. FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images
GREENBELT, Md.—A former Maryland judge who ordered a defendant to be physically shocked in his courtroom was sentenced Thursday to participate in anger-management classes and pay a $5,000 fine.
Robert C. Nalley of La Plata, Maryland, will also have to spend a year on probation.
Our constitution does not allow a violation of rights based on annoyance.
