Law Practice,
Criminal
Oct. 2, 2017
Judge jails defendant during plea, finds defender in contempt
A chaotic scene in one of San Francisco’s busiest courtrooms ended with a defendant who was about to enter a plea being taken into custody and his deputy public defender charged with contempt.
A chaotic scene in one of San Francisco’s busiest courtrooms ended with a defendant who was about to enter a plea being grabbed by bailiffs and taken into custody and a deputy public defender charged with contempt.
Court transcripts of the initial hearing last week don’t make clear why Judge Ross Moody chose to remand defendant Michael Banayos to custody while he was entering his plea, but transcripts of the following day’s hearing ...
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