A New York appeals court has upheld an order of criminal contempt and a $1,000 fine for a prospective juror who during voir dire loudly referred to the defendant as a "scumbag," approached the bench and had to be escorted from the courtroom. The potential juror, Stephen Caruso, claimed that upholding the order would discourage potential jurors from speaking openly about any possible impediments to impartiality. But the court dismissed his argument as "abject nonsense."
July 24, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
New York’s Appellate Division, 1st Department, has upheld an order of criminal contempt and a $1,000 fine for a prospective juror who during voir dire loudly referred to the defendant as a “scumbag,” approached the bench and had to be escorted from the courtroom.
On June 30, 2005, Stephen Caruso was called as a potential juror in a kidnapping case before Manhattan Supreme Court Justice William Wetzel.
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