Friday, January 3, 2014

Federal judge expresses frustration over CP defendant's motions

I recently found a case where a federal district court judge decided to express his frustration over a defendant's series of motions and appeals in his written decision. The defendant had been convicted of possession of child pornography and sentenced to 44 months in prison.

Judge Charles Kornmann from the District of South Dakota divided into four parts his decision to deny the motion to vacate over an ineffective assistance of counsel argument, concluding:

IV. Observation.
As one of my Irish uncles told me long ago in jest: "he would complain if he were hung with a new rope."
 What are your thoughts on judges including commentary like this in decisions?

#sassyjudges

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