U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jun. 26, 2012
Judge removed from case for barring defendant's family at sentencing
U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II of Los Angeles was out of line when he refused to let a convicted methamphetamine dealer's 7-year-old son be present at his sentencing hearing, a 9th Circuit panel held Friday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II of Los Angeles was out of line when he refused to let a convicted methamphetamine dealer's 7-year-old son be present at his sentencing hearing, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Friday.
Wright lectured defendant David Rivera and his lawyer, David S. McLane, that he found it "particularly distasteful when the young children are used" as se...
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