Criminal
Mar. 11, 2009
Shanking of Judge in Stockton Brings Focus Back on Courtroom Security
On the heels of last week's stabbing of a judge in a Stockton courtroom by a murder defendant, judges and court officials across California have again turned their attention to safety.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - Tehama County Judge Richard Scheuler knows what makes him feel safe. He packs a .380 pistol under his robe. "Why wouldn't you?" said Scheuler during a telephone interview Monday. Scheuler's predecessor in the courts was shot at with a 12-gauge shotgun in 1985 by a litigant. The shot missed. "Every year a lawyer or a judge somewhere gets attacked," he said. On the heels of last w...
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