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FED: High Court says sleeping judge reason enough for mistrial

Article from: AAP General News (Australia) Article date: November 06, 2008

AAP General News (Australia)
11-06-2008
FED: High Court says sleeping judge reason enough for mistrial

CANBERRA, Nov 6 AAP - A pair of drug traffickers could not have received a fair trial
because a judge fell asleep for up to 20 minutes at a time during their trial, the High
Court has ruled.

Both Rafael Cesan and Ruben Mas Rivadavia appealed their 2004 convictions in the NSW
District Court, saying Judge Ian Dodd was asleep for some of the trial.

Judge Dodd, who suffered from sleep apnoea, retired from the bench in July 2005.

Cesan was jailed for 13 years and six months, while Mas ...

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Judge Quits Calif. Porn Obscenity Trial

Posted Jun 13, 08 8:24 PM CDT in Crime & Courts 

Judge Quits Calif. Porn Obscenity Trial
Source: AP Photo/Reed Saxon

(Newser) – The California judge whose risqué website stalled an obscenity trial 3 days ago has recused himself, the Los Angeles Times reports. “In light of the public controversy surrounding my involvement in this case, I have concluded that there is a manifest necessity to declare a mistrial,” Alex Kozinski said. Kozinski, a judicial conservative, has been considered a candidate for the Supreme Court.

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