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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Ind. Courts - "Judge sentences absent juror to serve as a warning to others"
So reports Bill Dolan today in a story today in the NWI Times. Some quotes:
CROWN POINT | A judge bent on instructing the public to fulfill jury obligations got his point across Monday morning with the reluctant help of a Cedar Lake man.As part of his sentence for being a jury duty scofflaw, Michael Leibengood stood outside the Lake County Government Complex holding a sign saying, "I failed to appear for jury duty." It was a public lesson for prospective jurors entering the courthouse.
Lake Criminal Court Judge Thomas P. Stefaniak ordered Leibengood's public display of remorse last week after refusing to believe Leibengood failed to serve on a murder trial jury in late May because he had a flat tire.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 12, 2008 08:35 AM
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