"Would you behave like a professional, please, and not a clown?"The panel of appellate judges did not dispute the evidence against the defendant, who attempted to steal a driver's car at gunpoint. Nevertheless, the appellate court reversed a NYC carjacking conviction due to the demeaning manner in which the trial judge overruled defense counsel’s objections—including at one point referring to the public defender as a “clown”.
Judge Robert Neary, a former prosecutor, declined comment: "I can't comment on an [those clowns in the appellate court]. It wouldn't be appropriate."
May we have some clown music please?
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