Friday, October 26, 2007

Mob trial interrupted because jury intimidated by man in the audience - Judge: don't worry, he's my brother


Canada - Montreal lawyer Benoît Cliche's organized crime trial took a comical turn Thursday when the judge overseeing proceedings realized a man who was making the jury feel intimidated was his brother.
The court proceedings were interrupted Thursday afternoon when members of the jury sent a note to Judge Jean-Guy Boilard saying they felt intimidated by a man in the public gallery who was staring intently at the jury box.
Boilard called a recess and discovered the man was actually his brother. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Puritan's Pride