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A bit too much:

Junior Stowers raised his hands and exclaimed, “Thank you, Jesus!” in court last month when he was acquitted by a jury of abusing his son.

But his joy was short-lived when Circuit Judge Patrick Border held him in contempt of court for the “outburst” and threw him in jail.

Stowers, 47, sat in the courtroom and a cellblock for about six hours until the judge granted him a hearing on the contempt charge and released him.

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Court minutes said Border later dropped the charge because he realized Stowers’ trial lawyer, Deputy Public Defender Carmel Kwock, did not have time to tell Stowers the judge had ordered both sides not to show emotion when the verdict was announced.

At least the judge realized he’d made a mistake.

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3 comments

  1. Opie

    July 15, 2006 at 12:30 am

    Hey Karen, now that you have your password, tell Frank how some people have sat in jail longer for less. You know, like when plumbers register company vehicles in their wives’ names and then forget to pay their parking tickets… that sort of thing.

     
  2. Karen

    July 15, 2006 at 3:40 pm

    Since that memory lists right up there with tendonitis surgery on my left elbow, or a root canal, I believe I’ll leave it where it is. But, thanks for asking.

     
  3. Frank

    July 15, 2006 at 6:19 pm

    Include me out.