AJC: FORT WORTH- A Texas appeals court has overturned the guilty verdict of a man who a judge ordered shocked repeatedly with a stun belt during his trial.
Terry Lee Morris, who was serving 60 years in prison for soliciting the sexual performance of a child, has been granted a new trial in the case, according to Texas Lawyer. Morris’ original trial was before 396th State District Judge George Gallagher.
Gallagher declined to comment when contacted by The Washington Post.
Gallagher’s actions against Morris, 54, are laid out in the transcripts from his 2016 criminal trial in Fort Worth, according to the opinion issued Feb. 28 by Texas’ 8th District Court of Appeals.
“The trial transcript clearly shows that the trial judge, during a heated exchange with the defendant outside the presence of the jury, ordered his bailiff to electrocute the defendant three times with a stun belt — not for legitimate security purposes, but solely as a show of the court’s power as the defendant asked the court to stop ‘torturing’ him,” the opinion written by Justice Yvonne T. Rodriguez stated.
A stun belt is a device that is placed around a defendant’s leg or ankle during transport to and from court, as well as during a trial. If the defendant becomes violent or otherwise out of control, a shock can be delivered to subdue the person. more here
The dishonhorable judge has mighty poor impulse control.
Hell yeah, that’s a judge I could like.
Let the child molester have a seat in “Old Sparky” and see how he likes that.
“HIT HIM AGAIN” MAKES ME FEEL GOOD ALL OVER!!
Don’t mess with Texas 😏
They should have fitted the prisoner with a stun condom.
In some blatant cases the judge should decide the guilt, verdict and execute the sentence from the bench just like Judge Roy Bean.
Bailiff, wack his pee pee!
Put it on the window sill and slam the window!
Window: Double hung.
Perp: Not so much.
Problem solved.
Needs just 1 good shockin’
from the “chair”.
I could use one of those for Hillary.
Bailiff has a gun. Fellow Party member tasks him with torturing prisoners. Rather than cleaning up their own filth… as they claim is the reason for their being outside the peasants’ law… fellow Party member tortures prisoners… does not go to jail… and collects two hundred dollars. This is why people of conscience DO NOT keep lists… that’s what SSA is for.
“…electrocute the defendant three times>>”
Electrocuted 3 times?! I guess killing him once wasn’t enough. He seems to be doing really well for a dead guy 3 times over.
o.0
C’mon, give it to me!
https://youtu.be/Rrh6SViNiOc?t=40
The judges favorite movie. The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Sign ze papers old man!
NO!
Old man, you want a cigarette?
Wow man he stuck it in his eye!!