Monday, June 27, 2011

If someone in the court is an onlooker while the jury is present yells out

Question: If someone in the court is an onlooker while the jury is present yells out in court that the defendant is guilty what happens?

Answer: The judge would determine who the person is. If the person is with the defense, the person would be removed. If the person is with the prosecutor or victim, then the judge might entertain a motion for mistrial. It all depends.

Answered By Lawrence Lewis - Criminal Defense Attorney in Gwinnett County
Posted by at
Labels:

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

About Me

I hung a shingle in February 2000, because I saw that individuals charged with criminal offenses were being underserved by the attorneys practicing criminal law. Since February 2000, I have represented more than two thousand criminal clients. I only practice criminal law, but I do everything from violations of probation to Supreme Court appeals. There are few attorneys under the age of sixty that have my level of experience. I have tried more than two hundred major felony jury trials. I have tried more than fifty misdemeanor jury trials. In Philadelphia as a prosecutor, I tried more than two thousand bench trials. I have conducted more than three thousand preliminary hearings and bond hearings. Yet, I still have the energy at forty-five to serve my current clients. There is nothing that will occur in a courtroom that I have not experienced before. When you are looking for an attorney, experience is everything.