(Photo: Screenshot, Fox 2) Remote court doesn t mean remote apparel for Detroit Judge Ronald Giles. The 36th District Court judge upbraided a defendant who appeared at a virtual hearing dressed in neon at a construction job, telling him: I don t do T-shirts in my courtroom. When you come to court, you dress for court. Because in my court, if you don t dress for court, I m gonna dress you, which means I send you to Wayne County Jail and they dress you. When a woman in the remote court room piped up on the man s behalf, Giles told her: I suggest you shut your mouth and not be about another case or you gonna end up locked up.
Judge issues rare clarification on why he granted COVID release for convicted murderer doing 2 life sentences
Detroit Federal District Judge Arthur Tarnow today issued a rare clarification why he granted John Bass a COVID Compassionate release late last month after Bass served 22 years in prison on two life convictions without parole.
By: Jim Kiertzner
and last updated 2021-02-08 18:32:06-05
(WXYZ) â Detroit Federal District Judge Arthur Tarnow today issued a rare clarification why he granted John Bass a COVID Compassionate release late last month after Bass served 22 years in prison on two life convictions without parole.
The U. S. Attorney in Detroit appealed to the 6