http://carrollspaper.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=15762

While it’s hard to image a judge telling court watchers and observers they “can’t take notes”, this judge takes it to a whole other level by telling the gallery “don’t take notes” because you “might influence jurors”!!!!  What?

Why doesn’t he then tell jurors where to look, when to smile or frown, when they can move, how to sit and not move, and finally, he can work on how to breathe!

Judge Evans, you got some company on this one.  Pretty strange company, but yeah, go for it.

It still offends the primary function of a free and democratic society, and that is to have as much press and blogging in court as possible, to not require litigants to have to hire court reporters at $150 per sitting fee and $4 per page.

What about this does he not get?

cc:  Via fax, Judge Timothy Evans.