Check this out from Reason TV.
The amazing video below was taken on October 19 in Arizona's Maricopa County Superior Court.
As defense attorney Joanne Cuccia discusses her client's sentencing hearing with the judge, Maricopa County Sheriff's Department detention officer Adam Stoddard walks up behind her, and begins sifting through one of her files, which she has placed on the defense table. Remarkably, Stoddard then removes a document from the file and hands it off to another deputy, who then leaves the courtroom with it. They don't even bother to inform Cuccia, who has her back turned the entire time. The judge appears to have missed the incident as well.
That's insane. How the hell did the judge miss that?
Posted by: Marizco | November 05, 2009 at 06:55 PM
Also, the video came from HeatCity.org, not ReasonTV. In the interests of supporting local journalistic endeavors, shouldn't you be giving credit where credit is due?
You won't lose readers by directing them to local journalism sites like HeatCity.
http://www.heatcity.org/2009/10/detention-officer-tries-to-explain-why.html
Posted by: Marizco | November 05, 2009 at 07:00 PM
The attitude seen here starts at the top. The reason the Sheriff has never and will never run for Governor is because he would have to deal with all the bodies they would find after someone else gets the keys.
Posted by: Simon says: | November 05, 2009 at 07:56 PM
The video stops when they're still discussing whether the "stolen" letter was returned or not.
Posted by: Winnie | November 05, 2009 at 11:31 PM
I don't remember that move being taught in Lawyering Theory and Practice. Now I do. Thanks!
Posted by: Brian | November 06, 2009 at 12:01 AM
I want to know why the judge did not demand the return of the stolen papers IMMEDIATELY!
Both deputies and the judge need time off to consider a career change.
Posted by: Jim Torgeson | November 06, 2009 at 12:04 AM
Are you kidding me? Truly, sadly unbelievable.
Posted by: Ryan Williams | November 06, 2009 at 02:11 AM
Who's the thick-skulled judge? Imagine her in charge of serious matters... D'oh! She is.
Posted by: Guy Lafleur | November 06, 2009 at 01:48 PM
Be sure to read the article at Heat City (http://www.heatcity.org/2009/10/detention-officer-tries-to-explain-why.html).
Contains coverage of the "hearing" where the MCSO Deputy Stoddard attempts to cover his ass. He doesn't.
Posted by: Juan Mendoza Farias | November 06, 2009 at 02:26 PM
Watch out Greg. Posting a video like this will get you on the Sheriff's enemy list.
Posted by: Bill | November 06, 2009 at 08:18 PM
Everyone is on the Sheriff’s enemy list.
Posted by: Simon says: | November 07, 2009 at 01:20 PM
Trickle down theory is proven valid again....
Posted by: ron | November 10, 2009 at 04:38 PM
Maybe some of you guys will finally wake up and realize that Sheriff Joe is not a conservative and that he and his men don't believe in the rule of law....
Posted by: MrV | November 18, 2009 at 01:44 AM
It appeared that the second officer (Campillo) returned to the room with a photocopy of the stolen page. What did he do with that photocopy?
I don't understand why the judge was so passive about the whole thing. Is that typical behavior for a criminal court judge? Not having been around a lot of judges I've had an assumption that they are decisive, authoritative personalities.
Posted by: Mark Smith | November 18, 2009 at 02:27 AM